Russians in Lithuania (Russian: Русские в Литве, romanized: Russkiye v Litve, Lithuanian: Lietuvos rusai) number about 141,500 people, according to the Lithuanian estimates of 2026, or 4.9% of the total population of Lithuania. == History == === Imperial era === First early settlements of Ruthenians in Lithuania proper date back to late medieval ages when the first proto-Russian merchants and craftsmen began to permanently reside in several Lithuanian towns.
Russians in Lithuania (Russian: Русские в Литве, romanized: Russkiye v Litve, Lithuanian: Lietuvos rusai) number about 141,500 people, according to the Lithuanian estimates of 2026, or 4.9% of the total population of Lithuania. == History == === Imperial era === First early settlements of Ruthenians in Lithuania proper date back to late medieval ages when the first proto-Russian merchants and craftsmen began to permanently reside in several Lithuanian towns.
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