Understanding contemporary Ukrainian and Russian nationalism : the post-Soviet Cossack revival and Ukraine's national security / Olexander Hryb ; with a foreword by Vitali Vitaliev.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hryb, Olexander, author.

Contributor:

Vitaliev, Vitali, 1954- writer of foreword.

Series:

Ukrainian voices (Stuttgart, Germany) ; 2.

Ukrainian voices ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism--Ukraine--History--21st century.

Nationalism.

Nationalism--Russia (Federation)--History--21st century.

Cossacks--Ukraine.

Cossacks.

History.

Ukraine.

Cossacks--Russia (Federation).

Russia (Federation).

Russo-Ukrainian War, 2014-.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 311 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Stuttgart : ibidem Verlag, [2020]

Summary:

Nationalism, national identity, and ethnicity are complex social phenomena worldwide and especially so in post-Soviet Ukraine. This monograph explores the causes and conditions of post-communist nationalist revivals focusing on the re-emergence of Cossack movements in Russia and Ukraine since the late 1980s. The study explores how different theories of nationalist movements underpinned different national policies and, ultimately, different socially constructed realities that led to the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Contents:

1 Insecure Identities and the Nationalist Revival p. 5

1.1 Why is There not "a" Theory of Nationalism? p. 7

1.2 Nationalist Revival, National Identity and Security p. 21

1.3 Plan of the Study p. 27

2 Theories of Nation and National Identity: Comparing Soviet (Russian, Ukrainian) and Western Perspectives p. 37

2.1 Major Elements Within the Genesis of Nation, Ethnie, National and Ethnic Consciousness p. 37

2.1.1 "Nation": Modernist vs. Primordialist Perspectives p. 38

2.1.2 Ethnic Community, Ethnie, Ethnos p. 42

2.1.3 National Consciousness as a Complex System of Beliefs p. 49

2.1.4 Ethnic Consciousness-Optional or Crucial? p. 55

2.2 Ethnicity and Its Place Within National Consciousness p. 60

2.2.1 Myths of National Consciousness or National Consciousness as a Myth? p. 61

2.2.2 Stereotypes and National Consciousness p. 71

Conclusions to Chapter 2 p. 76

3 Nationalism and Societal Security p. 79

3.1 Nationalism, War, and Security p. 79

3.2 Security Communities and Societal Security p. 92

3.3 The Security Community of EU-NATO and the Societal Security of Ukraine p. 99

3.1.1 Presidential Election Campaigns in Ukraine (1999-2019) as Reflection of Societal Security Concerns p. 105

3.1.2 Influence of the EU-NATO Security Community Expansion on Russian-Ukrainian Relations p. 107

Conclusions to Chapter 3 p. 120

4 From Soviet Ethno-Political Engineering to Ethno-Geopolitics: The Construction of a "Cossack" Nation in Ukraine, and the "Russian Civilization" p. 125

4.1 The Heritage of Soviet Ethnography and the Revival of Ethno-Geopohtics in Russia p. 126

4.2 Ethno-Geopolitics of Putin's Eurasianism p. 136

4.2.1 What is Putin's Eurasianism? p. 137

4.2.2 Putin's Nationalism: Known Knowns p. 139

4.2.3 Putin's Nationalism: Known Unknowns p. 140

4.2.4 Revival of Political Eurasianism Ideology in Russia p. 141

4.2.5 New Eurasianism: Implications and Contradictions p. 143

4.2.6 Unknown Unknowns of Putin's Eurasianism p. 145

4.3 The Cossack Revival in Russia p. 147

4.4 The Heritage of Soviet Ethnography and Ethno-Geopolitical Discourse in Ukraine p. 180

4.5 The Cossack Revival in Ukraine p. 184

Conclusions to Chapter 4 p. 203

5 The Insecurity of National Identity in Ukraine and Russia: Towards a Normative Theory of Nationalism p. 211

5.1 Nationalism as a Modern Belief System p. 211

5.2 Nationalism, Federalism and Civil Society p. 217

Summary und Conclusions of the Book p. 226

Appendix 1 The Case Study of the Black Sea Cossack Revival p. 235

1.1 Fieldwork Methods p. 235

1.2 Phases of Fieldwork and of Fieldwork Methods Apphcation p. 238

1.3 Evolution of Personal Identities-Shift Towards Cossack Identification p. 245

1.4 Black Sea Cossacks-Self-Image and Perception of Others p. 255

Appendix 2 Reflections of the Societal Security Concerns in the Conflict Situation Between the Two Cossack Organizations in the Black Sea Region p. 271

2.1 Description of the Two Cossack Movements p. 271

2.2 The Origin of Conflicting Interests p. 277

2.3 Self-Perception of Parties p. 278

2.4 An Attempt to Solve the Problem p. 279

2.5 The Social Context p. 280

Appendix 3 Photo-Pictures p. 285.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-311)

Other Format:

Online version: Hryb, Olexander. Understanding contemporary Ukrainian and Russian nationalism.

ISBN:

3838213777

9783838213774

OCLC:

1129923979