Ethnopolitics of Ukraine_Challenges and Chances. pdf.pdf (original) (raw)

Abstract The article considers key issues of Ukrainian ethno-politics evolution since 1991. The author outlines mains stages of its foundations and development as well as institutional characteristics. Challenges of in the-ethnic tensions and conflict has been regarded and some principal conclusion drawn up. Some accents are made on the threats of ethno-separatism. In the same time, the author considers a case of the one from the calmest region of Ukraine – Chernivtsi oblast (Ukrainian Bukovyna), where the tradition of tolerance went back to the Austrian time. There are both positive and negative trends to be taken into account. Finally, some suggestions and proposals of making inter-ethnic relations in Ukraine more stable and positive are put forward. Key words: Ukraine’s ethno-politics, regional separatism, inter-ethnic relations, challenges of stability