Russians felt a cultural and historical connection to the Slavic peoples and saw them as fellow Eastern Europeans. Defending the Slavs was believed to strengthen Russia's influence in the region and protect their perceived interests. Additionally, supporting fellow Slavic nations helped bolster Russia's identity as a defender of Slavic values and traditions.
All ethnic Russians are Slavs, yet not all Slavs are Russians. Russians, along with Ukrainians and Belarussians, are all Eastern Slavs. Eastern Slavs, along with the Western Slavs(Poles, Czechs, Slovaks) and the Southern Slavs (Serbians, Slovenes, Bosnians, Croats, Montenegrins, Bulgarians, Macedonian Slavs) are all Slavs. NOTE: I only mentioned the SLacic groups that have their own nations, there are other Slavic peoples that from minorities in various places in Eastern Europe.
Answers: Religion (most eastern and souther Slavs are Orthodox Christians while western Slavs are Roman Catholic) and writing system (Roman Catholic Slav use the Roman alphabet while Orthodox Slavs use the Cyrillic alphabet).
Russians call their country "Россия" (Rossiya) in Russian.
Slavs are an ethnic group primarily from Eastern Europe, while Gypsies, also known as Romani people, are a distinct ethnic group with roots in South Asia who have spread across Europe. Slavs have their own unique languages, cultures, and histories, while the Romani people have their own language (Romani) and cultural traditions.
New York has the highest population of Russians in the United States, followed by California and Washington.
All ethnic Russians are Slavs, yet not all Slavs are Russians. Russians, along with Ukrainians and Belarussians, are all Eastern Slavs. Eastern Slavs, along with the Western Slavs(Poles, Czechs, Slovaks) and the Southern Slavs (Serbians, Slovenes, Bosnians, Croats, Montenegrins, Bulgarians, Macedonian Slavs) are all Slavs. NOTE: I only mentioned the SLacic groups that have their own nations, there are other Slavic peoples that from minorities in various places in Eastern Europe.
They are Slavs, like Russians.
They are Slavs, like Russians.
Ethnic Russians (Slavs), Ukrainians (Slavs), Belarusians (Slavs), Mongols, Turks, Kazakhs, Koreans, Yakuts and some indegenous people.
of Eastern Slavs.
Russians became a separate nation after the Scandinavians took over the Slav states, which means Slavs and Scandinavians = Russians.
According to the Nazi theories on eugenics the Slavs were a lower race.
The Slavs, eg. the Russians and Serbians.
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The three major divisions of Slavs in Eastern Europe are the West Slavs, East Slavs, and South Slavs. The West Slavs primarily include Poles, Czechs, and Slovaks. The East Slavs are represented by Russians, Ukrainians, and Belarusians. The South Slavs consist of groups such as Serbs, Croats, Slovenes, Bulgarians, and Macedonians, each developing distinct languages and cultures over time.
It is mainly the Slavs that range from Russians to Macedonians, but there is the Magyars (Hungarians).
The British & French were too far removed to defend Poland from the Germans, however... the Russians (Soviet Union) actually helped Hitler attack Poland not defend it. The Russians then annexed the eastern portion of Poland. At no point in World War 2, even when the Russians became Allies, did they defend Poland.