Russian-Speakers in Ukraine and Kazakhstan: “Nationality,” “Population,” or Neither?
- 1 April 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Post-Soviet Affairs
- Vol. 17 (2) , 129-158
- https://doi.org/10.1080/1060586x.2001.10641498
Abstract
A political scientist examines the level of attachment to the “Russian-speaker” label among Russians and Russian-speakers who live outside of Russia within the former Soviet Union. Also examined is the proposition that this label is the main alternative to assimilation and that those who accept it think differently from those who do not about issues such as the independence of their state of residence. Survey and focus-group data collected in 1998 and 1999 in Ukraine and Kazakhstan are examined to analyze whether “Russian-speaker” is a more important identity marker than citizenship and ethnic group.Keywords
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