ІСТОРІЯ ЗБЕРЕЖЕННЯ НАЦІОНАЛЬНОЇ ІДЕНТИЧНОСТІ ТА САМОІДЕНТИФІКАЦІЇ ГРЕКІВ У ПОЛІКУЛЬТУРНОМУ СУСПІЛЬСТВІ

Abstract

The article analyzes historiographical and literary sources which reveal the history of Greek migration to Ukraine, the main social, religious, ethnic processes which influenced the change of geographic residence of Greeks. The author introduces statistical data about areas of their compact residence in Ukraine. The compact accommodation of Greeks helped to revive the traditions and customs, not to lose the original linguistic status of Greeks. The territory nearby the sea of Azov is a region where the main part of Greek community lives. The opening of schools, the availability of the printed newspaper body, creating museums, organizing events, training students in Modern Greek at universities directly impact their self-identification. There were presented the data on the sustainable revival of the traditions in family, veneration the Christian traditions of the Greeks. The author has reflected the ethnolinguistic component of the Greeks in the multicultural space. The Ukrainian Union Federation of Greek Societies of Ukraine and other non-profit and non-governmental organizations have an impact on the formation of the national Greek identity. Due to their activities, these organizations contribute to the protection of the rights and interests of the Greeks, preserving the Greek Diaspora, the revival of national consciousness and spirituality. Key words: national identity; self-identity; Greeks; multicultural society.