Regionalism in Ukraine
Regionalism in Ukraine has been a significant force during the building of an independent state after the
Russian regionalism in Eastern/Southern Ukraine
Early attempts include suggestions of the Donetsk-Dnipro or Dnipro autonomous region.[1] In 1990, a proposal was put forth in Odesa for a "special state status" of the historical area of Novorossiya which would have been included five Ukrainian oblasts plus Moldovan Transnistria, which is now a breakaway territory.[1]
Of significant development was regionalism in Crimea, which was of varying political success since early 1990s[1] and had eventually led to the annexation of Crimea by Russia.
In early 2014,
In 2019, polling showed that in the
Regionalism in Western Ukraine
In the light of violent pro-Russian events in the eastern part of Ukraine, Western Ukraine may be perceived as monolithic. Nevertheless, it has its own share of regionalism. Even before the
In Transcarpathia, the Congress of Carpathian Ruthenians led by Dimitry Sydor was for the autonomy of Subcarpathian Ruthenia within Ukraine. Sydor and some other Ruthenian activists were accused of being the tools of the Russian politics of destabilization of Ukraine.[5]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 1136720731, pp. 139-141
- ^ a b "Press releases and reports - the views and opinions of South-Eastern regions residents of Ukraine: April 2014".
- ^ a b c "Most people in separatist-held areas of Donbas prefer reintegration with Ukraine – new survey".
- ^ О. В. АНДРОЩУК, "В. ЧОРНОВІЛ ТА ІДЕЯ ФЕДЕРАЛІЗАЦІЇ УКРАЇНИ: ЕВОЛЮЦІЯ ПОГЛЯДІВ" ("V. Chornovil and the Idea of the Federalization of Ukraine: Evolution of the Views"), Український історичний журнал, no. 1, 2010, pp. 22-34
- Radio Liberty, 08 грудня 2014