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The Scottish-Russians

Scottish Russians are with full (or partial) Scottish ancestry. Scottish migration to Russia occurred primarily during the early-17th-century Polish–Muscovite War (1605–18), Ingrian War (1610–1617) and Thirty Years War (1618–1648). In 1507, four Scottish gunners were sent by King Christian III of Denmark to support Russian-allied forces. During the Polish–Russian War (1605–18), a regiment originally under the command of William Grim whilst on the 1614 siege of the fortress of Bely switched sides, […]