« 2019. #2 (146)

The Ethnology Notebooks. 2019, 2 (146), 283—292

UDK 323.11:17.035.3](=161.2)]:341.231.14
DOI https://doi.org/10.15407/nz2019.02.283

EXCLUSIVE FACTORS AND REGIONAL BARRIERS TO PROTECTING THE NATIONAL IDENTITY OF UKRAINIANS IN THE GLOBALIZATION OF HYBRIDIZATION

VOVKANYCH Stepan

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4183-7857

Doctor of Economics, Professor,

Leading Researcher

M.I.Institute of Regional Studies

of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine,

Kozelnytska Street 4, 79026, Lviv, Ukraine.

Contacts: e-mail: lsvovkanych@gmail.com

Abstract. In the current article, probably for the first time, the model of state-building, where the nation is considered to be conscious of its national idea of the future development, is analysed. The stratagemes for building a nation-state of indigenous people with all the proper attributes are being developed. The title nation living in this state has an exclusive, natural, cultural, religious and historical right to self-determination and protection. It is noted that in a process of elimination of imperial assimilation barriers, these stratagemes perform three fundamental and at the same time interrelated functions of spiritual revival: consolidation of the nation, its identification and integration into a civilized world. It is stressed that everything impeding the realization of these core functions for national progress is a remnant of the hostile neighbourhood of the past, which contemporaries must not keep for the future generation to attain a better future.

In this context, an integrated approach to the National Idea is proposed as a set of integral stratagems of national progress, which made it possible to highlight in each block of stratagems the corresponding priorities of building a national state. For example, in the unity bloc — to return the peace and integrity of the country; in the defense of «ukrainianity» — implement the law of the Ukrainian language. As for the «dignity» bloc — adhere to the vector of civilizational development, achieve admission to NATO, the EU, achieve high socio-economic living standards of people of developed countries, indicators of their well-being and recreation; and at the same time — develop their own strength and resources.

The achievement of Ukraine affects not only the named blocks of stratagems, but also the structure of global and regional factors, exclusive barriers that still lie in the field of Ukrainian studies of virgin land. The conclusion is intended to help the reader understand that in the conditions of an aggressive external environment and continued imperial support of the «fifth columns» in the Ukraine — this poses a great danger to state sovereignty, national identity and Euro-Atlantic integration.

The great importance for developing an effective road map for the ultimate exit of Kyiv from the orbit of Moscow’s imperial claims, enhancing the self-exclusive subjectivity of Ukraine, and accelerating its accession to the number of free countries of the world.

Keywords: Ukrainian National Idea, stratagems for nation-state building, barriers to national identity protection, information space.

Received 25.02.2019

REFERENCES

Vovkanich, S. (2018, June 21). About the synergy of the nation. Day [in Ukrainian].
Daron, A., & James, R. (2016). Why do nations decline. Kiev: Our Format [in Ukrainian].
Vovkanich, S. (2018, 22 September). Combine in diversity, or Once again about the Ukrainian national idea. Dzerkalo tyznia [in Ukrainian].
Vovkanich, S. (2018). The vision of the ideology of building a national state — an exclusive Ukrainian nation. The Ethnology Notebooks, 6, 1347—1365 [in Ukrainian].
Basic law: Israel is the national state of the Jewish people. Retrieved from: www.knesset.gov.i1/main/.ru [in Russian].

Read»

Our authors
Maternity ritualism by volhynians in publications of the second half XIX to the early XXI cc.
In the article have been considered some basic landmarks for fixing and publication of ethnographic materials on the maternity rites of Volhynia with analytical study in ritual elements, their kinds and territories of origin. The article has also raised a problem of gaps in studies of maternity rites of Ukrainian historio-ethnographic Volhynia.
Read »

Wax candle as ukrainian Christmas and epiphany ritualistic text
For the first time in native ethnology the article has brought some results of special study in sign functionality of a wax candle under the context of Ukrainian Christmas and Epiphany ritualistic text (ritualism of Christmas Eve, New Year, Epiphany Eve and Feast of Epiphany). The study has stated extremely high semiotic position of a wax candle as projection of Sun, mediator between the spheres of sacral and prophane elements, symbolic analogue of human existence, apotropy, cultural symbol re-establishing borders of acculturated space.
Read »

On field exploration of russian and belarusian ethnologists and etnolinguists in Ukrainian Polisia 1945—1980s
In the study based on a wide range of literary materials have been comprehensively characterised field research in Polisia of Ukraine, performed by Russian and Belarusian ethnologists during 1945—1980s as well as Moscow ethnolinguists and other researchers from ethnologic centres of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus in the course of realization of Ethnolinguistic Atlas of Polisia program. Particular attention has been paid to geography, methods, themes and research results of scientific projects.
Read »

Traditional folk clothes of velikobychkovsky hutsuly of XIX — the first half of XX century
In the study based upon numerous field materials, literature sources as well as ethnographic, historio-cultural and regional museum collections has been performed complex analysis in traditional folk clothes by Hutzul population of Velyky Bychkiv village in Transcarpathian region. Detailed descriptions of femi­nine and masculine clothing complexes of the mentioned area have been presented. In characterizing of those main attention has been paid to the detail of cut in separate components of dress; cut of feminine shirt has been added as an illustration.
Read »