down the influx of Russians by letting Lithuanians fill some of the higher party positions. The flow of immigrants did not stop entirely, and there were further waves of Russian workers who came to work on major construction projects, such as power plants. At the last Soviet census in 1989, 9.4 percent of Lithuania's population were ethnic Russians, with a few more percent comprising other Soviet nationalities. Modern era Russians who reside in Lithuania live mainly in urban areas. In Vilnius they make up 13% of the population, and 28% in Klaipėda. Kaunas has just 4.4% ethnic Russians. The town of Visaginas was built for workers at the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant and therefore has an ethnic Russian majority (56%). Statistics As of 2011 according to census Top 10 municipalities with Russian diaspora: Visaginas Municipality (51.91%) Klaipėda City Municipality (19.63%) Zarasai District Municipality (18.71%) Švenčionys District Municipality (13.28%) Vilnius City Municipality (11.94%) Ignalina District Municipality (8.31%) Trakai District Municipality (8.27%) Jonava District Municipality (8.22%) Vilnius District Municipality (8.01%) Elektrėnai Municipality (5.85%) Top 10 cities with Russian diaspora: Visaginas (52.16%) Zarasai (23.07%) Klaipėda (19.63%) Pabradė (18.45%) Švenčionys (17.32%) Dūkštas (16.89%) Grigiškės (15.26%) Lentvaris (11.97%) Vilnius (11.88%) Baltoji Vokė (11.26%) Top 10 cities by number of Russians: Vilnius: 62,304 Klaipėda: 31,872 Kaunas: 11,913 Visaginas: 11,644 Šiauliai: 4,512 Jonava: 2,528 Panevėžys: 2,434 Grigiškės: 1,659 Zarasai: 1,653 Lentvaris: 1,330 Notable Russians in Lithuania Famous modern Lithuanian Russians include: Vladimir Romanov, businessman and former owner of Heart of Midlothian F.C. football club, citizen of Lithuania (Originally from Tver Oblast, Russia). Fedor Černych, Russian-born Lithuanian professional footballer who plays for the Lithuania national football team (Originally from Moscow, Russia). Viktor Uspaskich, former leader of the Lithuanian Labour Party, former Lithuanian minister of the economy, former member of the Lithuanian parliament, the Seimas, and the current member of the European Parliament elected from Lithuania (Originally from Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia). See also Lithuania–Russia relations Baltic Russians Ethnic Russians in post-Soviet states Further reading Popovski, Vesna (2000). National Minorities and Citizenship Rights in Lithuania, 1988-93. N.Y.: Palgrave. References Ethnic groups in Lithuania Lithuania Lithuania–Russia relations