Russians in Estonia
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In Estonia, the population of ethnic Russians (Russian: Русские Эстонии, romanized: Russkiye Estonii, Estonian: Eesti venelased) is estimated at 296,268, most of whom live in the capital city Tallinn and other urban areas of Harju and Ida-Viru counties. While a small settlement of Russian Old Believers on the coast of Lake Peipus has an over 300-year long history, the large majority of the ethnic Russian population in the country originates from the immigration from Russia and other parts of the former USSR during the 1944–1991 Soviet era of Estonia.
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Total population | |
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296,268 (est.) (21.5% of total population) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Harju County, Ida-Viru County | |
Languages | |
Russian and Estonian | |
Religion | |
Russian Orthodox Church |
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