Varga, Beáta (2025) Ukraine: The “State to Nation” Country? RUSSIANSTUDIES.HU, 7 (2). pp. 57-62. ISSN 2677-1640
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Abstract
This article presents the historical causes of Ukraine’s weak statehood and why it can be classified as a “state to nation” country. What considerably contributed to the “state to nation” character of Ukraine and the belated establishment of its state was the fact that it did not inherit a unified national identity; some of its territories were “more mature” in this regard, while the eastern regions that were under Russian rule for many centuries were “underdeveloped”. In this “deeply divided” Ukraine due to geopolitical differences, the western “pro-Europe” and eastern “pro-Russia” territories have always been separated. Even when an independent Ukraine was established, Ukrainian national identity was not yet fully developed, so the young Ukrainian state had to take up the task of “nation-building.”
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | “state to nation” country, “feasible” historical narratives, collective historical memory, “divided” history, “divided” national identity, teleology |
| Subjects: | D History General and Old World / történelem > D0 History (General) / történelem általában J Political Science / politológia > JZ International relations / nemzetközi kapcsolatok, világpolitika |
| SWORD Depositor: | MTMT SWORD |
| Depositing User: | MTMT SWORD |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Jan 2026 06:31 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Jan 2026 06:31 |
| URI: | https://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/232250 |
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