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| Russians in the United Kingdom
Российская Великобритании
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Notable Russian Britons:
Theodore Komisarjevsky, Helen Mirren, Peter Ustinov
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| Total population |
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Over 300,000[1]
0.5% of the UK's population
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| Regions with significant populations |
| London, South East England |
| Languages |
| English, Russian, |
| Religions |
| Russian Orthodox, minority Muslim, Jewish, |
| Related ethnic groups |
| Russians in Australia, Russian people, Overseas Russians, Russian American, Russian Canadian |
Russian migration to the United Kingdom has been occurring since the nineteenth century. In 2005 there were estimated to be around 300,000 Russians living in the UK, with many more having partial Russian ancestry.
[edit] Settlement and population numbers
Current estimates show that approximately 41,000 Russians call London their home, according to some estimates including students, refugees, visa-overstayers and illegal migrants there about 100,000 Russians in London. [2] For those who have noticed, the nicknames "Londongrad" and "Moscow-on-the-Thames" are both well known.[3] An entire sub-culture has arisen - several, in fact - with specialty stores and restaurants becoming more noticeable. There are several Russian-language weeklies, and small sub-communities are forming.
[edit] Famous Britons with Russian ancestry
- Dame Helen Mirren, actress
- Sir Peter Ustinov, actor, writer and raconteur
- The Abramovich Family
- Stuart Rose, Chief Executive of Marks & Spencer
- Mick Jones, Guitarist & Vocalist with The Clash.
- Theodore Komisarjevsky, a stage designer and director
- Lilia Kopylova, international professional dancer
- Sophia Myles, actress
- Stephen Poliakoff, screenwriter & director.
- Alexandra Lvovna Tolstaya, writer and explorer
- Nikolai Tolstoy, prominent Russo-British historian
- Theo Fabergé, grandson of Peter Carl Fabergé and scion of the The House of Fabergé dynasty
- Sir Paul Vinogradoff, historian specializing in Anglo-Saxon law
- Albert Coates - conductor and composer.
- Nick Clegg, politican
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