Roushies

The Roushie (Roushie: русские, russkiye) are an East Slavic ethnic group native tae Roushie,[39] speakin the Roushie leid an primarily livin in Roushie an neebourin kintras.

Roushies
русские
russkiye
Tot population
(130–150 million[1])
Regions wi signeeficant populations
 Roushie: 111,016,896[2]
(census, 2010)
 Ukraine8,334,141 (census, 2001)[3]
 Kazakhstan3,793,764 (census, 2009)[4]
 Germany
(including Russian Jews and Russian Germans)
3,500,000 (estimate, 2013)[5]
 Unitit States
(including Russian Jews and Russian Germans)
3,072,756 (census, 2009)[6]
 Uzbekistan1,199,015 (estimate, 2000)[7]
 Belarus785,084 (census, 2009)[8]
 Canadae
(Russian ancestry)
550,520 (census, 2011)[9]
 Latvie520,136 (census, 2014)[10]
 Kyrgyzstan419,600 (census, 2009)[11]
 Moldovae369,488 (census, 2004)[12]
 Estonie324,431 (2013)[13]
 Turkmenistan297,319 (census, 2000)[14]
 Fraunce
(Country of birth)
200,000[15] to 500,000[15]
 Brazil
(Russian ancestry)
200,000[16]
 Lithuanie174,900 (census, 2009)[17]
 Azerbaijan119,300 (census, 2009)[18]
 Argentinae
(immigrants between 1895 and 1946 )
114,303[19]
 Georgia91,091 (census, 2002)[20][21]
 Colombie88,000[citation needit]
 Tajikistan68,200 (census, 2000)[22]
 Australie67,055 (census, 2006)[23]
 Cuba50,200 (census, 2002)[24]
 Turkey
(Russian ancestry)
50,000[25]
 Spain
(Russian citizens)
42,585 (census, 2005)[26]
 Unitit Kinrick
(Russian citizens)
35,172 (2011)[27]
 Venezuela34,600[28]
 Romanie
(Lipovans)
36,397 (census, 2002)[29]
 Finland
(Russian speakers)
66,379 (estimate, 2013)[30]
 Czech Republic32,828 (statistical data, 2013)[31]
 Italy
(Russian citizens)
39.314 (2014)[32]
 Greece
(Russian citizens)
18,219 (census, 2001)[33]
 Unitit Arab Emirates18,000
 Fowkrepublic o Cheenae15,609 (census, 2000)[34]
 Bulgarie15,595 (census, 2002)[35]
 Armenie14,660 (census, 2002)[36]
 Venezuela10,000[citation needit]
 New Zealand5,000[citation needit]
 Slovakie1,997[citation needit]
946[37] Montenegro
Leids
Roushie
Releegion
Predominantly Eastren Orthodox Christianity
(Roushie Orthodox Kirk)
Signeeficant non-releegious population. Minorities o Auld Believers
Relatit ethnic groups
Ither East Slavs (Belaroushies an Ukrainians)[38]

Accordin tae the 2010 census, ethnic Roushies mak up aboot 81% o the population o Roushie.[2]

Terminologie

Thare are twa Roushie wirds which are commonly translatit intae Scots as "Roushies": "русские" (russkiye), which means "ethnic Roushie" an "россияне" (rossiyane), which means "citizens o Roushie". The first wird refers tae aw ethnic Roushie, indifferently o wha kintra they live in (Roushie, Ukraine, Latvie etc.), an does no include memmers o Roushie's ethnic minorities. The seicont wird refers tae aw fowk hauldin citizenship o Roushie, indifferently o their ethnicity, an does no include ethnic Roushies livin ootside o Roushie. Scots translations dae no aaways distinguish these twa wirds.

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