Armenians in Russia
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Armenians in Russia or Russian Armenians 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 Arme
Portrait of Russian-Armenian General Valerian Madatov by George Dawe from the Military Gallery, 1820
Commemoration of the Armenian genocide in Volgograd, 2012
Protests in Moscow against the extradition and pardon of Ramil Safarov, 2012
The Armenian Cathedral of Moscow, completed in 2011
Armenians
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Armenians are an ethnic group indigenous to the Armenian highlands of West Asia. Armenians constitute the main demographic group in Armenia and constituted the main population of the breakaway Republi
Armenians in Russia
…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…
Hayk, the legendary founder of the Armenian nation. Painting by Mkrtum Hovnatanian (1779–1846)
An Armenian tribute bearer carrying a metal vessel with griffin handles. Persepolis, 5th century BC.
A bas-relief at the Apadana in Persepolis, depicting Armenians bringing their famous wine to the Shah.
Ptolemy, Cosmographia (1467)