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*The next largest communities of Russian speakers outside the former Soviet Union are found in '''Germany and in Israel''', both of unknown size but estimated at around 1.2 million people in Germany and around one million in Israel. | *The next largest communities of Russian speakers outside the former Soviet Union are found in '''Germany and in Israel''', both of unknown size but estimated at around 1.2 million people in Germany and around one million in Israel. | ||
*In addition, in '''Canada, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, The United Kingdom, New Zealand, Uruguay and Venezuela''', several hundred thousand citizens each identify as being of at least partial Russian descent.<ref>"Russian diaspora", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_diaspora, accessed 10 June 2021.</ref> | *In addition, in '''Canada, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, The United Kingdom, New Zealand, Uruguay and Venezuela''', several hundred thousand citizens each identify as being of at least partial Russian descent.<ref>"Russian diaspora", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_diaspora, accessed 10 June 2021.</ref> | ||
*Countries with the largest Russian populations are discussed here. For statistical information on Russian populations in over 50 countries see the article, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_diaspora Russian diaspora] in Wikipedia. | |||
====White Russian Diaspora==== | ====White Russian Diaspora==== | ||
*The White Russian diaspora, named for the Russians and Belarusians who left Russia (the USSR 1918–91) in the wake of the 1917 October Revolution and Russian Civil War, seeking to preserve pre-Soviet Russian culture, the Orthodox Christian faith. It includes exiled former Communist party members, such as Leon Trotsky. | *The White Russian diaspora, named for the Russians and Belarusians who left Russia (the USSR 1918–91) in the wake of the 1917 October Revolution and Russian Civil War, seeking to preserve pre-Soviet Russian culture, the Orthodox Christian faith. It includes exiled former Communist party members, such as Leon Trotsky. | ||