Heroic Masculinity in Post-Soviet Ukraine: Cossacks, UPA and “Svoboda”

Abstract: Revisiting the national past and searching for new heroes has become a common trend in many post-communist states, including Ukraine. An aspect that commonly remains invisible when imagining national heroes is gender. Cossacks and fighters of the UPA (Ukrains'ka povstans'ka armii...

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Main Authors: Tetyana Bureychak, Olena Petrenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Alberta, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies 2015-09-01
Series:East/West: Journal of Ukrainian Studies
Online Access:https://www.ewjus.com/index.php/ewjus/article/view/141