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Russian Uruguayans are people born in
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who live in
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or Uruguay-born people of Russian descent. They are a local ethnic minority.


Overview

The most important places in Uruguay with a strong presence of people of Russian descent are: * San Javier, which has the largest population of persons of Russian descent * Colonia Ofir, a settlement of Old Believers There is a small Russian presence in Montevideo, where there can be found the only Russian Orthodox church in Uruguay. Also among the Jewish Uruguayan community there are some people of Russian-Jewish descent.


Notable Russian Uruguayans

* Vasiliy Semionovitch Lubkov, cleric, spiritual leader of New Israel *
Vladimir Roslik Vladimir Roslik (c. 1941 – c. 1984) was a doctor Doctor or The Doctor may refer to: Personal titles * Doctor (title), the holder of an accredited academic degree * A medical practitioner, including: ** Physician ** Surgeon ** Dentist ...
, physician, victim of the military dictatorship *
José Serebrier José Serebrier (born 3 December 1938) is a Uruguayan conductor and composer. He is one of the most recorded conductors of his generation. Early life Serebrier was born in Montevideo to Russian and Polish parents of Jewish extraction. He fi ...
, conductor and composer * Alejandro Stock, artist * Volf Roitman, painter, sculptor, and architect


See also

* Dutch Uruguayans


References


External links

*
Russians in Uruguay, Part 1. 18.09.2009


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