country_of_citizenship oleh kyryukhin
___MASK74___ (" russkiye ") are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Eastern Europe . The majority of ___MASK74___ inhabit the nation state of ___MASK54___ , while notable minorities exist in ___MASK37___ , Kazakhstan , and other former Soviet states such as Belarus . A large Russian diaspora exists all over the world , with notable numbers in the United States , Germany , Israel , and Canada . ___MASK74___ are the most numerous ethnic group in Europe . The International Olympic Committee ( IOC ; French : Comité international olympique , CIO ) is the supreme authority of the worldwide Olympic movement . It is an international , non - profit , non - governmental organization based in Lausanne , ___MASK58___ . Its mission is enshrined in the Olympic Charter : to support the development of competitive sport by ethical and environmentally sustainable means . Oleh Stanislavovych Kiryukhin ( Ukrainian :    ; born January 1 , 1975 in Mariupol ) is a Ukrainian boxer , who won the light flyweight bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics . The 1996 Summer Olympics , known officially as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially as the Centennial Olympic Games , was a major international multi - sport event that took place in Atlanta , ___MASK11___ , United States , from July 19 to August 4 , 1996 . A record 197 nations , all current IOC member nations , took part in the Games , comprising 10 , 318 athletes . The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games , which had been held in the same year since 1924 , and place them in alternating even - numbered years , beginning in 1994 . The 1996 Summer Games were the first to be staged in a different year from the Winter Games . Atlanta became the fifth ___MASK19___ city to host the Olympic Games and the third to hold a Summer Olympic Games . The Sea of Azov (" Azovs ' ke more / Azovke more ") is a sea in Eastern Europe . To the south it is linked by the narrow ( about ) Strait of Kerch to the Black Sea , and it is sometimes regarded as a northern extension of the Black Sea . The sea is bounded in the north by mainland ___MASK37___ , in the east by Russia , and in the west by the Crimean Peninsula . The Don and Kuban are the major rivers that flow into it . The Sea of Azov is the shallowest sea in the world , with the depth varying between . There is a constant outflow of water from the Sea of Azov to the Black Sea . Donetsk Oblast (" Donets ' ka oblast < nowiki >'</ nowiki >"; also referred to as Donechchyna  " Donechchyna " " Donetskaya oblast " ) is an oblast ( province ) of eastern ___MASK37___ . It is the most populated oblast , with around 4 . 5 million residents . Its administrative center is Donetsk ; however , its Regional State Administration was relocated to Mariupol , a temporary measure due to the ongoing crisis in Donetsk . Historically , the region is an important part of the Donbas region . Until November 1961 , it bore the name " Stalino Oblast ," as its capital Donetsk was named Stalino in honour of Joseph Stalin at that time . Mariupol (; ) is a city of regional significance in south eastern ___MASK37___ , situated on the north coast of the Sea of Azov at the mouth of the Kalmius river . It is the tenth - largest city in ___MASK37___ and the second largest in the Donetsk Oblast . Population : . The city is largely and traditionally Russophone , while ethnically the population is divided about evenly between Russians and Ukrainians . Mariupol was founded on the site of a former Cossack encampment named Kalmius and granted city rights in 1778 . It has been a centre for the grain trade , metallurgy , and heavy engineering , including the Ilyich Steel & Iron Works and Azovstal . Mariupol has played a key role in the industrialization of ___MASK37___ . The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad , first held in 1896 , is an international multi - sport event that is hosted by a different city every four years . The most recent Olympics were held in Rio de Janeiro , ___MASK76___ . The International Olympic Committee organizes the games and oversees the host city ' s preparations . In each Olympic event , gold medals are awarded for first place , silver medals are awarded for second place , and bronze medals are awarded for third ; this tradition began in 1904 . The Winter Olympic Games were created due to the success of the Summer Olympics . ___MASK54___ ( from the  Rus '), also officially known as the Russian Federation , is a country in Eurasia . At , ___MASK54___ is the largest country in the world by surface area , covering more than one - eighth of the ___MASK25___ ' s inhabited land area , and the ninth most populous , with over 140 million people at the end of March 2016 . The European western part of the country is much more populated and urbanised than the eastern , about 77 % of the population live in European ___MASK54___ . ___MASK54___ ' s capital Moscow is one of the largest cities in the world , other major urban centers include Saint Petersburg , Novosibirsk , Yekaterinburg , Nizhny Novgorod and Samara . Donetsk (, translit . " Donets  k " former names : Aleksandrovka , Yuzovka , Stalino ( see also : )) is an industrial city in ___MASK37___ on the Kalmius River . The population was estimated at in the city , and over 2 , 000 , 000 in the metropolitan area ( 2011 ). According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census , Donetsk was the fifth - largest city in ___MASK37___ . Since April 2014 , the city is controlled by pro - Russian separatists from self - proclaimed " Donetsk People ' s Republic ". ___MASK37___ ( tr . ) is a sovereign state in Eastern Europe , bordered by Russia to the east and northeast , Belarus to the northwest , Poland and Slovakia to the west , Hungary , Romania , and Moldova to the southwest , and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south and southeast , respectively . ___MASK37___ is currently in territorial dispute with Russia over the Crimean Peninsula which Russia annexed in 2014 but which ___MASK37___ and most of the international community recognise as Ukrainian . Including Crimea , ___MASK37___ has an area of , making it the largest country entirely within Europe and the 46th largest country in the world . It has a population of about 44 . 5 million , making it the 32nd most populous country in the world . Ukrainians (" ukrayintsi ") are an East Slavic ethnic group native to ___MASK37___ , which is by total population the sixth - largest nation in Europe . The Constitution of ___MASK37___ applies the term ' Ukrainians ' to all its citizens . Also among historical names of the people of ___MASK37___ Rusyns ( Ruthenians ), Cossacks , etc . can be found . According to some dictionary definitions , a descriptive name for the " inhabitants of ___MASK37___ " is " Ukrainian " or " Ukrainian people ". Belarusians and Russians are considered among the bloodline of Ukrainians , while Rusyns are another closely related group , or an ethnic subgroup of Ukrainians .