Armenians in Russia
Armenians in Russia or Russian Armenians (Armenian: Հայերը Ռուսաստանում, romanized: Hayery Rrusastanum; Russian: Армяне в России, romanized: Armyane v Rossii) are one of the country's largest ethnic minorities and the largest Armenian diaspora community outside Armenia. The 2010 Russian census recorded 1,182,388 Armenians in the country. Various figures estimate that the ethnic Armenian population in Russia is actually more than 2 million. Armenians populate various regions, including Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Krasnodar Krai in the North Caucasus and as far as Vladivostok in the East.
Հայերը Ռուսաստանում Армяне в России | |
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| Total population | |
| 2010 census: 1,182,388 estimates: 1,700,000 (2017)—2,500,000+ (Putin, 2020) 0.8%-1.7% of the Russian population | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Moscow, Krasnodar Krai, Stavropol Krai, Rostov Oblast | |
| Languages | |
| Russian, Armenian | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (predominantly Armenian Apostolic) |
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