listen)) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which it borders to the east and north-east. After World War II, the western part of Ukraine merged into the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, and the whole country became a part of the Soviet Union.

Are Ukrainian and Russian the same?

Differences in Pronunciation Russian and Ukrainian are different in pronunciation. To non-native speakers and for those not familiar with the language, they can sound the same. However, they are only roughly similar, and enough to be noticeable by people familiar with the languages. Ukranian has more soft consonants.

Is Ukraine independent from Russia?

With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Ukraine became an independent state, formalised with a referendum in December 1991.

Is Ukraine Polish or Russian?

Ukraine and Poland are respectively, the second and third largest Slavic countries, after Russia. The two countries share a border of about 529 km.

What percent of Ukraine is Russian?

Crimean Tatar The official language of Ukraine is Ukrainian, an East Slavic language, which is the native language of 67.5% of Ukraines population. Russian is the native language of 29.6% of Ukraines population and the rest (2.9%) are native speakers of other languages.

What was the Ukraine called before?

the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic From 1922 until 1991, Ukraine (also the Ukraine) was the informal name of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, Ukrainska Radianska Sotsiialistychna Respublika) within the Soviet Union (annexed by Germany as Reichskommissariat Ukraine during 1941–1944).

Are the Rus Vikings?

The Rus (Old East Slavic: Рѹсь, Old Norse: Garðar) are an ethnic group in that formed the Kievan Rus. They were originally Norse people, mainly originating from Sweden. These Norsemen merged and assimilated with Slavic, Baltic, and Finnic tribes.