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Constructing identities, Ascribing Nationalities: Polish Minority in Ukraine during Late Imperial and Early Soviet Rule

Palko, Olena. (2022) Constructing identities, Ascribing Nationalities: Polish Minority in Ukraine during Late Imperial and Early Soviet Rule. Euxeinos. Culture and Governance in the Black Sea Region, 12 (34). pp. 15-48.

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Abstract

This article investigates underlying state intentions behind the counting and standardizing minority populations in view of the dire need to modernize the country. It takes a close look at the statistics regarding the Polish minority provided by the 1897 Imperial and 1926 Soviet censuses to understand how, within a span of only thirty years, the abstract figures of language, religion, and social status came to represent rigidly ascribed and hereditary national categories. The article also explores how the category of "nationality" was understood and how its meaning, political, and economic significance changed in the decades between these two censuses.
Faculties and Departments:04 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > Departement Geschichte
UniBasel Contributors:Palko, Olena
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Center for Governance and Culture in Europe (GCE-HSG)
e-ISSN:2296-0708
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
Language:English
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