Serebrianka (; ; ) is a village (selo) located in

Southern Ukraine Southern Ukraine (, ) refers, generally, to the territories in the South of Ukraine. The territory usually corresponds with the Soviet economical district, the Southern Economical District of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. The region ...

. Due to its location on the

Crimean peninsula Crimea ( ) is a peninsula in Eastern Europe, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, almost entirely surrounded by the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov. The Isthmus of Perekop connects the peninsula to Kherson Oblast in mainland Ukrai ...

, the settlement is subject to an ongoing territorial dispute between

Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...

and the

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, which was triggered by a Russian military invasion that resulted in the full occupation of the peninsula. Following the swift takeover, Russia unilaterally declared its annexation of Crimea, which enjoys almost no international recognition.

Geography

Serebrianka is located in the Tarkhankut Plains in central part of the Rozdolne district. The village and its surrounding areas are mostly agricultural, with the most important crops being

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watermelons The watermelon (''Citrullus lanatus'') is a species of flowering plant in the family Cucurbitaceae, that has a large, edible fruit. It is a scrambling and trailing vine-like plant, and is widely cultivated worldwide, with more than 1,000 ...

sunflowers ''Helianthus'' () is a genus comprising around 70 species of annual and perennial flowering plants in the daisy family Asteraceae commonly known as sunflowers. Except for three South American species, the species of ''Helianthus'' are native to ...

, but also

grapes A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus ''Vitis''. Grapes are a non- climacteric type of fruit, generally occurring in clusters. The cultivation of grapes began approximately 8,0 ...

. Following Ukraine's administrative reform in 2020, which aimed at more than halving the number of districts in

Crimea Crimea ( ) is a peninsula in Eastern Europe, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, almost entirely surrounded by the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov. The Isthmus of Perekop connects the peninsula to Kherson Oblast in mainland Ukrain ...

, the entirety of the Rozdolne district was incorporated into the Perekopsk district. However, this change hasn't been implemented yet, since the Russian-installed authorities on the peninsula continue to use the original boundaries of the raion.

History

The settlement was established in the early 1930s under the name of "Oktyabrdorf" and was administered part of the Crimean Jewish National District. As the result of the German occupation of Crimea during World War II, the local

Jewish population the world's core Jewish population (those identifying as Jews above all else) was estimated at 15.8 million, which is approximately 0.2% of the 8 billion worldwide population. Israel hosts the largest core Jewish population in the world with ...

of the village was almost entirely wiped out. The settlement came under Russian occupation in 2014 and was subsequently incorporated into the

after Moscow-installed authorities conducted a highly disputed referendum, which was vastly considered to be a sham vote.

Demographics

As of the

2001 Ukrainian census The 2001 Ukrainian census is to date the only census of the population of independent Ukraine. It was conducted by the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine on 5 December 2001, twelve years after the last Soviet Union census in 1989.Ukrainians Ukrainians (, ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine. Their native tongue is Ukrainian language, Ukrainian, and the majority adhere to Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, forming the List of contemporary eth ...

, of whom half are native Russian speakers. Large Crimean Tatar and

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

communities also exist in the village, smaller minorities are

Belarusians Belarusians ( ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Belarus. They natively speak Belarusian language, Belarusian, an East Slavic language. More than 9 million people proclaim Belarusian ethnicity worldwide. Nearly 7.99&n ...

and

Armenians Armenians (, ) are an ethnic group indigenous to the Armenian highlands of West Asia.Robert Hewsen, Hewsen, Robert H. "The Geography of Armenia" in ''The Armenian People From Ancient to Modern Times Volume I: The Dynastic Periods: From Antiq ...

. The primary language composition was as follows:

Notable people

* Volodymyr Balukh (born 1971), Ukrainian nationalist and political activist

References

Populated places Rozdolne Raion Rural settlements in Crimea Rural settlements in Ukraine {{Ukraine-geo-stub