Date

5-2020

Document Type

Capstone Project (Open Access)

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Department

Social, Behavioral & Global Studies

Major

Global Studies

First Advisor

Richard Harris

Second Advisor

Kathryn Poethig

Abstract

In my capstone, I look at the consequences of Ukraine's Euromaidan revolution (2013-2014) that occurred due to government unwillingness to sign an association agreement with the European Union. In particular, I focus on ethno-nationalism and the role language plays in nation building. Ukraine is a former Soviet country whose official language is Ukrainian with a large population of ethnic Russians who use Russian as their primary language. I study how modern Ukrainian identity is melded by both the aspiration to join the European Union and the rejection of the Soviet past — particularly Russian language.

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