Ethno-Cultural Development of Ukrainian Society in the Conditions of russian Revanschism towards Ukraine at the End of the 20th — at the Beginning of the 21st Century: Periodization and Analysis

Abstract

The article analyzes the ethno-cultural development of Ukrainian society in the conditions of russian revanchism towards Ukraine in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. It has been found that understanding the periodization of ethnocultural development of the Ukrainian society in the conditions of russia's revanchist course aimed to reсlaim imperial power, helps to draw conclusions about the achievements and mistakes made to improve the sustainable development of Ukraine on the path of Euro-Atlantic integration. It is noted that the ethno-cultural development of Ukrainian society in the conditions of revanchist-imperial policy of russia can be conditionally divided into five periods (stages): the first (1991–2004), the second (2005–2009), the third (2010–2013), the fourth (2014–2021), and the fifth (2022–present). This article examines the first two periods.The first period of ethnocultural development of Ukrainian society is the longest and is characterized by both positive and negative trends. Conventionally, it can be divided into two sub-periods: the first (1991–1999) and the second (2000–2004). It substantiated that this division is primarily caused by russia's revanchist policy towards Ukraine, since in 1999–1999 the Kremlin was solving its own socio-political problems and could not fully pay attention to Ukraine. It has been observed that after V. Putin came to power and the significant improvement of the political, economic, and financial situation in russia, the russian clique significantly increased its anti-Ukrainian influence on the Ukrainian ethno-cultural space.The second period of the ethno-cultural development of Ukrainian society is determined by the further expansion of the Ukrainian language functioning in social and political life, the educational process, in the spheres of science, culture, art, the film industry, etc. It is proven that the Кremlin, realising the danger of promoting the ideals and achievements of the Orange Revolution in the post-Soviet space, made considerable efforts to discredit and stigmatise it, using the newly created neo-imperial revanchist doctrine-concept of "russian world" for this purpose.