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Nepalis in Russia
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1,000 (2009)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Moscow · Russian Far East | |
| Languages | |
| Russian · Nepali | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism · Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Nepali people |
Nepalis in Russia comprises residents from Nepal in Russia, including temporary expatriates and permanent residents, as well as their locally born descendants.
Migration history
[edit]Nepalese students moved to the then-Soviet Russia, as well as other countries that were part the former Soviet Union—particularly Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The USSR trained thousands of students from developing countries in a variety of fields. Over 6,000 Nepalis have graduated from Russian and former Soviet universities as lawyers, journalists, doctors and engineers.[2]
Many of the students have married and settled there. After the fall of the Soviet Union, Nepalese entrepreneurs who settled down in Russia took the lead in investing in private hydropower projects and many other ventures in their home country.[3]
Notable people
[edit]- Anish Giri – chess prodigy
References
[edit]- ^ International Nepal Fellowship - Nepali diaspora
- ^ "JIBA LAMICHHANE - Service Through Enterprise". Archived from the original on 2010-10-03. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
- ^ From Russia with love
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