Armenians in Russia

Armenians in Russia or Russian Armenians^{[n 1]} (Armenian: Հայերը Ռուսաստանում, romanized: Hayery Rrusastanum; Russian: Армяне в России, romanized: Armyane v Rossii) are one of the country's largest ethnic minorities and the largest Armenian diaspora community outside Armenia. The 2010 Russian census recorded 1,182,388 Armenians in the country. Various figures estimate that the ethnic Armenian population in Russia is actually more than 2 million. Armenians populate various regions, including Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Krasnodar Krai in the North Caucasus and as far as Vladivostok in the East.

History[edit]

Early period[edit]

There has been an Armenian presence in Russia since the Late Middle Ages, when various merchants and artisans ventured west to the Crimea and the northern Caucasus in order to set up trade ties and conduct commerce.

(1817–1900), painter, one of the greatest masters of marine art

Ivan Aivazovsky

(b. 1963), former guitarist of Kino

Yuri Kasparyan

(b. 1952), pop singer

Irina Allegrova

(b. 1984), pop singer

Artsvik

(1905–1981), director of Soyuzmultfilm animation studio

Lev Atamanov

(1921–1983), composer and pianist

Arno Babajanian

(1935–2020), actor, appeared in more films than any other Russian actor

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan

(b. 1997), singer-songwriter

Karina Evn

(b. 1981), music producer

Sergey Galoyan

(b. 1979), comedian and showman

Mikhail Galustyan

(b. 1960), singer-songwriter

Armen Grigoryan

(b. 1997), singer-songwriter

Luara Hayrapetyan

(b. 1976), co-producer of Comedy Club

Artur Janibekyan

(b. 1961), lyricist of Eurovision songs

Karen Kavaleryan

(1936–1994), film director

Edmond Keosayan

(b. 1966), film director, actor and writer

Tigran Keosayan

(1903–1978), classical composer, one of the titans of Soviet classical music

Aram Khachaturian

(b. 1960), actor

Dmitry Kharatyan

(b. 1967), singer, king of Russian pop

Philipp Kirkorov

violinist and activist who is called the Russian Greta Thunberg

Arshak Makichyan

(b. 1974), comedian, co-producer of Comedy Club

Garik Martirosyan

(1930–1993), actor

Frunzik Mkrtchyan

(b. 1951), rock singer

Stas Namin

pianist and conductor

Levon Oganezov

(1924–1990), film director, significantly contributed to Soviet cinema

Sergei Parajanov

(b. 1945), comedian

Yevgeny Petrosyan

(b. 1987), pop singer, represented Armenia in Eurovision 2010

Eva Rivas

(b. 1969), pop singer

Avraam Russo

(b. 1956), rock singer

Igor Sarukhanov

(1880–1972), painter

Martiros Saryan

(b. 1952), filmmaker, producer, director of Mosfilm since 1998

Karen Shakhnazarov

(1931–1996), composer

Mikael Tariverdiev

(1899–1972), actor

Akim Tamiroff

(1879–1951), ballet teacher

Agrippina Vaganova

(1883–1922), actor and theatre director

Yevgeny Vakhtangov

(b. 1982), rock singer

Lousine Gevorkyan

List of Armenian churches in Russia

Russians in Armenia

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Riegg, Stephen Badalyan. . Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2020. ISBN 9781501750113