Tags: Ethnic Group.
The Ainu in Russia are indigenous peoples of Russia located in Sakhalin Oblast Khabarovsk Krai and Kamchatka Krai. The Ainu people (Айны) also called Kurile (Куриль) Kamchatka’s Kurile (Камчатские Куриль / Камчадальские Айны) or Ein (Ейны) can be subdivided into six groups. Although only around 100 people currently identify themselves as Ainu in Russia (according to the census of 2010) it is believed that at least 1000 Russian people are of significant Ainu ancestry.
