Civilizational transformations and confrontations
in Ukraine: the linguistic situation of Poles in Donbass Cover Image

Transformacje i konfrontacje cywilizacyjne w Ukrainie: sytuacja językowa Polaków Donbasu
Civilizational transformations and confrontations in Ukraine: the linguistic situation of Poles in Donbass

Author(s): Lech Aleksy Suchomłynow
Subject(s): Ethnic Minorities Studies, Russian Aggression against Ukraine
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: civilizations; hybrid identity; Russian-Ukrainian war; assimilation; homo sovieticus; concept ‘russkiy mir’ / the Russian world;

Summary/Abstract: The Russian-Ukrainian war is often treated as a local conflict between two post-Soviet countries on the edge of Eastern Europe. Despite appearances, the Russian invasion can be considered as a confrontation within the once common Orthodox civiliza- tion. Russia’s self-isolation clearly shows that this country is now closing in the circle of the ‘Russian mire’, and Ukraine is moving towards Western civilization. This allows us to talk about a kind of “divorce of civilization”. In this context, on the example of the Polish minority in Eastern Ukraine, the author considers the problem of the so-called fuzzy / hybrid identity of Ukrainian citizens.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 73-82
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish