Russians in the United Kingdom

Russians in the United Kingdom
Total population
	Residents born in Russia; 15,160 (2001 census); 39,529 (2011 census); 73,000 (2020 ONS estimate)
Regions with significant populations
	London, South East England, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Cardiff
Languages
	English, Russian
Religion
	Russian Orthodox Church; Atheism; Irreligion; Judaism; Church of England
Related ethnic groups
	Russian diaspora

Russians in the United Kingdom are Russians, or the persons born in the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union or the Russian Federation, who are or were citizens of or residents of the United Kingdom.

Settlement and population numbers[]

The 2001 UK census recorded 15,160 residents born in Russia.^[2] The 2011 census recorded 36,313 people born in Russia resident in England, 687 in Wales,^[3] 2,180 in Scotland^[4] and 349 in Northern Ireland.^[5]

The Office for National Statistics estimates that 73,000 people born in Russia were resident in the UK in 2020.^[6]Estimates published by The Guardian suggest that the resident population of London born in Russia was over 150,000 in 2014.^[7] The rise in population has led to jocular nicknames for London such as "Londongrad" and "Moscow-on-the-Thames".^[8]

Social issues[]

In 2007, the Ambassador of Russia to the United Kingdom, Yuri Fedotov criticized the apathetic attitude of local police forces towards crimes committed against immigrants.^[9]

Education[]

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.^[10] The Russian Embassy School in London is a Russian international school in the UK's capital city.

Notable people[]

This is a list of Russian expatriates in the United Kingdom and Britons of Russian ancestry.

Arts[]

Sergei Fyodorov, icon painter
Theodore Komisarjevsky, theatrical director and designer^[11]
Lilia Kopylova, dancer^[12]
Andrew Garfield, his family was Russian-Jewish ancestry.
Helen Mirren, actress^[13]
Viktoria Mullova, violinist
Seva Novgorodsev, radio presenter^[14]
Oxxxymiron, rap singer.
Sergei Pavlenko, portrait painter^[15]

Business[]

Boris Berezovsky (businessman)
Evgeny Chichvarkin
Evgeny Lebedev, businessman
Vladimir Raitz, founder of the Horizon Holiday Group^[16]

Military and espionage[]

Vladimir Peniakoff, Lieutenant-Colonel of the British Army, Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross^[17]
Pavel Chichagov, Commander and an Admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy under Alexander I. The son of the son of Admiral Vasili Chichagov and his English wife.
Rudolf Abel, Soviet spy during the Cold War, born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne as Vilyam Genrikhovich Fisher.^[18]^[19]
Oleg Gordievsky, former senior Soviet intelligence officer
Alexander Litvinenko, British naturalised Russian defector and former officer of the Russian FSB secret service who specialised in tackling organised crime.
Sergei Skripal, former Russian military intelligence officer who acted as a double agent for the UK's intelligence services.

Science and humanities[]

Isaiah Berlin, renowned social and political theorist, and historian^[20]
Konstantin Novoselov, Nobel Prize-winning physicist^[21]
Andre Geim, Nobel Prize-winning physicist^[21]
Alexandra Tolstoy, businesswoman, fellow of the Royal Geographical Society^[22]
Nikolai Tolstoy, historian
Paul Vinogradoff, historian-medievalist^[23]
Nicholas Zernov, Orthodox theologian^[24]

Sports[]

Alexander Obolensky, international rugby union player^[25]

