The Moldovans in Russia consists of two major parts: Russian citizens and labor migrants (''

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s''). According to the

2002 Russian Census The Russian Census of 2002 (russian: Всеросси́йская пе́репись населе́ния 2002 го́да) was the first census of the Russian Federation since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, carried out on October 9 through Oc ...

there were 172,196

Moldovans Moldovans, sometimes referred to as Moldavians ( ro, moldoveni , Moldovan Cyrillic: молдовень), are a Romance-speaking ethnic group and the largest ethnic group of the Republic of Moldova (75.1% of the population as of 2014) and a sign ...

among the legal residents of

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.The

Russian Census (2002) The Russian Census of 2002 (russian: Всеросси́йская пе́репись населе́ния 2002 го́да) was the first census of the Russian Federation since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, carried out on October 9 through Oc ...

included legal residents: citizens, legal permanent residents, legal immigration status seekers, and authorized workers and students, as well as some categories of non-residents. According to the

2010 Russian Census The Russian Census of 2010 (russian: Всеросси́йская пе́репись населе́ния 2010 го́да) was the second census of the Russian Federation population after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Preparations for the ...

there were 156,400 Moldovans, as well as 3,201 Romanians. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 544 ethnic Romanians born in Russia lived in the United States in 2015. The head of the diaspora is Alexandr Kalinin the leader of the

Party of Regions of Moldova The Party of Regions of Moldova (PRM; ro, Partidul Regiunilor din Moldova) is a political party in Moldova. It was founded on September 23, 2011, and registered on October 18, 2011. In 2018 it had about 1,200 members. During 2011–2016, the ...

."A $10,000 fine for illegal immigrants in Russia"
January 9, 2014, moldova.org In Russia, he heads the Congress of Moldovan Diasporas (Конгресс Молдавских Диаспор) established in 2009. According to the 2014 estimate of the Russian

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, there were over 550,000 nationals of

Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states ...

in Russia, with estimated 228,000 illegal residents. In 2013, about 33,500 work permits were issued to Moldovan citizens. At the end of 2018 Presidents of Russia and Moldova declared a migration law amnesty for Moldovan citizens who would return to Moldova between January 1 and 23, 2019. Alexandr Kalinin commented that this move looked like an attempt to boost the election performance of the then Moldovan President

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Notable Moldovans in Russia

Ion Druță Ion Druță (3 September 1928 – 28 September 2023), also known as Ion Drutse, was a Moldovan writer, poet, playwright and literary historian. He was an honorary member of the Romanian Academy. Biography Ion Druță was born on 3 September 192 ...

(born 1928), writer, holds Russian and Moldovan citizenship *

Emil Loteanu Emil Vladimirovich Loteanu (6 November 1936 – 18 April 2003) was a Romanian-Soviet film director born in what is now Moldova. He moved to Moscow in his early life. His best known films are ''Lăutarii'', ''Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven'', '' A H ...

(1936-2003), film director; holds Russian, Moldovan and Romanian citizenships *

Eugen Doga Eugen Doga (born 1 March 1937) is a Romanian and Russian composer from the Republic of Moldova. A creator of three ballets "Luceafărul", "Venancia", "Queen Margot", the opera "Dialogues of Love", more than 100 instrumental and choral works – ...

(born 1937), composer; holds Russian and Moldovan citizenships * Andrey Gaydulyan (born 1984), actor; holds Russian and Moldovan citizenships *

Vincent (Morar) Vincent (Vinkenty, Vichentie, russian: Викентий; born Viktor Aleksandrovich Morar or Morari or Moraru, on December 4, 1953), is a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church. He serves as Metropolitan of Tashkent and Uzbekistan and he is a pe ...

(born 1953), bishop of the

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; holds Russian and Moldovan citizenships *

Dmitry Bivol Dmitry Yuryevich Bivol (russian: Дмитрий Юрьевич Бивол; born 18 December 1990) is a Russian professional boxer who has held the WBA light heavyweight title since 2017. As an amateur, he won a gold medal at the 2013 World Com ...

(born 1990), boxer (Moldovan father)

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Demographics of Russia

Notable Moldovans in Russia

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