The hidden minority? Dilemmas around the status of the russophone Ukrainians in contemporary Ukraine
The hidden minority? Dilemmas around the status of the russophone Ukrainians in contemporary Ukraine Ukraine, as one of the states which became independent in 1991, can be perceived as an example of the typical transition of Soviet Socialist Republics into democratic states centered on the issue o...
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Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences
2014-12-01
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The hidden minority? Dilemmas around the status of the russophone Ukrainians in contemporary Ukraine
Ukraine, as one of the states which became independent in 1991, can be perceived as an example of the typical transition of Soviet Socialist Republics into democratic states centered on the issue of nationalizing policies and processes. However, there are also differences which make this country a very interesting case study for investigation. Mainly, Russians here form the biggest national group concentrated in the East and South of the country. The persistence and reuse of the “myth of two Ukraines” led to the widespread conclusion that Ukraine is a country which is divided between Ukrainophone West and Russophone East. This article is focuses on the third group, which is somehow hidden in the mainstream linguistic debates, namely the Russian-speaking citizens of Ukraine who define themselves as ethnic Ukrainians. Based on the examples of Donbas and Crimean regions, it tries to define whether one can perceive them as a national minority.
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| spelling | doaj.art-a2d73be4a6ac41a8b0797aa4865774642023-09-03T15:17:06ZengInstitute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of SciencesSprawy Narodowościowe. Seria nowa2392-24272014-12-014410.11649/sn.2014.002The hidden minority? Dilemmas around the status of the russophone Ukrainians in contemporary UkraineKarolina Koziura0Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej [Maria Curie-Skłodowska University], Lublin The hidden minority? Dilemmas around the status of the russophone Ukrainians in contemporary Ukraine Ukraine, as one of the states which became independent in 1991, can be perceived as an example of the typical transition of Soviet Socialist Republics into democratic states centered on the issue of nationalizing policies and processes. However, there are also differences which make this country a very interesting case study for investigation. Mainly, Russians here form the biggest national group concentrated in the East and South of the country. The persistence and reuse of the “myth of two Ukraines” led to the widespread conclusion that Ukraine is a country which is divided between Ukrainophone West and Russophone East. This article is focuses on the third group, which is somehow hidden in the mainstream linguistic debates, namely the Russian-speaking citizens of Ukraine who define themselves as ethnic Ukrainians. Based on the examples of Donbas and Crimean regions, it tries to define whether one can perceive them as a national minority. https://journals.ispan.edu.pl/index.php/sn/article/view/218UkraineRussian minorityUkrainophones and Russophoneslinguistic debatesnationalizing states“two Ukraines” |
| spellingShingle | Karolina Koziura The hidden minority? Dilemmas around the status of the russophone Ukrainians in contemporary Ukraine Sprawy Narodowościowe. Seria nowa Ukraine Russian minority Ukrainophones and Russophones linguistic debates nationalizing states “two Ukraines” |
| title | The hidden minority? Dilemmas around the status of the russophone Ukrainians in contemporary Ukraine |
| title_full | The hidden minority? Dilemmas around the status of the russophone Ukrainians in contemporary Ukraine |
| title_fullStr | The hidden minority? Dilemmas around the status of the russophone Ukrainians in contemporary Ukraine |
| title_full_unstemmed | The hidden minority? Dilemmas around the status of the russophone Ukrainians in contemporary Ukraine |
| title_short | The hidden minority? Dilemmas around the status of the russophone Ukrainians in contemporary Ukraine |
| title_sort | hidden minority dilemmas around the status of the russophone ukrainians in contemporary ukraine |
| topic | Ukraine Russian minority Ukrainophones and Russophones linguistic debates nationalizing states “two Ukraines” |
| url | https://journals.ispan.edu.pl/index.php/sn/article/view/218 |
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