Russians in Uzbekistan

Russians in Uzbekistan are the country's second largest ethnic group after Uzbeks, numbering 1,653,478, representing 5.5% of the population. During the Soviet period, Russians constituted more than half the population of the capital city, Tashkent. Uzbekistan counted nearly 1.5 million Russians, 12.5% of the population, in the 1970 census.

Russians in Uzbekistan

Russians in Uzbekistan are the country's second largest ethnic group after Uzbeks, numbering 1,653,478, representing 5.5% of the population. During the Soviet period, Russians constituted more than half the population of the capital city, Tashkent. Uzbekistan counted nearly 1.5 million Russians, 12.5% of the population, in the 1970 census.