Number of Armenian citizens in Russia increase

According to the information from official sources there are more than half a million Armenian citizens in the Russian Federation. The tendency of traveling to Russia for seasonal work was practiced in Armenia even during Soviet times, this tradition continues as well. Many Armenians go to Russia to search for jobs and some of them never return home. The Armenians are spread around Russia, but most of them are concentrated in Moscow, Vladikavkaz and the Krasnodar district.