Russian minority in Poland

The Russian minority in Poland (, ) consists of about 34,000 people (according to the Polish census of 2011).

In the past – the times of the Second Polish Republic, partitions of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth – the number of Russians within Polish borders was much higher, over 100,000. Changing borders (see territorial changes of Poland) and forced resettlement after World War II drastically reduced this number.

One of the most defining cultural characteristics of that minority is their Eastern Orthodox faith.

Notable people

Aleksy Awdiejew – actor Ivan Vyrypaev – actor, director Zofia Licharewa – geologist Eugeniusz Malinowski – actor, singer, guitarist, conductor Yuriy Shatalov – football player, coach Maria Żuk – ballet artist Alina Kashlinskaya – chess player Jekaterina Kurakova – figure skater Vladimir Samoilov – figure skater Vladimir Siemirunniy – skater Jerzy Bułanow – football player Sasha Strunin – singer, director, visual artist, actress and former model Gleb Chugunov – speedway rider Artem Laguta – speedway rider Emil Sayfutdinov – speedway rider Valeriia Olianovskaia – tennis player

See also

Poland–Russia relations Polish minority in Russia

References