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* [[Nick Clegg]], Deputy Prime Minister (Russian grandmother) |
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* [[Konstantin Novoselov]], Nobel Prize-winning physicist<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-11476301|title=Materials breakthrough wins Nobel|first=Paul|last=Rincon|publisher=BBC News|date=5 October 2010|accessdate=5 October 2010}}</ref> |
* [[Konstantin Novoselov]], Nobel Prize-winning physicist<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-11476301|title=Materials breakthrough wins Nobel|first=Paul|last=Rincon|publisher=BBC News|date=5 October 2010|accessdate=5 October 2010}}</ref> |
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* Ahyad Dagaev, (Chechnya), Student studying maths at Swansea University. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Ukrainian diaspora in the United Kingdom]] |
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      Notable Russians in the United Kingdom and British people of Russian ancestry: Nick Clegg, Vladimir Peniakoff, Peter Ustinov,Helen Mirren, Sophia Myles, Pete Doherty | |
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| London, South East England[1] | |
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| Russian diaspora |
There have been Russians in the United Kingdom since the nineteenth century.
Settlement and population numbers
The 2001 UK Census recorded 15,160 Russian-born residents.[2] Estimates published by the Office for National Statistics suggest that the resident Russian-born population of the UK was 32,000 in 2009.[3] The supposed population surge led to jocular nicknames for London such as "Londongrad" and "Moscow-on-the-Thames".[4]
In London and the South East there are a number of Russian schools aimed at transmitting Russian language and culture to the children of Russian immigrant parents.[5]
The Russian ambassador to the United Kingdom Yuri Fedotov has stated that local Russians fall victim to xenophobia and that police often refuses to investigate those incidents.[6]
Notable people
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This is a list of Russian expatriates in the United Kingdom and Britons of Russian ancestry.
- Alexander Obolensky, rugby union footballer
- Dame Helen Mirren, actress (Russian father)
- Sir Peter Ustinov, actor, writer and raconteur
- Martin Benson, actor (Russian father)
- Sir Isaiah Berlin, philosopher
- Roman Pavlyuchenko, footballer at Tottenham Hotspur
- Andrei Arshavin, footballer at Arsenal
- Yuri Zhirkov, footballer at Chelsea
- Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, footballer at Everton
- Oleg Prokofiev, painter and son of Sergei Prokofiev
- Gabriel Sviatoslavovich Prokofiev, classical DJ, composer and grandson of Sergei Prokofiev
- Alina Ibragimova, violinist
- Stuart Rose, Chief Executive of Marks & Spencer (Russian father)
- Mick Jones, Guitarist & Vocalist with The Clash (Russian mother).
- Theodore Komisarjevsky, a stage designer and director
- Lilia Kopylova, international professional dancer
- Sophia Myles, actress (Russian grandmother)
- Stephen Poliakoff, screenwriter & director (Russian father).
- Robert Skidelsky (Baron Skidelsky), politician, economist and writer.
- Alexandra Tolstoy, 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 (Russian mother, and born in Russia).
- Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister (Russian grandmother)
- Konstantin Novoselov, Nobel Prize-winning physicist[7]
- Ahyad Dagaev, (Chechnya), Student studying maths at Swansea University.
See also
References
- ^ "Born Abroad: Other European ex-USSR", BBC News, 2005-09-07, retrieved 2009-09-19
- ^ "Country-of-birth database". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ^ "Estimated population resident in the United Kingdom, by foreign country of birth (Table 1.3)". Office for National Statistics. September 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ "300,000 Russians in the UK, "Londongrad" a prime location", WorkPermit.com, 2006-12-19, retrieved 2009-09-10
- ^ Buksh, Ayshea (2007-02-12), "Russians get back to their roots", BBC News, retrieved 2009-09-19
- ^ "Ксенофобия в Британии направлена и против выходцев из России - посол", RIA Novosti, 2007-11-17, retrieved 2010-05-14
- ^ Rincon, Paul (5 October 2010). "Materials breakthrough wins Nobel". BBC News. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
External links
- British Russian Society
- Russians in London
- Nash Dom - UK (Our Home - UK)
- Rupoint
- Nebosvod
- Russian London
- Russian restaurants in the UK
- Russian Albion
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