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A '''Russian-American''' is a [[citizen]] or [[Permanent residency|permanent resident]] of the [[United States]] who is of [[Russia|Russian]] heritage. The Russian American population is estimated to be around 3 million. Many Russian-Americans do not speak Russian, having immigrated to the United States more than 50 years ago. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000, 706,242 Americans indicated [[Russian language|Russian]] as their spoken language. Concentrations of Russian-Americans occur in [[Anchorage, Alaska]]; [[Boston, Massachusetts]]; [[Bronx, New York]]; [[Brooklyn, New York]]; [[Cleveland, Ohio]]; Western [[Connecticut]]; [[Chicago, Illinois]]; [[Detroit, Michigan]]; [[Los Angeles, California]]; Northern [[New Jersey]]; [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]; [[Sacramento, California]]; [[San Francisco, California]]; [[Seattle, Washington]]; and [[South Florida]]. |
A '''Russian-American''' is a [[citizen]] or [[Permanent residency|permanent resident]] of the [[United States]] who is of [[Russia|Russian]] heritage. The Russian American population is estimated to be around 3 million. Many Russian-Americans do not speak Russian, having immigrated to the United States more than 50 years ago. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000, 706,242 Americans indicated [[Russian language|Russian]] as their spoken language. Concentrations of Russian-Americans occur in [[Anchorage, Alaska]]; [[Boston, Massachusetts]]; [[Bronx, New York]]; [[Brooklyn, New York]]; [[Cleveland, Ohio]]; Western [[Connecticut]]; [[Chicago, Illinois]]; [[Detroit, Michigan]]; [[Los Angeles, California]]; Northern [[New Jersey]]; [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]; [[Sacramento, California]]; [[San Francisco, California]]; [[Seattle, Washington]]; and [[South Florida]]. |
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*[[List of Russian Americans]] |
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Revision as of 19:19, 31 October 2006
A Russian-American is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States who is of Russian heritage. The Russian American population is estimated to be around 3 million. Many Russian-Americans do not speak Russian, having immigrated to the United States more than 50 years ago. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000, 706,242 Americans indicated Russian as their spoken language. Concentrations of Russian-Americans occur in Anchorage, Alaska; Boston, Massachusetts; Bronx, New York; Brooklyn, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Western Connecticut; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Los Angeles, California; Northern New Jersey; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Sacramento, California; San Francisco, California; Seattle, Washington; and South Florida.
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External links
- Google Answers - Info on Russian-American population numbers
- "10 American showbiz celebrities of Russian descent", December 18, 2005article in Pravda
Russian American Communities
- RussianBoston.com - Russian Portal in Boston
- RussianBoston.net - one more Russian Portal in Boston
- RussianPhilly.com - Russian Speaking Community of Philadelphia
- RussianNY.com - Russian Community of greater NY.
- Russian Community of Chicago
- Russian Speaking Community of Seatle