Georgians in Ukraine

Ethnic group
Georgian Ukrainians
Total population
34,199 (2001 census)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Donetsk Oblast, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Languages
Georgian, Ukrainian and Russian
Religion
Eastern Orthodox
Related ethnic groups
Georgians

Ethnic Georgians in Ukraine number around 34,199.

Notable Georgians that lived/worked in Ukraine includes famous poet Davit Guramishvili , Mikheil Saakashvili, who was the governor of the Odesa Oblast from May 2015 until November 2016, and Georgiy Gongadze, a journalist and film director who was kidnapped and murdered in September of 2000 near Kyiv.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Всеукраїнський перепис населення 2001 - English version - Results - Nationality and citizenship - The distribution of the population by nationality and mother tongue - Selection:". Retrieved 21 August 2015.
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