-spatial changes in metropolitan areas. Little is known about the ethnic dimensions of this process. However, large minority population … groups, mainly ethnic Russians, remained into the former member states of the Soviet Union after its dissolution in 1991. We … ethnic minority suburbanization, and on settling in rural municipalities. -- suburbanisation ; ethnicity ; Census data ; East …

between ethnic Russians and Ukrainians throughout Ukraine's transition era. We establish that language rather than nationality … is the key factor behind this ethnic premium favoring Russians. Our findings further document that this premium is larger …