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Geopolitics of geographical urbanonyms: evidence from Ukrainian cities
- Source :
- Acta Universitatis Carolinae Geographica, Vol 55, Iss 2, Pp 255-268 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press, 2020.
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Abstract
- This article focuses on geographical urbanonyms in Ukraine – names of streets, squares, lanes, etc. that refer to the names of other geographical objects like cities, regions, countries, or continents. It shows the role of geographical urbanonyms as a powerful instrument used by political regimes to shape political identity by constructing and legitimizing borders between “us” and “them” at different spatial scales. The analysis revealed a significantly higher presence of geographical urbanonyms in Ukraine compared to former state socialist countries in Central Europe. The widespread presence of street names related to the former USSR proves the absence of post-Soviet decolonization in semiotic space, going beyond the pure decommunization, in the majority of Ukrainian cities since 1991. Regional differences in the dynamics, distribution and structure of geographical urbanonyms in Ukraine are explained by the historical, cultural and (geo)political divisions.
- Subjects :
- Ukrainian
Geography, Planning and Development
ukraine
lcsh:Geography. Anthropology. Recreation
geopolitics
Geopolitics
language.human_language
lcsh:G
lcsh:HB848-3697
Economy
Political science
geographical urbanonyms
language
lcsh:Demography. Population. Vital events
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
urban toponyms
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 23361980
- Volume :
- 55
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- AUC GEOGRAPHICA
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3f56716aaa759046859e05c3cc2cade6