Yellow Ukraine ( uk, Жовтий Клин, Zhovtyi Klyn, Yellow Wedge), also known as Zhovty Klyn, is a historical territory with significant Ukrainian settlement in

Volga Region The Volga Region (russian: Поволжье, ''Povolzhye'', literally: "along the Volga") is a historical region in Russia that encompasses the drainage basin of the Volga River, the longest river in Europe, in central and southern European Russ ...

. The settlement of Zhovty Klyn (the Yellow Wedge) started soon after the

Pereiaslav agreement The Pereiaslav AgreementPereyaslav Agreement

as the eastern border of the second Zasechnaya Cherta. Named after the yellow color of steppes on the middle and lower Volga, these colonies co-existed with the

Volga Cossacks The Povolzyhe Cossacks or Volga Cossacks (russian: Волжские казаки) were free Cossack communities in Russia which were recorded in sources from the 16th century on. They inhabited the areas along the Volga River. The Volga Cossac ...

; colonists primarily settled around the city of Saratov. In addition to Ukrainians,

Volga Germans The Volga Germans (german: Wolgadeutsche, ), russian: поволжские немцы, povolzhskiye nemtsy) are ethnic Germans who settled and historically lived along the Volga River in the region of southeastern European Russia around Saratov a ...

and

Mordovians The Mordvins (also Unified Mordvin people, Mordvinians, Mordovians; russian: мордва, Mordva, Mordvins (no equivalents in Moksha and Erzya)) is an obsolete but official term used in the Russian Federation to refer both to Erzyas and Moksh ...

migrated to Zhovty Klyn in numbers. , most of the population is mixed in the region, though a few "pure" Ukrainian villages remain.Zhelty Klin website

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Map showing location of Yellow UkraineSiry klyn Ukrainian community portal
Ukrainian diaspora in Russia Saratov Oblast Astrakhan Governorate Cultural regions {{Ukraine-geo-stub

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