(checked/heiled) but culture is downstream from genetics, no? and genetically the slav is not very different from western europeans, though the differences exist. > east and west slavs (poles, ukrainians, czechs, etc.) are genetically very similar, with significant genetic overlap (grzybowski et al., 2007; malyarchuk et al., 2010). > slavs and western europeans (e.g., germans, french, british) share a common european genetic heritage, with many genetic markers and haplogroups present in both groups (e.g., r1a, i1b, r1b, i2a) (grzybowski et al., 2007; malyarchuk et al., 2010; sedov, 1970). > the genetic legacy of paleolithic homo sapiens sapiens is present in both slavic and western european populations, as seen in y-chromosome r1a1a1-m458 subclades (underhill et al., 2010). some key differences: > northern russians, among east and west slavs, belong to a different genetic cluster, similar to balts, germanic, and baltic finnic peoples (northern russian populations are very similar to balts) (grzybowski et al., 2007). > south slavs (except slovenes and croats) have a distinct genetic profile, influenced by the eastern roman empire and ottoman empire (ancient balkan genomes reveal how slavic europe was formed, 2024). > the genetic contribution of slavic populations in the balkans is larger in the north (50-60% in present-day serbia) and gradually smaller towards the south (30-40% in mainland greece and 20% in the aegean islands) (ancient balkan genomes reveal how slavic europe was formed, 2024).
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