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During the Soviet era, on the other hand, the Ukrainian language was encouraged; still the universal education, combined with the advent of radio and television, has led to it being almost completely replaced, especially in urban centers, by Russian, the official language of the Soviet State.
From an anthropological point of view, Ukrainians are a mixture of the Alpine, Dinaric, Baltic and Nordic races.
Evidence of Asian (namelyMongoloid) traits are also found among Ukrainians, although this fact must be considered to be insignificant in comparison to the extended Turkic and Mongolian invasions in Ukraine.