The Donbas between Ukraine and Russia: The Use of History in Political Disputes

Rival historiographies and rival groups' ethnohistories have huge potential to lay the basis for political conflict in post-communist East Europe. Examines one example: the Donbas region between Ukraine and Russia, part of Ukraine since 1991, but still the subject of bitter argument between the...

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Published in:Journal of contemporary history 1995-04, Vol.30 (2), p.265-289
Main Author: Wilson, Andrew
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Border politics
Borderlands
Conflict
Donbas
Ethnic groups
Historiography
History
Local histories
Myth
Nationalism
Political communication
Politics
Russia
Russian culture
Slavic culture
Steppes
Territories
Ukraine
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Summary:Rival historiographies and rival groups' ethnohistories have huge potential to lay the basis for political conflict in post-communist East Europe. Examines one example: the Donbas region between Ukraine and Russia, part of Ukraine since 1991, but still the subject of bitter argument between the two states. Analyses Ukrainian historiography c.1988-94, and its counterpart among local Russophiles in the Donbas. The two versions of history are mutually contradictory at almost every point.
ISSN:0022-0094
1461-7250
DOI:10.1177/002200949503000204