The historical roots of the fractioned nature of the contemporary Ukrainian society

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buir.advisorKırımlı, Hakan
dc.contributor.authorGürsu, Tuna
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-08T20:07:18Z
dc.date.available2016-01-08T20:07:18Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.departmentDepartment of International Relationsen_US
dc.descriptionAnkara : The Department of International Relations, İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, 2012.en_US
dc.descriptionThesis (Master's) -- Bilkent University, 2012.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references leaves 183-200.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe existence of a regionally divergent Ukrainian society is manifested not only in sharp regional voting differences, but also in differences in political culture, incompatible interpretations of history, conflicting choices of language and opposing preferences on country’s foreign policy orientation in different regions of Ukraine. The fact that divisions mainly correspond to historical regions led to the inference that these regional differences could largely be a matter of different historical experiences, that is different historical legacies, since these regions belonged to different countries during different historical periods. Accordingly, this thesis intends to analyze the historical roots of the extensive and persistent regional differences observed within the contemporary Ukrainian society, and lays the claim that this diversity is a reflection of their ancestors’ experiences in several diverse political dominations simultaneously, experiencing a life in very different environments provided by different sovereigns, and being exposed to different and sometimes even conflicting policies. Comparing the developments in different historical regions, this thesis aims at giving a comprehensive picture as to how the different experiences of Ukrainian people resulted in different self-identifications starting its analysis from the Kievan Rus’ and reaching up until the modern Ukraine. The historical analysis of different historical periods performed in this thesis demonstrates and confirms the fundamental role played by centuries long diverging historical experiences of Ukrainian generations and their historical legacy on the evolution of contemporary regional distinctions.en_US
dc.description.degreeM.A.en_US
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dc.description.statementofresponsibilityGürsu, Tunaen_US
dc.format.extentix, 200 leavesen_US
dc.identifier.itemidB134004
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/17129
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherBilkent Universityen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectUkrainian societyen_US
dc.subjectUkrainian identityen_US
dc.subjectHistorical experiencesen_US
dc.subjectHistorical legacyen_US
dc.subjectRegional diversitiesen_US
dc.subjectHistorical regionsen_US
dc.subjectWestern Ukraineen_US
dc.subjectEastern Ukraineen_US
dc.subjectUkrainian nationalismen_US
dc.subjectRussificationen_US
dc.subject.lccDK508.12 .G87 2012en_US
dc.subject.lcshNationalism--Ukraine--History.en_US
dc.subject.lcshSlavs, Eastern--Ethnic identity.en_US
dc.subject.lcshUkrainians--Ethnic identity--History.en_US
dc.titleThe historical roots of the fractioned nature of the contemporary Ukrainian societyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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