EAN: 9783898219037

NATION REGION AND HISTORY IN POST-COMMUNIST TRA...

Since independence in 1991  issues of nation and identity have become highly debated topics in
Ukraine. This monograph explores not only how national identity is being (re)constructed by the
Ukrainian state  but also the processes by which it is negotiated through society. The central
argument of this work is that too much attention  concerning identity in Ukraine  has focused
on markers of ethnicity and language. Instead  the author advocates a regional approach 
engaging with the issue of how Ukraine's regional differences affect nation-building processes.
Following the tumultuous events of the 'Orange Revolution'  the view of Ukraine as a country
inherently 'divided' between 'East' and 'West' has (re)emerged to become a popular explanation
for political events. The study outlines the necessity for academics  policymakers and indeed
politicians to veer away from this simplistic 'West versus East' divide. The book advocates an
analysis of Ukraine's unique brand of regionalism not in terms of divisions  but in terms of
regional differences and diversity. The author deconstructs the concept of 'Eastern Ukraine' by
focusing on three Ukrainian localities  all adjacent to the Ukrainian-Russian border. The study
examines how individuals provide 'their' own understanding of the place of their region within
the wider processes of nation building across Ukraine. In doing so  the book develops a
'regional' approach to the study of identity politics in Ukraine.

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