Taras Kuzio uses primary sources and interviews to survey the transformation of the Ukraine into an independent state, exploring issues such as borders, symbols, myths, national histories and new elites.

List of illustrations

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Acknowledgements

xii

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Note on transliteration and Ukrainian spelling

xiii

Introduction

1

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1 State and nation building in Ukraine in theoretical and comparative perspective

6

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In search of a definition

6

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Nation and state building in comparative perspective

11

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Conclusions

21

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2 Soviet to Ukrainian elites

23

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Elites and states

23

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Elites in the former USSR

27

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Elites in Ukraine

28

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Ukraine's `sly fox'

38

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Conclusions

41

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3 Forging a political community

43

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An atomised and divided society

43

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Towards consolidation

49

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New values and morals

61

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Conclusions

68

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4 Federalism, regionalism and the myth of separatism

69

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Federalism versus unitarianism

69

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Regional allegiances and a Ukrainian political community

72

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The myth of separatism

75

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National minorities

91

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Conclusions

98

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5 The strategic significance of borders

100

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Borders, state and nation building

100

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Contested borders

110

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Conclusions

117

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6 In search of a national idea

119

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Nation building

119

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In search of a national idea

135

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Conclusions

142

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7 National identity and civil society

144

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National identity

144

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National identity in Ukraine

149

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National identity and civil society in Ukraine

161

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Conclusions

165

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8 Language policies

167

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The importance of language to nation building

167

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Ukrainian as the state language

170

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A problem of definition

179

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Bi-ethnic states and bilingualism

185

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Official and unofficial policies

188

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Conclusions

196

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9 History, myths and symbols

198

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The role of history, memory and myths

198

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History in the service of state and nation building

205

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The construction of new, and the revival of old, myths in Ukraine

211

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National symbols

217

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Conclusions

229

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10 Conclusions

230

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Notes

237

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Select bibliography of secondary sources

284

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Index

293

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