Russia: Its Ethnic Population and Maps of Growth

I decided to research the ethnicities of Russia.

On the chart on page 421 it shows the percentages of the ethnic popluation.

Russians 71

Ukrainians 13

Volga/Urals peoples 6

Baltics/Scandinavians 4

Belorussians 2.4

Streppe peoples 2

Northern peoples 1

Siberians 1

I looked for a couple maps of the ethnicity of Russia in the cities. So here are a couple of links.

Russian City Percentages

Russian Ethnicity Map

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I also decided to look up maps of the Russian Empire to get a feel for what was going on.

Here are some links to pages of maps of Russia in the 1500's-1700's

Russia Gain Power and Territory

Russia's Territorial Changes

Russian Expansion