In western historiography, the term Ukrainization refers also to a policy and resulting process of forcing ethnic minorities living on Ukrainian territories to abandon their ethnic identity by means of the enforced assimilation of Ukrainian culture and identity.
Dalam historiografi barat, istilah Ukrainisasi juga mengacu kepada kebijakan yang memaksa minoritas di wilayah Ukraina untuk meninggalkan identitas etnis mereka dan menerima asimilasi budaya dan identitas Ukraina.