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)
Regions with significant populations
Moscow, Astrakhan, Yekaterinburg
Languages
Russian · Abkhaz · Niger–Congo languages · Nilo-Saharan languages · English · French · Spanish
Religion
Predominantly Christianity

Afro-Russians (Russian: Афророссияне, romanized: Afrorossiyane), commonly known as Black Russians (Russian: Русские негры, romanized: Russkie negry), are citizens of Russia who have any ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa. The Metis Foundation estimates that there were about 30,000 Afro-Russians in 2013.

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