Friends or Foes? Changes in Cross-Border Practices and Attitudes Toward Neighbors along the Russian-Ukrainian Border after 2014
Journal: Etnograficheskoe obozrenie
Year: 2021

This article examines how the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine and the sharp deterioration of official relations between Russia and Ukraine have affected the environment and everyday life of the population of the border towns of the Rostov (Gukovo, Donetsk, Matveyev Kurgan) and Belgorod (Graivoron, Shebekino) regions of the Russian Federation. Based on a series of indepth interviews with local residents and representatives of municipal authorities, our article studies the dynamics of cross-bord