Where are the Russians in China?

Russians are scattered in Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Beijing and other places, mainly concentrated in the northwest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the north of Heilongjiang Province and Ergun City under the jurisdiction of Hulunbeier City in the northeast of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

Russians in China are descendants of ancient Russian immigrants. After a hundred years of assimilation, their appearance, looks, customs and habits are completely different from those of the Russian ethnic group in Russia, and gradually formed their own national characteristics.

Russians in China use Russian, and generally speak Russian, Chinese, Uygur, Kazakh and other languages. In society, Russians speak and use Chinese. At home, when communicating with their own people, they speak and use Russian.

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The living habits of Russians are maintained by maternal descent. Traditional cooking and housekeeping methods follow the habits of Russians, and the food they eat is also different from other ethnic groups in which they live. There are Russian cakes, Luo Songtang, jam and so on. And the production methods are mostly passed on from mother to daughter.

Similar to Russians, China Russians are deeply influenced by Orthodox (Orthodox) culture. In the investigation of Shiwei Russian Township in Ergun City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, there is no Orthodox Church "churches and religious organizations, no one preaches teachings, and believers don't read the Bible" in Enhe Village where Russians live in concentrated communities.

However, villagers still retain "external (orthodox) religious behavior culture and religious material culture" in their long-term life. Icon paintings will be enshrined at home, the decoration of the cemetery will be Russian-style, and the octagonal cross of the Orthodox Church will be erected. At the same time, because Ergon is inhabited by Han people, Russians are mostly descendants of Sino-Russian marriage, so they are influenced by Han culture.

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