Russians in London

A quick look into facts about Russians in London.

The amount of Russians in the UK is approximately 300’000 people, roughly 40’000 of them live in London. There are 5 different Russian publications, several Orthodox churches, more than 5 Russian Schools, many traditional shops and restaurants around London.

More about Russian Culture you can learn from Pushkin House (http://www.pushkinhouse.org/en), which is a Cultural Centre where you can find Russian library attend exhibitions, events, film screenings and even learn the Russian language.
Famous Brits with Russian roots:

• Pete Doherty – singer
• Dame Helen Mirren – actress 
• Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov – actor
• Nick Clegg - a British Liberal Democrat politician
• Max Alexander Baldry – actor
• Stuart Rose - Chief Executive of Marks & Spencer
• Sophia Jane Myles – actress
• Robert Jacob Alexander Skidelsky, Baron Skidelsky of Tilton -  British economic historian
• Nikolai Tolstoy - Anglo-Russian historian
• Paul Vinogradoff - highly reputable Anglo-Russian historian-medievalist.
• Albert Coates - composer

 (From Alexandra With Love)