[OC] Ethnic Russians in the Russian Federation, 2021 CensusSubmitted by greensino t3_10iv5t3 in dataisbeautiful
trisul-108 t1_j5ioqdj wrote
Reply to comment by madrid987 in [OC] Ethnic Russians in the Russian Federation, 2021 Census by greensino
When you say "dominated" you really mean "majority". It is the only part of Ukraine where ethnic Russians had a majority in the last last census before Russia invaded.
mdog73 t1_j5ivxow wrote
Aren't Ukrainians and Russians essentially the same people?
Hakoi t1_j5iwi49 wrote
No. Different language, different culture, different history. For example, west Ukrainians became part of Russia only at the end of WW2.
canttouchmypingas t1_j5iz8hu wrote
And said territory was a part of Poland post WW1
trisul-108 t1_j5izecf wrote
No, not at all. Ukrainians don't feel this way, they have their own culture, language, outlooks and customs that differ. If Russians really considered them to be one people, they would never be targeting Ukrainian civilians as they are ... and the Russian public would be more upset about it than they are.
This is just a propaganda statement by Russia. It's like "we're brothers, so your house is my house, right?".
madrid987 t1_j5m1e1y wrote
It was until the days of the Russian Empire. The empire regarded the Ukrainians as a kind of Russian.
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