TRANSFORMATION OF THE NATIONAL IDENTITY OF UKRAINE AFTER 2014: THE IMPACT OF THE EU AND RUSSIA
https://doi.org/10.48137/23116412_2022_3_13
Abstract
The article examines the influence of Russia, the EU and the USA on the transformation of Ukrainian national identity after 2014. Events such as the “revolution of dignity” and the incorporation of the Crimean Peninsula to the Russian Federation prompted the political and scientific elites of Ukraine to rethink the national idea.
Despite the acquisition by Russia of a new image – “enemy”, the importance of the Russian factor in the transformation of the Ukrainian national idea remains predominant. The factor of the EU and the USA after 2014 increased markedly, as evidenced by the amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine, which fixed the course for full membership in the EU and NATO.
After analyzing the ways and instruments of influence of the leading states on the transformation of the Ukrainian national identity, it will be possible to make a forecast for the further geopolitical dimension of Ukraine.
About the Authors
O. A. Borisova
Institute of CIS Countries
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
BORISOVA Olga A. – Researcher at the Department of Economic Research
Moscow, 119180, Bolshaya Polyanka str., 7/10, b. 3
V. N. Kanarova
St. Petersburg State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
KANAROVA Viktoria N. – Master of the Faculty of International Relations
7-9 University emb., Saint Petersburg, 199034
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Review
For citations:
Borisova O.A., Kanarova V.N. TRANSFORMATION OF THE NATIONAL IDENTITY OF UKRAINE AFTER 2014: THE IMPACT OF THE EU AND RUSSIA. Post–Soviet Continent. 2022;(3):13-24. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.48137/23116412_2022_3_13
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