Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Ukrainians" in English language version.
The oldest recorded names used for the Ukrainians are Rusyny, Rusychi, and Rusy (from Rus').
From the 7th century AD on, proto-Ukrainian tribes are known to have inhabited Ukrainian territory: the Volhynians, Derevlianians, Polianians, and Siverianians and the less significant Ulychians, Tivertsians, and White Croatians.
...Varangians assimilated rapidly with the local population.
According to some sources, the first Varangian rulers of Rus' were Askold and Dyr.
The artistic tradition of Ukrainian wandering bards, the kobzars (kobza players), bandurysts (bandura players), and lirnyks (lira players) is one of the most distinctive elements of Ukraine's cultural heritage.
The oldest recorded names used for the Ukrainians are Rusyny, Rusychi, and Rusy (from Rus').
From the 7th century AD on, proto-Ukrainian tribes are known to have inhabited Ukrainian territory: the Volhynians, Derevlianians, Polianians, and Siverianians and the less significant Ulychians, Tivertsians, and White Croatians.
...Varangians assimilated rapidly with the local population.
According to some sources, the first Varangian rulers of Rus' were Askold and Dyr.
The artistic tradition of Ukrainian wandering bards, the kobzars (kobza players), bandurysts (bandura players), and lirnyks (lira players) is one of the most distinctive elements of Ukraine's cultural heritage.
Ukraine has seen a fall in alcohol consumption of almost 25% over the last decade.
