ocr: In the former Soviet Union, Russians accounted for just over 50% of the population, but in Russia they are an overwhelming majority. Significant numbe ers of Russians still live in some of the neighboring Central Asian republics, notably in Ukraine and Latvia. However, arise in nationalism throughout the former USSR has persuaded many central Asian Russians to return to Russia. Within Russia there has also been some increase in ethnic tension. There are 57 nationalities with their own territories within the federation and 95 nationalities without a territory (although these groups make up only ...
