Yazidis in Russia
Total population | |
---|---|
40,586[1] (2010, census) | |
Languages | |
Kurmanji, Russian | |
Religion | |
Yazidism or Sharfadin[2] |
The Yazidis in Russia are a part of the Yazidis who emigrated to Russia from the Armenian and Georgian parts of the Soviet Union after the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s.[3]
History[]
In 2009, the Yazidis were recognized as a religious community in Russia.[4]
According to the Russian Census in 2010, the total number of Yazidis in Russia in 2010 was 40,586.[5][6]
Notable persons[]
- Mikhail Aloyan (* 1988), Boxer
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Statistics of Russia
- ^ Asatrian, Garnik S.; Arakelova, Victoria (2014-09-03). The Religion of the Peacock Angel: The Yezidis and Their Spirit World. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-54429-6.
- ^ Asatrian, Garnik S.; Arakelova, Victoria (2014-09-03). The Religion of the Peacock Angel: The Yezidis and Their Spirit World. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-54428-9.
- ^ Omarkhali, Khanna (2014-01-01). "Kreyenbroek Ph. and Omarkhali, Kh., Interview: Jesiden suchen ihre Identität".
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(help) - ^ "Why Moscow won't recognize genocide against Yazidis in Iraq - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
- ^ "Приложение 2. Национальный состав населения по субъектам Российской Федерации". Statistics of Russia. 2010. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
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