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Russians in the Don and Kuban regions were descendants of Zaporozhian and Black Sea Cossacks. Most Zaporozhian and Black Sea Cossacks ended up becoming Ukrainians. Why do the people in Don and Kuban identify as Russians?

by /u/TanktopSamurai in /r/AskHistorians

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