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=== Post 1991 ===
After the independence of Ukraine in 1991, many Ukrainians emigrated to Western countries because of Ukraine suffered an economic depression in the 1990s.
 
Many Ukrainians live in Russia either along the Ukrainian border or in Siberia. In the 1990s, the number of Ukrainians living in Russia was calculated to be around 5 million.<ref>{{cite book|title=Democratic Changes and Authoritarian Reactions in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova|first1=Karen|last1=Dawisha|first2=Bruce|last2=Parrott|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1997|isbn=978-0-521-59732-6|page=332}}</ref> These regions, where Ukrainians live, can be subdivided into 2 categories: