Ethnic and National Background
Since the first contact in the 9th century the Slavic (Ruthenian, later Belarusan and Ukraine) speaking areas have always bordered the vicinity of eastern Lithuania.
Read more about this topic: Ethnic History Of The Vilnius Region
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