Afro-Russians

Not to be confused with Black Russians or Black Russian.

Afro-Russians
James Patterson, Lyubov Orlova and Sergei Stolyarov. From the movie Circus (1936)
Total population
30,000 (2013)
40,000 to 70,000 (2009)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Moscow, Astrakhan, Yekaterinburg
Languages
Russian · Abkhaz · Niger–Congo languages · Nilo-Saharan languages · English · French
Religion
Predominantly Christianity[2]

Afro-Russians (Russian: Афророссияне, romanized: Afrorossiyane) are Russians of African descent. The Metis Foundation estimates that there were about 30,000 Afro-Russians in 2013.[3]

  1. ^ O'Flynn, Kevin (7 July 2009). "Russia's Black Community And The Obama Effect". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  2. ^ Mitrofanova, Anastasia (22 January 2024). "Russian ethnic nationalism and religion today". The New Russian Nationalism. pp. 104–131. ISBN 978-1-4744-1042-7. JSTOR 10.3366/j.ctt1bh2kk5.11.
  3. ^ Gribanova, Lyubov "Дети-метисы в России: свои среди чужих" Archived 4 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian). Nashi Deti Project. Retrieved 25 February 2010.