Today over 2.5 million people of Ukrainian descent live outside the borders of the Soviet Union.

In terms of ethnic consciousness, they can be divided roughly into three categories. The largest consists of those whose forefathers left their homeland three, four, and even five generations ago.

By and large, they no longer speak Ukrainian, have little or no contact with Ukrainian organizations, and are often only vaguely conscious of their ethnic roots. Another category, usually a generation or two removed from the homeland, is familiar with and even fond of Ukrainian culture but does little to preserve it. The third category is the small but committed minority that still manages to preserve its ethnic heritage. Composed largely of the post-Second World War emigres and their children, but also including some members of earlier immigrations, it forms the core of the Ukrainian communities in the West.

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