To add to this clarification: surzhyk is a continuum of regional language mixtures on the Ukranian <-> Russian gradient. And something I learned just today is

To add to this clarification: surzhyk is a continuum of regional language mixtures on the Ukranian <-> Russian gradient. And something I learned just today is that the word's etymological ancestor means "with rye", referring to bread made of a mixture of rye and other flour.