Ukraine has some ethnic [[diversity]]. It had a significant Russian population in its eastern provinces, and many of these Russians have declared independence to become self-governing or wish to ultimately re-join Russia. Ukraine has less significant but still notable Bulgarian, Hungarian, Romanian, Greek, and Rusyn populations in its southern and western provinces. Throughout history Ukraine has been the site of some of the worst [[human rights]] atrocities on the planet. The former territory of Crimea was once populated by Crimean Tatars, but their presence was drastically reduced by the de-population policies of [[Joseph Stalin]]. | Ukraine has some ethnic [[diversity]]. It had a significant Russian population in its eastern provinces, and many of these Russians have declared independence to become self-governing or wish to ultimately re-join Russia. Ukraine has less significant but still notable Bulgarian, Hungarian, Romanian, Greek, and Rusyn populations in its southern and western provinces. Throughout history Ukraine has been the site of some of the worst [[human rights]] atrocities on the planet. The former territory of Crimea was once populated by Crimean Tatars, but their presence was drastically reduced by the de-population policies of [[Joseph Stalin]]. |