Political culture and national identity in Russian-Ukrainian relations
By: Mikhail A. Molchanov.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Eastern European studies ;; no. 17; Eastern European studies (College Station, Tex.) ;; no. 17.
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
Number of pages: 350
Subjects: Nationalism -- Ukraine.; Nationalism -- Russia (Federation); Ukraine -- Foreign relations -- Russia (Federation); Russia (Federation) -- Foreign relations -- Ukraine.; Ukraine -- Foreign relations -- 1991-
Description: "In this study, Mikhail A. Molchanov analyzes the political and cultural factors that underlie modern national identities in Russia and Ukraine and systematically compares the political cultures of these two historically similar, yet profoundly different nations. He views national identities as constructed, multiple, and sometimes competing images of the national self.

He sees political culture as a key determinant of national identity and emphasizes the critical role it plays as a vehicle of change and development. Like culture, national identity is a constructed phenomenon, a means to organize and structure cultural resources to fit current political and social needs."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-340) and index.
Table of contents: title: Political culture and nationality in Soviet and post-Soviet studies; title: A history of an uneasy relationship; title: Ukraine's departure and the crisis of Russian identity; title: Russian political culture : recurrence and reformulation; title: Political culture and nationality in Ukraine; title: Ukraine's Russian problem; title: Fears and hopes : Ukraine, Russia, and the West.