Ukrainians in Siberia
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Norilsk, Magadan, Yakutia, Amur Oblast, Tyumen Oblast, Far North, Far East | |
| Languages | |
| Russian, Ukrainian, Surzhyk | |
| Religion | |
| Russian Orthodox, Old Believers | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Ukrainians |
Siberian Ukrainians (Russian: Сибирские Украинцам, "Sibirskiye Ukraintsam"), (Ukrainian: Сибірські Українцям,"Sybirsʹki Ukrayintsyam"), Despite being a national minority are a reigional Plurality in Siberia and the Russian Far East and even make up the majority in some cities. Siberian Ukrainians are one of the most largest and historically important parts of the Ukrainian diaspora and are known to be one of the first Ukrainian diasporas.
History
Russian empire
2 million Ukrainian Peasants settled in Siberia between the 1600s and 1917
Soviet era
World war two refugees
During Operation Barbarossa evactations of Russian, Belorussian and Ukrainian civilians from Europe over the Ural Mountains Commenced, These evacuees Included skilled Ukrainain and Jewish workers and Professionals as well as Nationally Concious members of the Ukrainian Clergy and intelligencia. The Soviets feared that the Nazis would exploit the ethnonational detachment of the educated and many were prohibited from returning to Ukraine after the war.<[1]
Gulag
During the Stalin era and especially after World War Two many Ukrainians were branded as Enemies of the people and Collaborators due to the activities of groups and people such as the Ukrainian Insurgent Army and Stephan Bandera. Ukrainians contributed greatly to and even ledthe Norilsk Uprising and other gulag uprisings in 1953 in a hope to return to their homeland, to which they never did. Many (but not all) Ukrainians living in Siberia and Russia are the descendants of prisoners.[2]
Modern Russia
Ukrainian exodus
In Mid 2014 trains began to arrive in Siberia carrying Ukrainian refugees[3] Many Refugees and Immigrants were welcomed by Siberian Natives and many settled in predominantly Indegionous areas [4]
Immigration Program
In 2016 a program was approved to help spur the development of the Russian far east the program was aimed at Ukrainian refugees and immigrants.[5] The ambitious program hopes to resettle 150,000 Ukrainian immigrants by years end, This may have something to do with the unconfirmed reports that Ukrainian Illegal Immigrants and Refugees are being deported En Masse to there [6] The Russian nationalists and the Ukrainian government oppose this plan.[7]
Notable Siberian Ukrainians
Ukrainian Culture in Siberia
There are several Ukrainian Language Newspapers in Siberia, as well as privately funded Ukrainian language schools.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ > https://books.google.com.au/books?id=SfWBAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA88&lpg=PA88&dq=siberian+ukrainians+in+the+soviet+era&source=bl&ots=pW9sLFAlPM&sig=umI5motAKfKqmu0MZGkB2ZinyMg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi-0LzNiMzLAhVjYKYKHdaXAso4ChDoAQgdMAI#v=onepage&q=siberian%20ukrainians%20in%20the%20soviet%20era&f=false. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ Libcom.org. "The gulag uprisings".
- ↑ Vocativ. "Russia flies Ukrainian refugees to Siberia".
- ↑ Kyivpost. "Siberian Nationalists welcome Ukrainians".
- ↑ RT. "Go East! Government Backs plan to resettle Ukrainian Immigrants in the Far east".
- ↑ Ukraine Today. "Ukrainian Immigrants in Siberian exile".
- ↑ EuromaidanPress. "Russian Nationalists Oppose Moscow's Ukrainian Resettlement".
- ↑ "The Ukrainian Resurgence".