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. They speak the Ukrainian language. The Russian language is also widely spoken, especially in the south and east of Ukraine.
Ukrainians are one of the largest groups of people in Europe. There are about 44 million Ukrainians in total around the world. Most of them, about 37 million, live in Ukraine.
Where Do Ukrainians Live?
The largest group of Ukrainians living outside Ukraine is in Russia. About 3 million people in Russia consider themselves Ukrainian. About 2 million Ukrainians live in North America. This includes about 890,000 in the United States and 1 million in Canada.
Many Ukrainians also live in other countries. For example, there are about 880,000 in Brazil. Around 500,000 live in Kazakhstan. Other countries with many Ukrainians include Moldova (450,000), Argentina (305,000), Poland (300,000), Belarus (250,000), and Slovakia (200,000). Ukrainian communities, called a diaspora, also exist in Germany, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Romania, and Latvia.
Images for kids
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Vladimir Vernadsky, a famous scientist who helped start the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences.
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"Ethnographical Map of Ukraine" printed after World War II. The rose color shows where most ethnic Ukrainians lived.
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A portrait of Hutsuls, people living in the Carpathian Mountains, from 1902.
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Important Ukrainian leaders: Kostiantyn Ostrozkyi (prince, top left), Kyrylo Rozumovskyi (hetman, top right), Ivan Mazepa (hetman, bottom left), Ivan Paskevich (prince and field marshal, bottom right).
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Valentin Glushko, a Ukrainian rocket scientist who helped create rocket engines for space travel.
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Cossack Mamay, a symbol of the Ukrainian people.
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Traditional Ukrainian clothing.
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The historic Saint Sophia's Cathedral, Kyiv.
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A procession of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
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The inside of the Odessa Opera House.
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The Ukrainian dance Hopak.
See also
In Spanish: Pueblo ucraniano para niños
