Are there Italians in Russia?

Among our members there is also a number of Italian expats in Russia, hailing from all across Italy – from Napoli, over Milan to Rome.

How many Russians are in Italy?

Statistics

Country	ethnic Russians
Brazil	340,000
Italy	120,000 (2006)
Turkey	100,000 (2019)
Finland	78,400 (2015)

Did Russia ever invade Italy?

An expeditionary force quickly became operational, with three divisions, previously put on alert: called the “Italian Expeditionary Corps in Russia” (CSIR), it arrived on the eastern front in mid-July 1941….Italian participation in the Eastern Front.

Date	August 1941 – 20 January 1943
Result	Italian defeat

Was Italy a part of USSR?

Signed on 2 September 1933, the agreement was in place until 22 June 1941 when Italy declared war on the Soviet Union during the Second World War….Italo-Soviet Pact.

Pact of Friendship, Neutrality, and Nonaggression between Italy and the Soviet Union
Signed	September 2, 1933
Expiration	June 22, 1941
Signatories	Soviet Union Italy

Did Italians fight in Russia in ww2?

The Italian Army in Russia (Italian: Armata Italiana in Russia; ARMIR) was an army-sized unit of the Royal Italian Army which fought on the Eastern Front during World War II. The ARMIR was also known as the 8th Italian Army and initially had 235,000 soldiers.

Was Stalin Russian or Italian?

Joseph Stalin
Succeeded by	himself as People’s Commissar of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union
Personal details
Born	Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili 18 December [O.S. 6] 1878 Gori, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire (now Georgia)
Died	5 March 1953 (aged 74) Kuntsevo Dacha, Moscow, Soviet Union (now Russia)

What side was Italy on in ww2?

Axis side
Italy entered World War II on the Axis side on June 10, 1940, as the defeat of France became apparent.