Identity narratives of the Rusyns in Transcarpathia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003652885-14/identity-narratives-rusyns-transcarpathia-since-dissolution-soviet-union-tom%C3%A1%C5%A1-hoch" target="_blank" >https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003652885-14/identity-narratives-rusyns-transcarpathia-since-dissolution-soviet-union-tom%C3%A1%C5%A1-hoch</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003652885-14" target="_blank" >10.4324/9781003652885-14</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Identity narratives of the Rusyns in Transcarpathia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union

Original language description

This chapter examines how Rusyn identity is narrated and perceived in Transcarpathia, Ukraine. It is based on qualitative field research conducted in 2023, comprising expert interviews with informants from Transcarpathia and Eastern Slovakia, including both Rusyn and non-Rusyn perspectives. It focuses on key themes such as language, religion, homeland, and the distinction between cultural and political Rusynism. The research suggests the following key patterns in identity narratives. While the Ukrainian state defines Rusyns as an ethnographic subgroup of the Ukrainian nation, local perceptions vary. Some informants regard Rusyns as a distinct nation, while others view them as integral to a broader Ukrainian identity. Cultural Rusynism, centered on the preservation of language and traditions, remains active. In contrast, political Rusynism, associated with autonomy claims and links to Russia, has largely faded since 2014. The war has strengthened civic loyalty to Ukraine among most Rusyns. At the same time, however, many informants voiced disappointment at being viewed with suspicion and labeled as politically disloyal. Although minority issues have been pushed out of public debate by the war, several informants expressed hope that these questions will be revisited in the context of Ukraine's path toward EU accession.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

C - Chapter in a specialist book

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50701 - Cultural and economic geography

Project

<a href="/en/project/GA22-13347S" target="_blank" >GA22-13347S: Where have all the natsmen gone? Ethnic Minorities in the Post-Soviet Area</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Book/collection name

Ethnicity and Ethnic Minorities in Post-Soviet Eurasia

ISBN

978-1-003-65288-5

Number of pages of the result

13

Pages from-to

149-161

Number of pages of the book

240

Publisher name

Routledge

Place of publication

New York

UT code for WoS chapter

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