Population of Soviet Russia 1939-1959, by ethnicity
consistently the largest ethnic group in the Soviet Union as a whole, with an overall share of 53 percent in 1979.
In Soviet Russia (RSFSR) in 1939 and 1959, ethnic Russians made up the largest share of the total population, with a share of approximately 83 percent. Tatars were the second largest ethnic group, followed by Ukrainians. Russians were