Самооценка этничности населением России с двойной русско-украинской идентичностью: «русские» и «украинские» качества

Abstract

Introduction. The article examines the ethnic coloration of individual elements of the identity of the population of Russia with a dual Russian-Ukrainian ethnicity. Methods. The study was conducted by qualitative (in-depth interviewing, n=100) and quantitative (questionnaires, n=800) methods in five subjects of the Russian Federation with a traditionally high proportion of the population of Ukrainian origin, in places of compact and dispersed residence of biethnors. Results. Respondents label elements of their identity in different ways: more often they perceive themselves as Russians by their language (58%), but in assessing the ethnicity of food preferences, family traditions, and their character/mentality, the majority of respondents could not indicate the predominant ethnicity. The most "strong" Ukrainian element of identity is gastronomic preferences. Assessing the ethnicity of their character, most of the respondents (55%) could not name certain “Ukrainian” and “Russian” traits in themselves, i.e. for the majority, their character is the result of a mixture of two ethnic cultures. However, a significant minority (15% according to the survey data and 45% according to the interview data) distinguishes certain “Russian” and “Ukrainian” features in themselves. Describing themselves as Russians, respondents most often name positive, but more “strict”, affectively neutral qualities (hard work, responsibility, courage, etc.). Ukrainian features, on the contrary, are more highly emotional, “bright” (hospitality, openness, playfulness, etc.).