Q&A

What is the biggest race in Russia?

What is the biggest race in Russia?

Russian
Largest Ethnic Groups In Russia

Rank Ethnic Group Share of Russian Population
1 Russian 80.9\%
2 Tatar 3.9\%
3 Ukrainian 1.4\%
4 Bashkir 1.2\%

What race is Russia mostly?

In the 2010 Census, roughly 81\% of the population were ethnic Russians, and the remaining 19\% of the population were ethnic minorities, and roughly 85\% of Russia’s population was of European descent, of which the vast majority were Slavs, with a substantial minority of Finnic and Germanic peoples.

Are there any Asian people in Russia?

There is already a good answer here. There are Asians in the Eastern parts of Russia. Yakuts and Buryats are most prominent, but both of them are less than half a million in numbers, although they make a large percentage in the corresponding regions.

Which region of Asia is controlled by Russia?

The region of Asia that is controlled by Russia is known as Siberia. Russia spans territory in both Europe and Asia. Most of Russia’s territory belongs to the Asian continent, but most of the country’s people reside in Europe.

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Why do so many indigenous peoples in Russia look Asian?

Many of the indigenous peoples of this part of the world (and of places slightly further west) look stereotypically Asian because they are. They just happen to live on the Russian side of the border, rather than the Chinese, Korean, or Mongolian side.

How many Chinese are there in Russia?

If popular media estimates such as the 2003 figure of 3.26 million were correct, Chinese would form Russia’s fourth largest ethnic group after the Russians (104.1 million), Tatars (7.2 million), and Ukrainians (5.1 million). The two main Chinese communities of Russia are those in Moscow and those in the Russian Far East.