Can you get russian citizenship based on a ancestor?

[St. Stepinac]

Getting Russian citizenship just because of very distant unknown Russian ancestor is totally impossible You'll rather get our citizenship like a Gypsy.
There exist some programs for repatriation of former compatriots but they are mainly based on their having a former Soviet citizenship, not on the Russian nationality, and the significant percentage of people passing this way are non-Russians. The only exception I know are small communities of Russian old believers, sometimes they move back to Russia, but it's an exceptional case.

[Mortimer]

Getting Russian citizenship just because of very distant unknown Russian ancestor is totally impossible You'll rather get our citizenship like a Gypsy.
There exist some programs for repatriation of former compatriots but they are mainly based on their having a former Soviet citizenship, not on the Russian nationality, and the significant percentage of people passing this way are non-Russians. The only exception I know are small communities of Russian old believers, sometimes they move back to Russia, but it's an exceptional case.

He was unknown to me, but he is not "unknown" My uncle knew his name and saw his picture. It is documented. But its distant yes.

[St. Stepinac]

He was unknown to me, but he is not "unknown" My uncle knew his name and saw his picture. It is documented. But its distant yes.

I don't know maybe in getting the Israeli citizenship such proofs would be accepted, in addition to more valuable arguments such as genetic tests and Judaism. But In case of Russia it won't work for sure. You could invent the name of ancestor, you could have photoshoped his image or use other's ancestor photo ect. Finally, many people have distant Russian ancestry, if I'm not mistaken, even George Bush reportedly had a sort of very distant Russian ancestor (I'm sure he wasn't). Claims based on few percentage of genes is like a strange wish to get Neanderthal citizenship.

[Mortimer]

I don't know maybe in getting the Israeli citizenship such proofs would be accepted, in addition to more valuable arguments such as genetic tests and Judaism. But In case of Russia it won't work for sure. You could invent the name of ancestor, you could have photoshoped his image or use other's ancestor photo ect. Finally, many people have distant Russian ancestry, if I'm not mistaken, even George Bush reportedly had a sort of very distant Russian ancestry (I'm sure he wasn't). Claims based on few percentage of genes is like a strange wish to get Neanderthal citizenship.

in germany you can get citizenship based on a ancestor in italy too not only in israel. in israel also only up to 1/4 (1 grandparent) but im only 1/16 so i wouldnt get it there either. but you do make a good point.

[Bobby Martnen]

I found out my Russian ancestors name was Kacanov, Michaeal Kacanov (my uncle said Mihajlo Kacanov) but Mihajlo is the serbian version of Michael I dont know the russian version. Anyone knows something about this surname?

The Russian version of the name is probably Михаил Качанов

The traditional way to write that in English is "Michael Kachanoff", though a more technical/scientific transliteration is "Mikhail Kachanov"

[ЛыSSый]

in soviet russia people even may get citizenship based on russian culture.

[ЛыSSый]

I found out my Russian ancestors name was Kacanov, Michaeal Kacanov (my uncle said Mihajlo Kacanov) but Mihajlo is the serbian version of Michael I dont know the russian version. Anyone knows something about this surname?

hohols, hohols ewerywhere

[Max Luburic]

in germany you can get citizenship based on a ancestor in italy too not only in israel. in israel also only up to 1/4 (1 grandparent) but im only 1/16 so i wouldnt get it there either. but you do make a good point.

Even if you manage to get , what is it worth going to place where you have less in common with people there than lets say in ethnic society where you live. It is good to search for ancestral lineage but I do not think you need to go that far.

[Перун]

Why would you want to live in Russia anyway?

Cause he's a serbian gypsie

[Max Luburic]

Cause he's a serbian gypsie

Precisely , though he is better at home in Serbia where gypsos are TV stars.