ПОЛІТИКА РУСИФІКАЦІЇ В УКРАЇНІ ЯК ЗАСІБ КУЛЬТУРНОЇ АСИМІЛЯЦІЇ: ІСТОРИЧНИЙ ВИМІР

Abstract

The article considers the historical dimension of the policy of Russification, as a means of cultural assimilation, conducted by the Russian authorities in Ukraine from the time of the Russian Empire until the end of the USSR. If in the conditions of the Russian Empire the authorities resorted to strict bans on the Ukrainian language, as a means of destroying national identity, then, under Soviet rule, bet was made on the implementation of Lenin’s national policy, according to which literacy was seen as a tool for spreading state ideology. In the context of the political course of «perestroika» Russification processes continued in the form of a policy of bilingualism, stimulation of the Russian language in educational and scientific institutions. At the same time against the background of socio-political changes in «perestroika» the processes of national revival intensified, struggle for the Ukrainian language, which led to the adoption of the Law on Languages and the expansion of its scope. This hindered the implementation of the policy of full assimilation of Ukraine and initiated state-building processes. But, consequences of assimilation Russification policy in Ukraine still not overcome, which is especially evident in the regional dimension and creates favorable conditions for the implementation of hybrid warfare by the Russian Federation.