Belarusians in Russia
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Holy Virgin Mary in Moscow, built in 1899-1911 by the Vitebsk-born architect Tomasz Bohdanowicz-Dworzecki | |
| Total population | |
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| 208,046 (2021) | |
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| Russian · Belarusian | |
| Religion | |
| Eastern Orthodox Church (52%) · Roman Catholicism (1.3%) · Judaism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Belarusian diaspora, Polish minority in Russia, Ukrainians in Russia, Jews in Russia |
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Belarusians are a major ethnic group in Russia. At the census of 2010, 521,443 Russian citizens indicated Belarusian ancestry. Major Belarusian groups live in the regions of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Karelia and Siberia. Most Belarusians in Russia are migrants from modern Belarus or their descendants, while a minor part of Belarusians in Russia are indigenous.