Russian Uruguayans

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Iglesia Ortodoxa Rusa de la Resurrección, Montevideo.

Russian Uruguayans are people born in Russia who live in Uruguay or Uruguay-born people of Russian descent. They are a local ethnic minority.

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Overview

The most important places in Uruguay with a strong presence of people of Russian descent are:

There is a small Russian presence in Montevideo, where there can be found the only Russian Orthodox church in Uruguay.

Also among the Jewish Uruguayan community there are some people of Russian-Jewish descent. [3]

In the 2020s, hundreds of Russian immigrants have applied for Uruguayan residency, far more than in the entire decade before the COVID pandemic. And among the newcomers there are many professionals, many same-sex couples, or both at the same time. All of them consider that in Uruguay there are three differentials that explain the rise of Russian immigration: freedom, peace, and political stability. [4]

Notable Russian Uruguayans

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References

  1. Martínez, Virginia (2013). The Russians of San Javier (in Spanish). Montevideo: Ediciones de la Banda Oriental. p. 298. ISBN   9789974108509.
  2. 1 2 "Russians in Río Negro Department" (PDF) (in Spanish).
  3. "100 years of Jewish institutional presence in Uruguay" (PDF). ORT Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  4. Urwicz, Tomer (20 January 2024). "Uruguay attracts Russian gay couples seeking freedom and political stability". El Observador (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2024.