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There is a link to a Russian language furry survey at the bottom of this article.

This article is also published in Russian.

The major Russian-speaking countries—Russia, Ukraine & Belarus—all have a vibrant furry community. Russfurence in Moscow is the biggest local convention, with nearly 500 attendees.

Russian-speaking furries are largely invisible to the English-dominated furry world. English is not a common second language in most parts of Russia. In this respect they have more in common with Japanese, Korean, or Chinese-speaking furries, rather than their Eastern European neighbours like Poland and Hungary.

We ask nationality in the annual Furry Survey. Russians seem to be 0.5 to 1.5% of total responses:

2009: 0.49%
2010: 0.43%
2011: 0.27%
2012: 0.35%
2013: 1.54%
2015: 0.55%*

* provisional

This places them around 10th in terms of furry population:

Source: 2013 Furry Survey

 

The Furry Survey is, of course, in English. This means that most Russian-speaking furries won’t have been able to participate.

Among Russians, English is most widely spoken in Moscow, which seems to be where most Russian furries live. Even then, as little as one in ten have English skills sufficient to fill in the survey. This implies that Russians may make up as much as 10% of the total furry population.

Not surprisingly, Russian speaking furries tend to congregate around Russian websites, like VK.com and furnation.ru. They also have a significant presence on Wikifur, which manages multiple languages:

Source: Wikifur stats

Here on [adjective][species], Russian is also easily to most common language for non-English readers:

Source: [adjective][species] analyticsWe’re interested in the size and shape of the Russian speaking furry population. With help from a couple of bilingual Russian furs, we have a shortened version of the Furry Survey for our Russian speaking friends. It’s designed for anyone who speaks Russian, whether they have filled in the English Furry Survey or not.

The survey is currently open. We will publish results, in English and in Russian, here on [a][s] in early 2016.

Link to Russian language Furry Survey.

Сам опрос находится в конце этой статьи.

Эта статья также доступна на английском языке.

Большая тройка стран с наибольшим распространением русского языка – Россия, Украина и Беларусь – отличаются весьма активным и колоритным фурри-сообществом. Самый большой местный фурри-конвент, проходящий в Москве – Русфурренция – насчитывает около 500 участников.

Русскоговорящие фурри по большей части незаметны для всего остального фурри-мира, где основной язык общения – английский. Поскольку в большинстве российских областей английский в качестве второго языка не очень распространен, то можно сказать, что в этом отношении у русских фуррей больше общего с японцами, корейцами и китайцами, нежели с их западноевропейскими соседями (например, поляками или венграми).

По результатам нашего ежегодного Фурри-Опроса, русские составляют 0.5 – 1.5% от всего национального состава фуррей:

2009: 0.49%
2010: 0.43%
2011: 0.27%
2012: 0.35%
2013: 1.54%
2015: 0.55%*

* предварительно

Таким образом, русскоговорящие фурри находятся примерно на десятом месте в рейтинге стран по объему пушистого населения:

Источник: Фурри-Опрос от 2013 г

Фурри-Опрос, разумеется, составлен на английском языке, что делает недоступным участие в нем для большинства русскоговорящих фуррей.

На территории русскоязычного мира английский язык наиболее популярен в Москве, где, судя по всему, обитает большинство русских фуррей. И даже с учетом этого факта, лишь один из десяти обладает достаточными знаниями языка для заполнения анкеты. Таким образом, можно предположить, что русские составляют до 10% от общего числа фуррей в мире.

Неудивительно, что русскоязычные фурри в основном концентрирутся на русскоязычных web-ресурсах и социальных сетях, таких как VK.com и FurNation.ru. Также, достаточно большое их присутствие наблюдается на Wikifur, которая доступна на нескольких языках:

Источник: статистика Wikifur

Здесь же, на [adjective][species], русский также является самым популярным языком после английского:

Источник: Аналитика [adjective][species]Нам интересно узнать об истинном объеме и состоянии русскоязычной части фурри-населения. Посему, не без помощи нескольких двуязычных русских фуррей, мы подготовили сокращенный вариант Фурри-Опроса специально для наших русскоговорящих друзей. Он рассчитан на любого, кто говорит по-русски, вне зависимости от того, заполнял ли он английскую версию анкеты или нет.

На данный момент, опрос все еще проводится. Мы опубликуем результаты как на русском, так и на английском здесь же, на [a][s], в начале 2016 года.

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I've decided to write some furry fiction based in a WWII-era world (not earth, no name for it yet). I'm definitely not going on any internet written fiction site because I think the people there are too snobby, and I'm not sure if they actually have valuable opinions or not.

I've decided that if people are interested I'll post it here, probably uploading a chapter every day or so depending on how busy I am. Sound good?

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We all can probably answer at least one side whether it's something we enjoy alot, or something that tends to be more annoying. I'd like to hear what everyone thinks :)

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We came across this new full-color comic book series from Chapterhouse called Spirt Leaves, written and illustrated by Rossi Gifford from Scotland. “Freya, an albino deer girl training to be a shaman, sets off to the mystical forest to find out what is causing an imbalance. Along the journey,she meets a wolf boy looking for the same entity, and they agree to find it together. Both are determined to pursue this force and prove they are capable on their own – but how do you stop a demon?” There’s a whole lotta information and preview pictures over at Bleeding Cool. Spirit Leaves #1 is on the shelves now.

image c. 2016 by Rossi Gifford

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