Ukrainians in Russia - Anti-Ukrainian Sentiment in Russia

Anti-Ukrainian Sentiment in Russia

See also: Anti-Ukrainian sentiment and Racism in Russia

Ukrainians in the Russian Federation represent a sizable minority in the country and the third largest ethnic group after Russians and Tatars. In spite of their relatively high numbers, some Ukrainians in Russia complain of the unfair treatment and the prevailing anti-Ukrainian sentiment in the Russian Federation. In November 2010, the High Court of Russia cancelled registration of one of the biggest civic communities of the Ukrainian minority, the “Federal nation-cultural autonomy of the Ukrainians in Russia” (FNCAUR).

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