National Minorities

Ghost cemeteries: who is preserving Jewish cemeteries in Ukraine?

After World War II, the Jewish population of Ukraine shrank dramatically, leaving almost no one to look after Jewish cemeteries. Many of them have been destroyed, and many others are now overgrown and falling apart. International and local initiatives care...

Genocide of the Crimean Tatars: an ongoing crime

In collaboration with the “Where are our people?” project by Ukrainian non-profit PR Army, the Ukraїner team is investigating Russia’s crimes against Crimean Tatars throughout history and their enduring impacts today. In this article, we provide a...

The Zabuh Hollanders of Ukraine. Who Are They?

Colonies settled by the mostly forgotten today ethnic group of Zabuh Hollanders developed in Volyn, in the west of Ukraine, from the late 18th until the middle of the 20th century. They developed a unique cultural landscape, distinct from the...

Krymchaks of Ukraine. Who are they?

Krymchaks are an indigenous people of Ukraine that emerged on the Crimean Peninsula alongside Crimean Tatars and Karaites. Their primary distinguishing feature is their faith: they practice Orthodox Judaism with Krymchak prayer rituals. The Krymchak population has always...

National communities of Ukraine in the war against Russia

The Ukrainian Institute and Ukraїner have completed an international digital campaign about representatives of different national communities in Ukraine in the fight against Russian aggression. These stories are vivid examples of the multiculturalism of the Ukrainian mass...

Russians of Ukraine. Molokans. Who are they?

Old Believers or some would say schimastics began to settle in Ukrainian land with the beginning of the reformation of the Russian Orthodox Church in the XVIIth century. They interpreted Christianity differently and had a number of denominations, which gradually...

Nigerians of Ukraine. Who are they?

This year a music band TVORCHI, started by Ukrainian Andrii Hutsuliak and Nigerian Jeffrey Kenny, made it to the National Finals of the Eurovision Song Contest. A couple of years ago Jeffrey moved to Ukraine to become a doctor. And...

Vlachs of Ukraine. Who are they?

Vlachs have been living on the lands of today’s Zakarpattia since the 13th century. However, this unique etnic group is not at all bound by the past. Till now, one official version of their origins simply does not exist, and...