Russian New Zealanders

Russian New Zealanders
Русские новозеландцы

Total population
7,713 (2018 census) [1]
Regions with significant populations
Auckland Canterbury Wellington
Languages
New Zealand English, Russian
Religion
Eastern Orthodoxy
Related ethnic groups
Russian Australians

Russian New Zealanders (Russian: Русские новозеландцы) are New Zealand citizens are residents of Russian ancestry, which may include Russian immigrants 1870s and their descendants born in New Zealand.

Notable Russian New Zealanders

Main category: New Zealand people of Russian descent

• Alex Gilbert, adoption advocate ^[2]
• Andrei Mikhailovich, professional boxer ^[3]
• Anouska Hempel, film and television actress, hotelier, interior designer ^[4]
• Beverley Dunlop, children's author ^[5]
• Nicole Fujita, model and tarento ^[6]
• Valentina Ivanov, tennis player ^[7]
• Stanislav Chalaev, weightlifter ^[8]
• Yulia Beredenko, singer ^{[9] [10]}
• Artem Sitak, tennis player ^[11]
• Mikhail Koudinov, artistic gymnast ^[12]
• Victor Zotov, botanist ^[13]
• Taika Waititi, filmmaker, actor and comedian ^{[14] [15]}

See also

• New Zealand portal
• Russia portal

• European New Zealanders
• Immigration to New Zealand
• Russian diaspora
• New Zealand–Russia relations
• Pavlova

References

1. "Russian ethnic group".
2. "Adopted Kiwis trace their birth parents". NZ Herald. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
3. "From troubled orphan to national champ: Kiwi boxer defies odds in and out of the ring". 1 News. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
4. Emma Jacobs (23 March 2012). "At Home: Anouska Hempel" . Financial Times . Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
5. Marquis, Claudia (2006). "Dunlop, Beverley". In Zipes, Jack (ed.). The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. Oxford University Press. ISBN   9780195307429 . Retrieved 29 October 2023.
6. "藤田ニコルが涙「お母さん楽にさせたい」 両親の離婚…「お金に困ってた」過去を告白 - モデルプレス". モデルプレス - ライフスタイル・ファッションエンタメニュース (in Japanese). 29 August 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
7. Burgess, Michael (4 October 2023). "Kiwi brings eastern European flavour". NZ Herald. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
8. "Russian Born New Zealander Named to Weightlifting Team". New Zealand Olympic Team. 9 February 2016. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
9. "Yulia | NZ Artist Directory | NZ Music Commission". nzmusic.org.nz. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
10. Anderson, Vicki (24 May 2013). "Yulia MacLean's big break". Stuff. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
11. Long, David (4 March 2022). "Artem Sitak finding it tough to prepare for Davis Cup tie with war raging in Ukraine". Stuff. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
12. "Misha Koudinov". New Zealand Olympic Team. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
13. Dell, R. K. (2000). "Zotov, Victor Dmitrievich". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
14. "Taika Waititi". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
15. Bannister, Matthew (2021). Eye of the Taika: New Zealand comedy and the films of Taika Waititi. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. p. 23. ISBN   9780814345320.

External links

• Russians entry on Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand