page_title: Ukrainians in Russia
section_title: 19th century
hierarchical_section_title: Ukrainians in Russia / History / 19th century
caption_attribution_description: English: Zeleny Klyn (Ukrainian: Зелений клин, Russian: Зеленый Клин), also known as the Green Ukraine, is a historical Ukrainian name of the land in the Russian Far East area between today's Amurskaya oblast' (RF) and the Pacific Ocean.
context_page_description: Ukrainians in Russia make up the largest single diaspora group of the Ukrainian people. 1.9 million Ukrainians lived in Russia as of 2010, representing over 1.4% of the total population of the Russian Federation and comprising the third-largest ethnic group - after ethnic Russians and Tatars. An estimated 340,000 people born in Ukraine permanently settle legally in Russia each year.
  After the Euromaidan of 2013-1014 and the start of the ongoing War in Donbass at least 2,500,000 Ukrainian refugees had settled in Russia as of 2015.
  There are almost 5 6 million Ukrainian refugees and workers in Russia, remitting approximately 1 bn $/€ of workpay revenue back home.
  Following the outbreak of the Donbass War in 2014, over 420,000 asylum-seekers and refugees from Ukraine had registered in Russia as of November 2017.
context_section_description: Beginning in the 19th century, there was a continuous migration from Belarus, Ukraine and Northern Russia to settle the distant areas of the Russian Empire. The promise of free fertile land was an important factor for many peasants who until 1861, lived under Serfdom. In the colonization of the new lands, a significant contribution was made by ethnic Ukrainians. Initially Ukrainians colonised border territories in the Caucasus. Most of these settlers came from Left-bank Ukraine and Slobozhanshchyna and mainly settled in the Stavropol, and Terek areas. Some compact areas of the Don, Volga and Urals were also settled.
  The Ukrainians created large settlements within Russia often becoming the majority in certain centres. They continued fostering their traditions, their language and their architecture. Their village structure and administration differed somewhat from the Russian population that surrounded them. Where populations were mixed, russification often took place. The size and geographical area of the Ukrainian settlements were first seen in the course of the Russian Empire Census of 1897. This census noted only language, not ethnicity. Nonetheless a total of 22,380,551 Ukrainian speakers were recorded. Within the European territories of Russia 1,020,000 Ukrainians, in Asia (not including the Caucasus) 209,000 were recorded. From 1897-1914, the intense migration of Ukrainians to the Urals and Asia continued, and was measured to be 1.5 million before ceasing in 1915.
caption: Green Ukraine - historical Ukrainian name of the land in the Russian Far East area.
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