2007-05-04 00:32:45 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Nyet (that's no in case the yahoo cops want to delete the answer)
2007-05-04 00:38:46 · answer #1 · answered by dr strangelove 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some do, but most do not. Understand that Sovietization policies, along with a historic mingling of ethnic Russian, Belarusians, and Ukrainians have caused many regions of Ukraine and Belarus to exist with lingua franca of Russian, rather than their native tongues.
Many, many people in Ukraine and Belarus harbor animosity towards Russians. This is historical (due to subordination to Moscow and the USSR) and current (Russia is increasingly interfering with their sovereign politics and business, especially energy).
I guess the short answer is "no", they consider themselves Belarusian and Ukrainian. (Even if they speak mostly Russian)
2007-05-06 19:48:18 · answer #2 · answered by bozsik 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the people of Belorussia and the Ukraine do not identify themselves as Russians. Their languages are both Slavic in nature, but unique.
2007-05-04 01:38:51 · answer #3 · answered by gayconservativ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That depends on their family history and political opinion. I wouldn't even put Belorussians and Ukranians into one pot. They might consider themselves post-Soviets.
2007-05-04 01:00:29 · answer #4 · answered by Dirk N 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe the vast majority of them do.
2007-05-04 00:49:56 · answer #5 · answered by Avner Eliyahu R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
2007-05-04 00:36:24 · answer #6 · answered by regerugged 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