Shaping Identity in Eastern Europe and Russia: Soviet-Russian and Polish Accounts of Ukrainian History, 1914–1991

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The Ukraine's emergence as an independent state in 1991 was not accompanied by violence, it may be argued, due to the weak national consciousness of most of its citizens. Dr.Velychenko's latest work compares Soviet with Polish accounts of the Ukraine's past, examines how 'national history' was written and how its interpretation changed in each country. This book provides an account of how historical writing was used to build and destroy nations and states and is particularly relevant today in light of recent events in Eastern Europe. Front Matter....Pages i-vi Introduction....Pages 1-7 Front Matter....Pages 9-9 Nations, States, and History....Pages 11-26 The Institutions and the Ideology....Pages 27-45 Delineating the Past....Pages 47-66 Front Matter....Pages 67-67 Neoromanticism and Positivism (1914–1944)....Pages 69-86 The Imposed Continuity (1944–1982)....Pages 87-99 Monographs and Articles on Ukrainian Subjects....Pages 101-132 Front Matter....Pages 133-133 Degrees of Inclusion, Exclusion, and Affinity....Pages 135-153 The History of the Ukrainian SSR (1948–1982)....Pages 155-178 Deductivist Discourse and Research....Pages 179-197 Conclusion....Pages 199-212 Back Matter....Pages 213-266