East Slavs

Slavic peoples speaking the East Slavic languages (Belarusian, Russian, Rusyn, Ukrainian people); formerly the main population of the Kievan Rus
Intangible ethnic_group Q211052
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East Slavs

Summary

East Slavs is an ethnic group[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (592 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • East Slavs's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[3].
  • East Slavs's instance of is recorded as notion[4].
  • East Slavs is a type of Slavs[5].
  • East Slavs is part of Eastern Europe[6].
  • East Slavs's Commons category is recorded as East Slavs[7].
  • East Slavs comprises Russians[8].
  • East Slavs comprises Ukrainians[9].
  • East Slavs comprises Belarusians[10].
  • East Slavs comprises Rusyns[11].
  • East Slavs comprises Podlashuks[12].
  • East Slavs comprises Poleshuks[13].
  • East Slavs comprises Cossacks[14].
  • East Slavs comprises Alaskan Creoles[15].
  • East Slavs comprises Kamchadals[16].
  • East Slavs's topic's main category is recorded as Category:East Slavic tribes[17].
  • East Slavs's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • East Slavs's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include ethnic group[3] and notion[4]. East Slavs is a type of Slavs[5].

Use and Application

Components include Russians[8], an ethnic group[20], in Russia[21]; Ukrainians[9], an ethnic group[22]; Belarusians[10], an ethnic group[23]; Rusyns[11], an ethnic group[24], in Czechoslovakia[25]; Podlashuks[12], an ethnic group[26]; and Poleshuks[13], an ethnic group[27], in Ukraine[28]. East Slavs is part of Eastern Europe[6].

Why It Matters

East Slavs ranks in the top 5% of ethnic_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (592 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
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    Topic's main category Category:East Slavic tribes
    Described by source Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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