The main directions of counteraction to the “russian world” in Ukraine: the tasks of decolonization

Despite the fact that there is now a general public agreement in Ukraine regarding the need to oppose the “russian world”, there are quite diverse and sometimes contradictory proposals among Ukrainian citizens regarding the ways to implement such an opposition. In state policy, the main line of impl...

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Main Author: Михайло Бойченко
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Language:English
Published: National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine. Institute of Higher Education 2024-02-01
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Online Access:https://philosopheducation.com/index.php/philed/article/view/783
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description Despite the fact that there is now a general public agreement in Ukraine regarding the need to oppose the “russian world”, there are quite diverse and sometimes contradictory proposals among Ukrainian citizens regarding the ways to implement such an opposition. In state policy, the main line of implementing such countermeasures is gradually beginning to emerge, however, it is necessary to logically and organizationally substantiate the main stages of its implementation. The essence of opposition to the “russian world” lies in the consistent implementation of decolonization in Ukraine, since it was russia that for centuries carried out the largest and for a long time quite successful project of colonization of Ukraine. The purpose of the article is to clarify the post-colonial situation for Ukraine, and, accordingly, the tasks of decolonization for it as a key direction of counteraction to the “russian world” in Ukraine. The degree of colonization of Ukraine is analyzed on the basis of a comparative analysis with other known histories of colonization in the world. Thanks to this, the degree of applicability of postcolonial studies and the theory of decolonization to modern Ukraine has been clarified. Ukraine repeats many classic features of a post-colonial country, but has every chance to make a significant new contribution to the theory of decolonization – thanks to its success in confronting the russian empire, which is now the russian federation, in its expansionist militarist foreign policy. Decolonization in Ukraine is carried out in three stages, during each of which the necessary institutional changes are successively implemented, each of which makes it impossible to return to the previous stage. Thus, the mirror opposition to russian colonization, the adoption of the best world experience of decolonization, and finally, the development of a self-sufficient Ukrainian world are three stages of successful decolonization in Ukraine, which can become a model for other former colonies.
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spelling doaj.art-a2641fa0ded945478c580cf65aaf7ef32024-02-26T13:11:56ZengNational Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine. Institute of Higher EducationФілософія освіти2309-16062616-76622024-02-01292607710.31874/2309-1606-2023-29-2-41196The main directions of counteraction to the “russian world” in Ukraine: the tasks of decolonizationМихайло Бойченко0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1404-180XTaras Shevchenko National University of KyivDespite the fact that there is now a general public agreement in Ukraine regarding the need to oppose the “russian world”, there are quite diverse and sometimes contradictory proposals among Ukrainian citizens regarding the ways to implement such an opposition. In state policy, the main line of implementing such countermeasures is gradually beginning to emerge, however, it is necessary to logically and organizationally substantiate the main stages of its implementation. The essence of opposition to the “russian world” lies in the consistent implementation of decolonization in Ukraine, since it was russia that for centuries carried out the largest and for a long time quite successful project of colonization of Ukraine. The purpose of the article is to clarify the post-colonial situation for Ukraine, and, accordingly, the tasks of decolonization for it as a key direction of counteraction to the “russian world” in Ukraine. The degree of colonization of Ukraine is analyzed on the basis of a comparative analysis with other known histories of colonization in the world. Thanks to this, the degree of applicability of postcolonial studies and the theory of decolonization to modern Ukraine has been clarified. Ukraine repeats many classic features of a post-colonial country, but has every chance to make a significant new contribution to the theory of decolonization – thanks to its success in confronting the russian empire, which is now the russian federation, in its expansionist militarist foreign policy. Decolonization in Ukraine is carried out in three stages, during each of which the necessary institutional changes are successively implemented, each of which makes it impossible to return to the previous stage. Thus, the mirror opposition to russian colonization, the adoption of the best world experience of decolonization, and finally, the development of a self-sufficient Ukrainian world are three stages of successful decolonization in Ukraine, which can become a model for other former colonies.https://philosopheducation.com/index.php/philed/article/view/783ukraine“russian world”counteractiondecolonizationrussian imperial policypostcolonial theory
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The main directions of counteraction to the “russian world” in Ukraine: the tasks of decolonization
Філософія освіти
ukraine
“russian world”
counteraction
decolonization
russian imperial policy
postcolonial theory
title The main directions of counteraction to the “russian world” in Ukraine: the tasks of decolonization
title_full The main directions of counteraction to the “russian world” in Ukraine: the tasks of decolonization
title_fullStr The main directions of counteraction to the “russian world” in Ukraine: the tasks of decolonization
title_full_unstemmed The main directions of counteraction to the “russian world” in Ukraine: the tasks of decolonization
title_short The main directions of counteraction to the “russian world” in Ukraine: the tasks of decolonization
title_sort main directions of counteraction to the russian world in ukraine the tasks of decolonization
topic ukraine
“russian world”
counteraction
decolonization
russian imperial policy
postcolonial theory
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