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Russian Americans (Russian: русские американцы, romanized: russkiye amerikantsy, IPA: [ˈruskʲɪje ɐmʲɪrʲɪˈkant͡sɨ]) are Americans of full or partial Russian ancestry. The term can apply to recent Russian immigrants to the United States, as well as to those who settled in the 19th-century Russian possessions in ...
Lila Kedrova (1909–2000), Russian-born French-American actress, won Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress; Olga Kern (born 1975), Russian-born classical pianist, won the 11th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, direct family ties to both Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky [11]
After Russian America was sold to the U.S. in 1867, for $7.2 million (2 cents per acre, equivalent to $156,960,000 in 2023), all the holdings of the Russian–American Company were liquidated. Following the transfer, many elders of the local Tlingit tribe maintained that " Castle Hill " comprised the only land that Russia was entitled to sell.
The Congress of Russian Americans is a non-governmental organization in the United States representing Russian-Americans and Russians.The CRA's stated purposes include preserving Russian culture in the United States, protecting the rights of Russian-Americans, fighting Russophobia, and improving relations between Russians and Americans.
Russian Americans are citizens of the United States who were born in Russia or the historic Russian Empire, or who are of Russian descent. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
The New York Tri-State area has a population of 1.6 million Russian-Americans and 600,000 of them live in New York City. [5] There are over 220,000 Russian-speaking Jews living in New York City. [6] Approximately 100,000 Russian Americans in the New York metropolitan area were born in Russia. [7]
Pages in category "American people of Russian descent" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 530 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Russian people of African-American descent (10 P) Pages in category "Russian people of American descent" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.