Russians in Uruguay

Updated on Nov 02, 2023

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Russian Uruguayans are people born in Russia who live in Uruguay 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, the most populated

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.

Vasiliy Semionovitch Lubkov, cleric, spiritual leader of New Israel

Vladimir Roslik, physician, victim of the military dictatorship

José Serebrier, conductor and composer

Alejandro Stock, artist

Volf Roitman, painter, sculptor, and architect

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