The features, preconditions and consequences of the russians’ ethnic identity and polarization in the post- Soviet countries (1991-2000)
Journal: Studium Europy Środkowej i Wschodniej
Year: 2014

The article is dedicated to analyzing the peculiarities of ethnic identity, polarization and politicization of Russians in the post-Soviet space and as one of the factors of geopolitical positioning of some countries of the region. The author determined what was the essence of the policy of identity and polarization of Russians in the post-Soviet space (in particular, in the period of 1991-2000) and found out why in some countries it led to catastrophic consequences, while in others it did not p