Ukrainians in Armenia
Ukrainians in Armenia are people of full or partial ethnic Ukrainian origin who live in Armenia.
Origins
The first Ukrainians in Armenia came in the mid 19th century after the migration to Transcaucasia by “the Cossacks from Minor Russia” to seal the Empire’s southern borders. The main activity of the migrants was agriculture and livestock.
Statistics
According to 2011 census there were 1176 Ukrainians in Armenia, 606 of whom reported Ukrainian as their mother tongue. Ukrainians are fifth-largest ethnic minority in Armenia. [1] According to election code of Armenia parliament seats are reserved four largest ethnic minorities.[2]
According to 2001 census there were 1633 Ukrainians in Armenia.
According to 1989 census, there were 8.3 thousand Ukrainians in Armenia.[3]
Notable Armenian Ukrainians
- Roman Berezovsky, football coach, born in Yerevan
- Yuriy Koval, football coach and former player, born in Dilijan
Ukrainian community organisations
- Federation of Ukrainians of Armenia "Ukraine" (Template:Lang-uk), which publishes a Ukrainian-Armenian language newspaper Dnipro-Slavutych (Template:Lang-uk).
- Vocal and dance ensembles: "Dnipro", "Dzvinochok", "Verbychenka", "Malyatko"
- "Ukraina" Benevolent Fund
See also
- Armenia–Ukraine relations
- Ukrainian diaspora
- Census in Armenia
- Ethnic minorities in Armenia
- Demographics of Armenia
- Anatoly Zinevich
References
- ^ "Armenian 2011 census, chapter 5" (PDF).
- ^ "DocumentView". www.arlis.am. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
- ^ Garnik Asatryan and Victoria Arakelova, The Ethnic Minorities of Armenia Archived 2011-05-11 at the Wayback Machine, OSCE, Yerevan, 2002.