How many russians live in limassol

Regular socializing with fellow Russians is an essential part of expat life and helps getting accustomed to the Cypriot way of life and mentality.

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SportNations Group. And this past is indeed long When did the Russians begin to arrive in Cyprus, first? The first known Russian, Vasili Barsky, visited Cyprus in the 18th century, making the first detailed description of the island in the Russian language. Of course, after the Revolution the last officers of the Russian Empire, who fled from Russia with their families from the Crimea, found refuge in Cyprus.

Some are still buried in Limassol. Thus way, many of these students returned to Cyprus with Russian wives and husbands. Also, since the Russian businessmen have chosen Cyprus to found companies, starting the international trade between Russia and the rest of the world. Some of them bought houses and offices in Cyprus.

This was a new beginning in the business relations between Russia and Cyprus. The sea and the sun are not all the Russians want, when they are on their vacation. They want to go out to restaurants, shops, walks by the sea.

How many Russians live in Cyprus today and how many of them are in Limassol? There is no official number, because the registration at the Embassy is not mandatory. Many have Cypriot passports or a passport from other European countries.

Personally I would say the permanent residents are around 30 — 40 thousands and 5 — 6 thousands are those who visit Cyprus, staying 4 - 6 months a year.

Almost thousands of Russian tourists visit Cyprus during the year. How did Limassol become the most popular destination for Russians? Limassol offers them all this plus good hotels of 4 and 5 stars. This city is located between 2 airports: 1 hour way from Larnaca and Paphos. This is advantageous for tourists. In addition, it is 1 hour drive to Troodos with its monasteries and its natural treasures and 1 hour for Nicosia.

Russian tourists are trying to explore Cyprus and visit all the cities at least 1 time out of curiosity. As for residents, the reasons are different. Limassol offers a very special lifestyle. For entrepreneurs, what is important is the fact that Limassol is the financial and business capital of Cyprus. This year is expected to be better than last, a bumper year that brought more than 3. In the wake of perestroika, the 50,strong Russian community has grown exponentially.

Shops with Cyrillic signage abound alongside Russian newspapers, radio stations, schools and churches. But while focus on the expatriates has sharpened as investigators home in on Russian links to the inner circle of the US president, Donald Trump, Cypriot authorities are eager to lure ever more. We share the same religion and they love our sun. With Brexit, I am now working on bringing oligarchs over from London.