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East Ukraine is the name often given to the Southern and Eastern parts of the Ukraine (most recently made prominent by being the regions with majority voting for Viktor Yanukovich in the 2004 Presidential elections). This part of the country is more closely tied with Russia, comprising of the area of the Ukraine which were historically part of Russia or the USSR (in comparison to West Ukraine, which has closer ties to Europe and which generally consists of the areas which were once associated with Poland and Austro-Hungarian Empire). ,

As significant proportion of the population in this area speak Russian as a first language and Orthodox religion is predominant. . The area is also heavily industrialised.

In the 2004 Presidential election in the Ukraine, the East predominantly voted in favour of Viktor Yanukovich, while the West voted predominantly for Viktor Yushchenko in both the fraudulent election in Novemebr and the re-run in December. In the uproar which followed the first election, amongst calls of vote rigging in favour of Viktor Yushchenko and calls for a new election, the Donetsk regional council in East Ukraine voted 165-1 in favour of holding referendum on autonomy for the region, with a capital at Kharkov. However, the idea of holding a referendum at this time was seen as a last resort. After the re-run of the presidential election on 26 December 2005, which saw Yushchenko narrow win, matters became more stable and the calls for a referendum faded and the region of East Ukraine remained part of the Ukraine.

The idea of separatism in East Ukraine has a long history and dates back to the civil war in the area in 1918 and again the option reappeared during a miners strike in 1989.