In 1989, ethnic Russians made up slightly more than half of the Soviet Union's total population, at around 51 percent overall. When compared with 1979, there was a slight decrease in the share of ethnicities in European and western regions, whereas there was a slight increase in the share of ethnicities concentrated in the Caucuses and Central Asia.
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U.S. Census Bureau. (August 31, 1991). Ethnic composition of the Soviet Union's population in 1989 [Graph]. In ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾. Retrieved August 13, 2026, from /statistics/1248356/population-ussr-ethnic-share-1989/
U.S. Census Bureau. "Ethnic composition of the Soviet Union's population in 1989." Chart. August 31, 1991. ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾. Accessed August 13, 2026. /statistics/1248356/population-ussr-ethnic-share-1989/
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Ethnic composition of the Soviet Union's population in 1989 [Graph], U.S. Census Bureau, August 31, 1991. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1248356/population-ussr-ethnic-share-1989/
