Ukrainians facts for kids
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 Ukraine 37,541,693 |
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Ukrainians are a group of East Slavic people from Ukraine. Ukrainians speak the Ukrainian language. Also widespread is the Russian language (mostly in the south and east).
The Ukrainians - one of the largest European nations totaling about 44 million. The majority of Ukrainians, about 37 million, living in Ukraine. The largest Ukrainian community abroad Ukraine is in Russia. About 3 million Russian citizens consider themselves to be Ukrainians. About 2 million Ukrainians live in North America (890,000 in the United States and 1 million in Canada). Many Ukrainians live in countries such as Brazil (880,000), Kazakhstan (500,000), Moldova (450,000), Argentina (305,000), Poland (300,000), Belarus (250,000) and Slovakia (200,000). Also, Ukrainian diaspora exist in Germany, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Romania and Latvia.
Images for kids
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Vladimir Vernadsky, a Soviet mineralogist and geochemist who is considered one of the founders of geochemistry, biogeochemistry, and radiogeology. He is also known as the founder of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences (now National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine).
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"Ethnographical Map of Ukraine" printed just after World War II. Land inhabited by a plurality of ethnic Ukrainians is colored rose.
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Portrait of Hutsuls, living in the Carpathian mountains, 1902
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Kostiantyn Ostrozkyi (prince, upper left), Kyrylo Rozumovskyi (hetman, upper right), Ivan Mazepa (hetman, lower left), Ivan Paskevich (serene prince, field marshal, lower right)
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Valentin Glushko, a Soviet rocket scientist of Ukrainian origin, a pioneer in rocket propulsion systems, and a major contributor to Soviet space and defense technology.
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Cossack Mamay, one of several national personifications of Ukrainians.
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Ukrainian traditional clothes
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The historic Saint Sophia's Cathedral, Kyiv.
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Ukrainian Greek Catholic procession
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Odessa Opera House
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Ukrainian dance Hopak.
