Odessa and Lvov or Odesa and Lviv

How Important is a Letter? Reflections on the “Other” in Two Ukrainian Cities

Dados Bibliográficos

ID11047736
AutoresAbel Polese (0000-0001-9607-495X, University of Edinburgh, autor correspondente), Anna Wylegała (0000-0001-5575-4123)
Ano2008
Volume36
Fascículo5
Páginas787-814
Data de publicação2008-11-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoNationalities Papers (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0090-5992 • E-ISSN: 1465-3923
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1080/00905990802373488
OpenAlexW1979690345
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas24
Referências citadas31

Independence forced Ukraine to face a set of statehood and nationhood challenges. State and institution building progressed quickly and effectively. In 1996 the country adopted a constitution and based its institution building on pre-existing ones. Having been a Soviet Republic, Ukraine's institutions were shaped well before 1991—if we exclude the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the diplomatic corps. The country also diligently quelled Crimean separatism by granting a high level of autonomy to the region, with Kiev retaining control of financial matters

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