Yazidism in Russia

Yazidism in Russia
Total population
40,586^[1] (2010, census)
Languages
Kurmanji, Russian
Religion
Yazidism or Sharfadin^[2]

The Yazidism in Russia refers to believers of Yazidism in Russia. This community is part of the Yazidis who emigrated to Russia from the Armenian and Georgian parts of the Soviet Union after the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s.^[3] In 2009, the Yazidis were recognized as a religious community in Russia.^[4]

Demographics

Most Yazidi habit in large cities such as Saint Petersburg, Moscow or Nizhny Nowgorod among others.^[5] According to the Russian census in 2010, the total number of Yazidis in Russia in 2010 was 40,586.^[5]^[6]

Media

The satellite channel of Lalish TV broadcast in Kurdish from Moscow and is bankrolled by the Yazidi businessman Mirza Sloyan.^[5] It was launched in April 2016 and is located in the shopping mall Shengal, which takes its name from a place Yazidi live in Iraq.^[5]

Notable persons

Mikhail Aloyan, boxer

References

^ Statistics of Russia
^ Asatrian, Garnik S.; Arakelova, Victoria (2014-09-03). The Religion of the Peacock Angel: The Yezidis and Their Spirit World. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-54429-6.
^ Asatrian, Garnik S.; Arakelova, Victoria (2014-09-03). The Religion of the Peacock Angel: The Yezidis and Their Spirit World. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-54428-9.
^ Omarkhali, Khanna (2014-01-01). "Kreyenbroek Ph. and Omarkhali, Kh., Interview: Jesiden suchen ihre Identität". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Chulkovskaya, Yekaterina (11 November 2016). "Why Moscow won't recognize genocide against Yazidis in Iraq - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
^ "Приложение 2. Национальный состав населения по субъектам Российской Федерации". Statistics of Russia. 2010. Retrieved 2022-01-02.