Russia's Ukrainian Diaspora

An article on the difficult position of the large Ukrainian Diaspora in the Russian Federation, much of which is partially or completely assimilated into the Russian people (check out how many Ukrainian names have been born by government ministers), can be found here.

Ukrainian Orthodoxy Trends Towards Moscow

As the idea of solidarity between the Belorussian, Russian, and Ukrainian peoples has grown more popular in 21st century Ukraine so too the popularity of the country's Ukrainian Orthodox Church. More here.

Fascist Protesters March in Vilnius

This past weekend fascist protesters in Vilnius called for a "Lithuania for the Lithuanians." Modern Lithuania is a vestige of Lithuania at its height as a grand duchy united with the Kingdom of Poland, but remains as multiethnic as its predecessor with some 20% of its citizens being of non-Lithuanian ethnicity (primarily Poles, Russians, Belorussians, and Ukrainians). More here.