East Slavs

East Slavs
Усходнія славяне (Belarusian); Восточные славяне (Russian); Восточны славяне (Rusyn); Східні слов'яни (Ukrainian)
	Countries with predominantly East Slavic population (Belarus, Russia, Ukraine)
Total population
	210+ million
Regions with significant populations
	Majority: Belarus, Russia, Ukraine; Minority: Baltics, Central Asia, Caucasus and other;
Languages
	East Slavic languages:; Belarusian, Russian, Rusyn, Ukrainian
Religion
	Majority: Eastern Orthodoxy
Related ethnic groups
	Other Slavs (West, South)

The East Slavs are the most populous subgroup of the Slavs. They speak the East Slavic languages, and formed the majority of the population of the medieval state Kievan Rus', which they claim as their cultural ancestor. Today Belarusians, Russians and Ukrainians are the existent East Slavic nations. Rusyns can also be considered as a separate nation, although they are often considered a subgroup of the Ukrainian people.

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