I did get a little bit of detail about my eastern European ancestry from my 2011 test with 23&Me. My great-grandfather was from a small village in the Ukraine (which was part of Russia back then). The test showed my Ukrainian ancestors' genetic haplogroup originated in the Scandinavian regions thousands of years ago. They migrated down into Russia/Ukraine from that area. I'm not sure how common that is amongst the people of that area.
I've heard MyHeritageDNA is decent if you're looking for more detail on Russian heritage.
Very cool! Way more than I would have expected. It does makes sense about Scandinavian regions as Vikings did have a lot of interactions with Kievan Rus even to the point of taking part in its formation at some point.
Kiev was the capital of that state and the name "Rus" that came to refer to the population of the region, a blend of Scandinavians, Slavic peoples, and steppe nomads.
Yes, those Vikings were prolific! I had no idea Kiev had been the capital of the region. My great-grandfather left around the time of the Russian revolution and came to America alone at age 16. One of his uncles had already settled in Philadelphia and he stayed with him for a year before traveling further West into Pennsylvania and settling in Arona, PA.