The Ukrainian Soviet Nation – some remarks from the multicultural perspective. Part 1. Cover Image

Ukraiński naród radziecki - kilka uwag z perspektywy wielokulturowej. Cz. 1
The Ukrainian Soviet Nation – some remarks from the multicultural perspective. Part 1.

Author(s): Grzegorz Demel
Subject(s): Anthropology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: “Soviet nation”; Soviet Union; multiculturalism

Summary/Abstract: The article describes the process of so called „Soviet nation” building. Using the contemporary western theories (multiculturalism, invention of tradition, constructivist approach to the nation-building process), the author discusses this process as a trial of political nation building but – at the same time – neglecting of the policy of recognition. The catalogue of common “soviet people’s” values promoted by the Communist Party (common communism building, victory over the fascism) and the specific characteristics of “socialist nations” are also presented.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 39
  • Page Range: 27-36
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish