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East Slavs
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Slavic peoples speaking the East Slavic languages (Belarusian, Russian, Rusyn, Ukrainian people); formerly the main population of the Kievan Rus
East Slavs are a group of Slavic peoples who speak East Slavic languages—including Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Rusyn—and are descended from the population of the medieval state of Kievan Rus. Understanding East Slavs matters because they form the historical and cultural foundation of several modern Eastern European nations and represent a major branch of the broader Slavic family of peoples.
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- Slavs
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- Eastern Europe
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- Kamchadals
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Encyclopedic overview
Maximum extent of European territory inhabited by the East Slavic tribes—predecessors of Kievan Rus', the first East Slavic state—in the 8th and 9th centuries The East Slavs are a subgroup of the Slavs, who speak East Slavic languages and reside chiefly in Eastern Europe but extending also across northern Asia and the Pacific Ocean. They formed the majority of the population of the medieval state Kievan Rus', which they consider their cultural ancestor. Belarusians, Russians and Ukrainians are the existing East Slavic groups. Rusyns and Don Cossacks are sometimes considered a separate nation, though they are often considered a subgroup of Ukrainians and Russians.
History
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