Ethno-Symbolism and Decommunization in the Post-Maidan Ukraine
Journal: CU Scholar (University of Colorado Boulder)
Year: 2018

This paper closely examines trends surrounding Ukrainian nationalism following the events of the Maidan Revolution, and applies modernist nationalist thinking, including Benedict Anderson's theory of Imagined Communities and Anthony Smithâs theory of Ethno-Symbolism, to explain how the Ukrainian Nation is fundamentally changing at a core level. Andersonâs theory states that modern nations are defined by perceived shared connections between each individual member of a nation, and that these c