The politics of national identity in Post-Soviet Ukraine: 1991ا2004

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Fahriyev, Dilaver
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This thesis analyzes the role of Ukrainian mythological discourses in the formulation of Ukrainian national identity. The main purpose of the present thesis is to explore the interaction between mythological discourses, which are defined as sets of popular beliefs, presuppositions and the patterns of self-identification rooted in the consciousness of ethnic collectivities, and the process of national identity formation in post-Soviet Ukraine. The main focus of the thesis is on the ways of the use of Ukrainian mythological discourses by post-Soviet Ukraine̕s political and intellectual elite preoccupied with the task of implementing their nation-building project in Ukraine. This thesis consists of six chapters. Following the introductory first chapter, the second chapter explores the concept of أmythؤ in nationalism studies. The third, fourth and fifth chapters discuss the nation-building process of post-Soviet Ukraine by examining cultural, political and social aspects. The concluding chapter discusses the main findings of the thesis.
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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/15531
Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis

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D. Fahriyev, “The politics of national identity in Post-Soviet Ukraine: 1991ا2004,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2005.
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