Vietnamese people in Russia
Ethnic group
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vietnamese people in Russia form the 72nd-largest ethnic minority community in Russia according to the 2002 census. With a population of 80,000 according to the Vietnamese embassy in Moscow as of 2023, they are one of the smaller groups of overseas Vietnamese.[5][6]
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 80,000 (2023) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Moscow, Vladivostok, Saint Petersburg, and other large cities[1] | |
| Languages | |
| Vietnamese, Russian[2] | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Vietnamese folk religion, Mahayana Buddhism,[3][4] minority others | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Vietnamese people |
History
In 1926, Vietnamese students were sent to study in the Soviet Union under an initiative of Hồ Chí Minh. A number of them served the Soviet Army during World War II.[7] Ho Chi Minh himself studied in Moscow in the 1920s, along with other senior members of the Communist Party of Vietnam.[8] They were followed by an estimated total of 50,000 Vietnamese who studied in the Soviet Union during the Cold War.[9] Academic exchange between the two countries continued even after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Demographics
As of 2006[update], roughly 4,000 Vietnamese students were studying in Russian universities; the Russian government provides scholarships to 160 of them.[10] Notable Vietnamese students who have studied in Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union include Quynh Nguyen, a pianist from Hanoi who received a scholarship to Moscow's Gnessin State Musical College.[11]
