Aside from a large Azeri community that is native to Russia's Dagestan Republic, the majority of Azeris in Russia are fairly recent immigrants. Azeris started settling in Russia (with the exception of Dagestan) around the late 19th century, but their migrantion became intensive after World War II. It rapidly increased with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. According to the 2002 All-Russian Population Census, there are 621,840 Azeris residing in Russia (constituting 2,2% of the population), however the actual numbers are a lot higher due to recent migrations of guest workers from Azerbaijan. The estimated total Azeri population of Russia might be reaching as many as 3,000,000 people,^[1] with more than one million of them living in Moscow. The majority of them have come to Russia since 1991 from rural Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia. Today most provinces of Russia have more or less significant Azeri communities, the biggest ones, according to official numbers, residing in Dagestan, Moscow, Khanty-Mansi, Krasnoyarsk, Rostov-on-the-Don, Saratov, Sverdlovsk, Samara, Stavropol, etc.^[2] This article is becoming very long. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Russian Census of 2002 (Russian: ) was the first census of Russian Federation carried out on October 9, 2002. ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... Khantia-Mansia, or Yugra is an autonomous district of Tyumen Oblast in the Russian Federation. ... Krasnoyarsk Krai (Russian: ) (2002 pop. ... Rostov Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in Southern Federal District. ... Categories: Russia geography stubs | Oblasts of Russia ... Sverdlovsk Oblast (Russian: , tr. ... Samara Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Stavropol Krai (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai). ...

Map of Dagestan. Azeri-populated regions are shown in purple

Dagestan

111,656 Azeris lived in the Dagestan Republic as of 2002, which makes them the region's seventh largest ethnic group. Most of them are natives of the city of Derbent (once a part of Persia) making up about ⅓ of its population, and the nearby towns and villages. The rest live in the cities of Makhachkala, Khasavyurt, Buynaksk and Kizlyar.^[3] Among cultural benifits, available to Dagestani Azeris, there are newspapers and maganizes printed in the Azeri language, public schools where Azeri is taught as a first language, and the Azeri State Dramatic Theatre in Derbent. Traditionally Azeris of Dagestan were engaged in carpet weaving, currying, jewellery- and copper utensils making.^[4] Starting from the 1920s, the industrialization era opened new career opportunities for Dagestanis. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Derbent is built around a Sassanid fortress, the only one preserved in the world. ... For other uses of this term see: Persia (disambiguation) The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). ... Makhachkala (Russian: ) is a city in Russia, the capital of the Republic of Dagestan. ... Khasavyurt (Russian: ) is a city in Dagestan, Russia. ... Buynaksk, known as Temir-Khan-Shura before 1922 (Russian: Буйнакск, Темир-Хан-Шура), is a town in Dagestan, Russia, located at the foothills of the Greater Caucasus on the Shura-Ozen River. ... Kizlyar IE, ООО ПП Кизляр. Russian knife company. ... The Azerbaijani language, also called Azeri, Azari, Azeri Turkish, or Azerbaijani Turkish, is the official language of Republic of Azerbaijan and the second language of the Islamic Republic of Iran. ...

For centuries Azeri has been the lingua franca of Southern Dagestan.^[5] It managed to retain that status till nowadays, despite huge competition with Russian in the past 50 years. Lingua franca, literally Frankish language in Italian, was originally a mixed language consisting largely of Italian plus a vocabulary drawn from Turkish, Persian, French, Greek and Arabic and used for communication throughout the Middle East. ...

Rest of Russia

For the past decade, Azeris have played significant roles in developping the Russian economy. With many of them being involved in entrepreneurship, they managed to gain control over some major economical areas, such as trade and oil industry. Among Russia's 100 richest people ranked by the Forbes in 2004, 3 ethnic Azeris were ranked 10, 66 and 74.^[6] Entrepreneurship is the practice of starting new organizations, particularly new businesses generally in response to identified opportunities. ... Forbes Building on Fifth Avenue in New York City Forbes is a publishing and media company. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Azeris have established numerous cultural communities, the largest one being the All-Russian Azeri Congress, which controls smaller communities throughout Russia. In addidtion, the Moscow Public Secondary School #157 is set up for students with keen interest in the Azeri language and culture.^[7]

Discrimination

Main article: Anti-national sentiment in Russia

Like many other people, who originated in the Caucasus (commonly referred to as Caucasians (кавказцы), despite the fact that the term has a different dominant meaning in English), Azeris often face caucasophobia, which might result in severe discrimination and violence. Anti-national sentiment in Russia as a negative attitude to non-Slavic persons can be traced far back into the history of Russia. ... The Entholinguistic patchwork of the modern Caucasus - CIA map The Caucasus, a region bordering Asia Minor, is located between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea which includes the Caucasus Mountains and surrounding lowlands. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Between January and June of 2006, 2 Azeris were reported killed and 41 were harassed by various nationalist groups;^[8] 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Famous Azeris of Russia

This list consists of Russian-born Azeris only:

• Alexander Kazem-Bek, 19th century linguist and scholar
• Pyotr Babayev, founder of the Babayevski confectionary factory
• Geidar Dzhemal, philosopher
• Alla Akhoundova, poet
• Tamilla Abassova, 2004 Olympic champion
• Elmira Mirzoeva, International Chess Grandmaster

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See also

• Azeris
• List of Azerbaijanis
• Azerbaijan
• Russia
• Demographics of Russia
• Dagestan
• Azeris in Iran
• Azeris in Georgia
• Azeris in Turkey

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Notes and references

1. ^ Azerbaijan Acts to Limit the Discrimination Agaist Azeris in Russia by Nailia Sohbetqizi. Eurasianet.org. 11 November 2002. Retrived 15 September 2006
2. ^ 2002 All-Russian Population Census. Official website. Retrieved 15 September 2006
3. ^ Islam and the Problems of National Security in the Southern Federal District by K.Khanbabaev. RIA-Dagestan News Agency. 5 September 2005. Retrieved 15 September 2006 (in Russian)
4. ^ The Peoples of Dagestan. Lakia.net. Retrived 15 September 2006 (in Russian)
5. ^ - On the Peoples of the Caucasus by N.Trubetskoi. IRS Magazine, #7. Retrived 15 September 2006 (in Russian)
6. ^ The 100 Richest Russians by Paul Khlebnikov (ed.). Forbes. 23 July 2004. Retrieved 15 September 2006
7. ^ - The Moscow Public Secondary School #157 with the Ethnocultural Azeri Element by Aida Quliyeva. Azeri.ru. Retrived 15 September 2006 (in Russian)
8. ^ - Chronicles of an Undeclared War by Alexander Kolesnichenko. Novye Izvestia. 10 July 2006. Retrived 15 September 2006 (in Russian)

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External links

• (Russian) Azeris in Russia