Ukrainians make up the overwhelming majority of the population of Ukraine. About 17% of the country's residents consider themselves Russian. The country is located at the geographical and cultural junction between Europe and Russia.
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Step 1
Appetizing cuisine. They know and love to cook deliciously in Ukraine. The most famous national dishes outside of Ukraine are lard with horseradish and Ukrainian borscht. But Ukrainian cuisine is famous not only for this. Jelly, shpundra, fried duck, baked suckling pig - all these dishes can be found on the festive tables of Ukrainians. Popular in the country are chowders with mushrooms and potatoes, dumplings, chicken and homemade noodles. Various fish dishes are also loved by the Ukrainian people.
Step 2
Soviet legacy. Factories, factories, ports and large enterprises - much remains from Soviet times. To this day, many Ukrainians work at these facilities, including young people who only know about life in the USSR by hearsay. The Soviet legacy penetrates into various spheres - sports, army, culture.
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West and East. The western and eastern parts of Ukraine have some differences in culture, language and worldview. Most of the Ukrainians living in the western part speak Ukrainian, they are politically inclined towards integration with the European Union, and they have a rather negative attitude towards Russia and the Soviet legacy. Inhabitants of the eastern and southern regions of Ukraine, on the contrary, have a warm attitude towards Russia and much that is connected with it. Most of them do not want to join the European Union, they speak mainly Russian. This separation can be seen even in architecture. The cities of western Ukraine are outwardly similar to European ones, and in the eastern regions much reminds of the Soviet past. Economically, the eastern part is more developed.
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Rural life. Due to the favorable climate in Ukraine, agriculture has a significant weight. A large proportion of the country's population is made up of residents of villages and towns. While about 20% of the population is employed in industry, about 23% of able-bodied Ukrainians are engaged in agriculture.
