201. Borderlands of Georgian Ukrainians.
- Author
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Dorokhina, Olga
- Subjects
BORDERLANDS ,UKRAINIANS ,MODERN society ,RELIGIOUS groups - Abstract
Georgia constitutes a multiethnic state, in which representatives of various ethnic and religious groups live side by side. The need for coexistence creates areas of interaction that, under the influence of various factors (internal and external), either unite people or, on the contrary, divide them, forming both physical and outwardly invisible but perceived lines of separation. In recent years, due to various political events, Georgia and Ukraine are often mentioned together. Besides common post-Soviet legacy and challenges to security and sovereignty, the two countries are connected by people - Ukrainians in Georgia and Georgians in Ukraine. This paper focuses on Ukrainians in Georgia. Through the concepts of borderlands, contact zones and identities, I address how the Ukrainian community of Georgia was formed, what it represents today, and how it is integrated in modern Georgian society. The paper presents an overview of representation of Ukrainians in Georgia and methods applied by them to maintain Ukrainian identity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2020