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*Before the arrival of the Russians, present Uzbekistan was divided between Emirate of Bukhara and khanates of Khiva and Kokand. In the 19th century, the Russian Empire began to expand and spread into Central Asia. There were 210,306 Russians living in Uzbekistan in 1912. | *Before the arrival of the Russians, present Uzbekistan was divided between Emirate of Bukhara and khanates of Khiva and Kokand. In the 19th century, the Russian Empire began to expand and spread into Central Asia. There were 210,306 Russians living in Uzbekistan in 1912. | ||
*By the beginning of 1920, Central Asia was firmly in the hands of Russia and, despite some early resistance to the Bolsheviks, Uzbekistan and the rest of Central Asia became a part of the Soviet Union. | *By the beginning of 1920, Central Asia was firmly in the hands of Russia and, despite some early resistance to the Bolsheviks, Uzbekistan and the rest of Central Asia became a part of the Soviet Union. | ||
*Russians in Uzbekistan represented 5.5% of the total population in 1989. During the Soviet period, '''Russians and Ukrainians''' constituted more than half the population of Tashkent. The country counted nearly 1.5 million '''Russians''', 12.5% of the population, in the 1970 census. | |||
==Emigration From Uzbekistan== | ==Emigration From Uzbekistan== | ||