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.
^ "2011 Census: Country of birth (expanded), regions in England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
^ "Country of birth (detailed)" (PDF). National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
^ "Country of Birth – Full Detail: QS206NI". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
^ "Table 1.3: Overseas-born population in the United Kingdom by country of birth and sex, January 2020 to December 2020". Office for National Statistics. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021. Figure given is the central estimate. See the source for 95% confidence intervals.
^ "How the Ukraine crisis is affecting Russians in Moscow-on-Thames". The Guardian. April 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
^ Cowell, Alan (17 December 2006). "A Russian Outpost With More Freedom: Londongrad". New York Times. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
^ "Ксенофобия в Британии направлена и против выходцев из России - посол" [Ambassador: Xenophobia in Britain Is Also Directed Against Immigrants from Russia]. ria.ru (in Russian). RIA Novosti. November 17, 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
^ Buksh, Ayshea (2007-02-12), "Russians get back to their roots", BBC News, retrieved 2009-09-19
^ "Theodore Komisarjevsky - Russian theatrical producer". Britannica.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-02-18. Retrieved 2011-03-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Helen Mirren's in the prime of life". London Evening Standard. 6 October 2016.
^ "Seva Novgorodtsev". IMDb.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
^ "Untitled Document". Spavlenko.demon.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
^ Bray, Roger (2010-09-09). "Vladimir Raitz obituary". The Guardian. London.
^ Schwarz, Sven. "Faces of LRDG". Lrdg.de. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
^ Armstrong, Simon (28 November 2015). "Rudolf Abel: The Soviet spy who grew up in England". BBC News. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
^ Trahair, Richard C. S.; Miller, Robert L. (2009). Encyclopedia of Cold War Espionage, Spies, and Secret Operations. New York, NY: Enigma Books. p. 99. ISBN 978-1936274253.
^ Cherniss, Joshua; Hardy, Henry (13 August 2018). Zalta, Edward N. (ed.). The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University. Retrieved 13 August 2018 – via Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
^ ^a ^b Rincon, Paul (5 October 2010). "Materials breakthrough wins Nobel". BBC News. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
^ "Alexandra Tolstoy". IMDb.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
^ Wikisource:1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Vinogradoff, Paul
^ "Николай Зернов". Zarubezhje.narod.ru. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
^ Sherlock, Grant (2009-01-08). "Statue for rugby's Russian prince". BBC News.

External links[]

[1] "Born Abroad: Other European ex-USSR", BBC News, 2005-09-07, retrieved 2009-09-19

[OECD-2] "Country-of-birth database". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 2009-11-07.

[3] "2011 Census: Country of birth (expanded), regions in England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2018.

[4] "Country of birth (detailed)" (PDF). National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 23 April 2018.

[5] "Country of Birth – Full Detail: QS206NI". Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Retrieved 23 April 2018.

[6] "Table 1.3: Overseas-born population in the United Kingdom by country of birth and sex, January 2020 to December 2020". Office for National Statistics. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021. Figure given is the central estimate. See the source for 95% confidence intervals.

[2014_estimates-7] "How the Ukraine crisis is affecting Russians in Moscow-on-Thames". The Guardian. April 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.

[8] Cowell, Alan (17 December 2006). "A Russian Outpost With More Freedom: Londongrad". New York Times. Retrieved 23 April 2018.

[9] "Ксенофобия в Британии направлена и против выходцев из России - посол" [Ambassador: Xenophobia in Britain Is Also Directed Against Immigrants from Russia]. ria.ru (in Russian). RIA Novosti. November 17, 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

[10] Buksh, Ayshea (2007-02-12), "Russians get back to their roots", BBC News, retrieved 2009-09-19

[11] "Theodore Komisarjevsky - Russian theatrical producer". Britannica.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

[12] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-02-18. Retrieved 2011-03-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[13] "Helen Mirren's in the prime of life". London Evening Standard. 6 October 2016.

[14] "Seva Novgorodtsev". IMDb.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

[15] "Untitled Document". Spavlenko.demon.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

[16] Bray, Roger (2010-09-09). "Vladimir Raitz obituary". The Guardian. London.

[17] Schwarz, Sven. "Faces of LRDG". Lrdg.de. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

[18] Armstrong, Simon (28 November 2015). "Rudolf Abel: The Soviet spy who grew up in England". BBC News. Retrieved 7 April 2016.

[19] Trahair, Richard C. S.; Miller, Robert L. (2009). Encyclopedia of Cold War Espionage, Spies, and Secret Operations. New York, NY: Enigma Books. p. 99. ISBN 978-1936274253.

[20] Cherniss, Joshua; Hardy, Henry (13 August 2018). Zalta, Edward N. (ed.). The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University. Retrieved 13 August 2018 – via Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

[Rincon-21] Rincon, Paul (5 October 2010). "Materials breakthrough wins Nobel". BBC News. Retrieved 5 October 2010.

[22] "Alexandra Tolstoy". IMDb.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

[23] Wikisource:1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Vinogradoff, Paul

[24] "Николай Зернов". Zarubezhje.narod.ru. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

[25] Sherlock, Grant (2009-01-08). "Statue for rugby's Russian prince". BBC News.

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