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|group = Russian Indians<br />
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|popplace = [[Moscow]]{{·}}[[St. Petersburg]]{{·}}[[Astrakhan]]<br />
|langs = [[Russian language|Russian]]{{·}}[[Languages of India|Various Indian Languages]]{{·}}[[English Language|English]]<br />
|rels = [[Hinduism]]{{•}}[[Christianity]]{{•}}[[Sikhism]]<br />
|related-c = [[Non-resident Indian and Person of Indian Origin|People of Indian Origin]]<br />
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'''Russian Indians''' include [[Non-resident Indian and Person of Indian Origin|Indian expatriates in Russia]], as well as Russian citizens of Indian origin or descent.<br />
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==Religion==<br />
A majority of Indians living in Russia are Hindus, with other populations including Christians of Indian origin, Muslims and Sikhs. <br />
[[Hinduism]] is practised in Russia, though most ignore it, primarily by followers of the [[Vaishnava]] Hindu organization [[International Society for Krishna Consciousness]], [[Brahma Kumaris]] and by itinerant [[swami]]s from India.<ref>According to the US State Dept's Russia - International Religious Freedom Report for the year 2006, registered religious organizations in Russia included one "Hindu" and 78 "Krishna" (as well as two "Tantric") while "Moscow's estimated 10,000 Hare Krishna devotees shared their temple with at least 5,000 Indians, Sri Lankans, Nepalese, and Mauritians of other Hindu denominations." https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2006/71403.htm</ref> There is an active [[Tantra]] Sangha operating in Russia.<br />
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==Notable people==<br />
* [[Swati Reddy]] – Indian film actress and television presenter (born in [[Vladivostok]])<br />
* [[Abani Mukherji]] - Indian revolutionary and co-founder of the [[Communist Party of India|Communist Party of India (CPI)]]<br />
*[[Elena Tuteja]] – Miss India Earth 2017 Second Runner UP and Indian Model <br />
*[[Alesia Raut]] – Indian model & actress<br />
*[[Anjali Raut]] – Younger sister of [[Alesia Raut]] Indian Fashion Model <br />
*[[Dina Umarova]] – Russian Supermodel & Indian actor Vindu Dara Singh's wife<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Hinduism in Russia]]<br />
* [[India-Russia relations]]<br />
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