Ural Swedes

Tags: Ethnic Group.

The Ural Swedes (Swedish: uralssvenskar Russian: Уральские шведы) are Yaik Cossacks (later Orenburg Cossacks) with Swedish ancestry related to the large groups of Swedish prisoners of the Great Northern War (1700–1721).

language: Russian language, Swedish language
related: Russians, Swedes
religion: Russian Orthodox Church, Catholic Church

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