Greeks in the Donbas?![]()
Marioupol has (had?) around 100.000 greeks.
The Crimea and other coastal regions in Ukraine had large greek communities too, until Stalin mass-deported them to Siberia.
Greeks in the Donbas?![]()
The ancient Greeks colonized this part of the world starting in the 6th century BC, which is why they are/were there
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariupol_Greek
Well, some of them. But most went there afterwards. 19th century Russia had a notable greek community; the Greek war of Independence planning started from the city of Odessa, after all.
Did more Greeks migrate there due to the already present Greek history in the region?
I'm currently laughing at how Russia-centric theses maps are. "best from a geographical perspective", best for whom ?