RussiaIt is a country composed of as many as 160 different ethnic groups. Approximately 20% of the country's population (30 million people) have ethnicity other than Russians.
Some of them are regional indigenous peoples with a history that can be traced back before their territories became part of Russia; while other ethnic groups have origins from the past.Soviet UnionOther parts of the lineage, such asBaltic States、Belarus、Ukraine、Caucasus,as well asCentral Asia。
- SamiLiving inKola Peninsula。
- KareliaLocated on the border of Finland, it is the seat of the Karelians. There are several other ethnic groups who speak Ural languages in Russia, including Sami,MarielMali,Komi RepublicThe Komi language, andNenets Autonomous DistrictwithYamal-NenetsThe Nenets language of the Samoyed branch of the Ural language family is used.
- Hunter-MansiThe Hantes and Mansi are considered to be related to the Hungarians.
- Russia used to be millionsJewishHomes. Most of them have immigrated to North America orIsrael, Or inmassacreKilled in. There are currently approximately 150,000 Jews living in Russia. Although the Russian Far EastJewish Autonomous RegionIt is a settlement for Jews, but only 2% of the residents are Jews.
- The Volga Germans are descendants of German settlers who arrived at the invitation of Emperor Catherine the Great in 1763Volga region, She herself was the German princess at birth. In the early Soviet Union, there was aEngelsThe Volga German Autonomous Government (it was renamed as one of the founding joint German Marxist theories) at the center, but was disbanded after the German Nazis attacked the Soviets, and most of its population was exiled to remote areas in the Urals, Siberia, and Central Asia . Some people migrate toKaliningrad Region, Which was once part of East Prussia of the German Empire, inSecond World WarAfter that, all the original German population was lost; after the collapse of the Soviet Union, many Volga Germans "returned"Germany。
- The descendants of the fishermen originally came fromWald, They areMurmanskThe northwestern coast of the Rybach Peninsula settled in the 19th century. Today there are only a few Kola Norwegians left, and even fewer people retain any knowledge of the local Norwegian dialect.
- The Russian Turkic peoples includeUralChuvash, Tatar, and Bashkir to the west, alongSouthern edge of RussiaKarachay, Balkar and Nogai, andSiberiaMany other ethnic groups, especially inAltaiandSayan RangeNearby (often considered the original Turkic homeland), all the way toYakutia. Most people in western and southern Russia are traditionallyMuslim, Here and there are interspersed with the main Orthodox Turkic population, while those in the east insist on the Russian Orthodox Church, Buddhism and Shamanism.
- In terms of ethnicity and language,North CaucasusThe region has one of the most complex regions in the world. In the western part of the region, traditional Muslims are closely related to the Adygs, Shapsukis, and Kabardas (often collectively referred to as "Circassians") and the Abkhaz and Georgians south of the Caucasus Mountains. People have a lot of relationships. They were the most populous in 1864. However, after their hometown was occupied by Russia, most of the people were exiled to their former overlord.Ottoman Empire. Ossetians areIranOrthodox relatives of the Persians, inCentral area of the areaMajority. There are Avars, Chechens, and Ingushes in the east, and in many smaller populations, another related group is formed.
- About 200,000RomaLive in Russia.
- About 150,000 Koreans live in Russia. Most of them had migrated toRussian Far East, But was expelled to the Central Asian Plains under Stalin’s rule.
- BuryatiaBuryats areSiberiaThe largest aboriginal group. They are culturally related to the Mongols and followBuddhism. As early as the 17th century, a group of closely related Oala people immigrated westward to the coast of the Caspian Sea and settled in the presentKalmyk, Making this area the only area in Europe where Buddhists account for the majority.
- As a remote area of the Siberian taiga,EvenkeyWithnortheast of ChinaThe hometown of the Ewenki people, the traditional reindeer herders related to Manchuria (Manzhouli).
- Most Chukchi people live in the easternmost part of RussiaChukchi. The other ethnic groups in eastern Russia include the Ewen people (related to the Ewenki ethnic group), and the living area is near the Bering Strait andAlaskaAdjacent yupik.
- The Nifuh people are traditional semi-nomadic fishermen and are Pacific islandsSakhalinThe only remaining aboriginal people on the island.