▁Russia , ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁see ▁also ▁Polish ▁minor ity ▁in ▁Russia , ▁Kaz akh stan ▁– ▁between ▁ 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁see ▁also ▁Pol es ▁in ▁Kaz akh stan . ▁Lat via , ▁around ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁see ▁also ▁Pol es ▁in ▁Lat via . ▁A zer ba ij an ▁– ▁between ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 , ▁see ▁also ▁Pol es ▁in ▁A zer ba ij an . ▁Polish ▁minor ities ▁are ▁also ▁found ▁in ▁Georgia , ▁Mold ova ▁and ▁U z bek istan . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁The ▁Polish ▁population ▁in ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁pe aked ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁decre ased ▁by ▁about ▁ 2 0 % ▁by ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁and ▁then ▁decre ased ▁extremely ▁slowly ▁between ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁prominent ▁S ovi ets ▁of ▁Polish ▁descent ▁ ▁Vik enty ▁Ver es ae v ▁( b irth ▁name ▁Sm id ov ich ) ▁- ▁writer ▁ ▁Felix ▁D zer z hin sky ▁( F el iks ▁D z ier ży ński ) ▁- ▁cre ator ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁security ▁service , ▁Che ka , ▁later ▁GPU , ▁O G PU ▁( 1 9 1 7 - 1 9 2 6 )