title: Ethno-Symbolism and Decommunization in the Post-Maidan Ukraine
abstract: This paper closely examines trends surrounding Ukrainian nationalism following the events of the Maidan Revolution, and applies modernist nationalist thinking, including Benedict Anderson's theory of Imagined Communities and Anthony Smithâs theory of Ethno-Symbolism, to explain how the Ukrainian Nation is fundamentally changing at a core level. Andersonâs theory states that modern nations are defined by perceived shared connections between each individual member of a nation, and that these c
journal: CU Scholar (University of Colorado Boulder)