Russia, Ukraine, and the Breakup of the Soviet Union

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by  Roman Szporluk

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Russia, Ukraine, and the
Breakup of the Soviet Union
Pro-independence demonstration in Kyiv, October 1990
Russia, Ukraine,
and the Breakup
of the Soviet Union
Roman Szporluk
HOOVER INSTITUTION PRESS
Stanford University
Stanford, California
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Szporluk, Roman.
Russia, Ukraine, and the breakup of the Soviet Union / Roman Szporluk.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8179-9542-0
1. Russia (Federation)—Relations—Ukraine. 2. Ukraine—
Relations—Russia (Federation) 3. Nationalism—Russia
(Federation) 4. Nationalism—Ukraine. 5. Ukraine—History—
1944-1991. 6. Ukraine—History—1991- 7. Soviet Union—
History—1953-1985. 8. Soviet Union—History—1985-1991.
9. Russia (Federation)—History—1991- I. Title: Russia, Ukraine,
and the break-up of the Soviet Union. II. Title.
DK67.5.U38 S98 2000 99-050309
For my grandchildren,
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Contents
Foreword Wayne S. Vucinich ix
Acknowledgments xiii
A Note on Transliteration xvii
Introduction xix
1 Nationalities and the Russian Problem in the
USSR: A Historical Outline 1
2 The Nations of the USSR in 1970 29
3 Russians in Ukraine and Problems of Ukrainian
Identity in the USSR 71
4 West Ukraine and West Belorussia: Historical
Tradition, Social Communication, and Linguistic
Assimilation 109
5 Urbanization in Ukraine since the Second
World War 139
6 History and Russian Nationalism 161
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7 Dilemmas of Russian Nationalism 183
8 The Imperial Legacy and the Soviet Nationalities
V \ » v
Problem 229
9 The Soviet West—or Far Eastern Europe? 259
10
The Press and Soviet Nationalities: The Party
Resolution of 1975 and Its Implementation 111
11
The Strange Politics of Lviv: An Essay in Search
of an Explanation 299
12
Nation-Building in Ukraine: Problems and
Prospects 319
13
Reflections on Ukraine after 1994: The Dilemmas
of Nationhood 327
14
After Empire: What? 343
IS Ukraine: From an Imperial Periphery to a
Sovereign State 361
16
The Fall of the Tsarist Empire and the USSR: The
Russian Question and Imperial Overextension 395
Index 431