title: The Separation of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church From the Moscow Patriarchate as a Reflection of Ukrainian State Identity
abstract: This article discusses the formation of Ukrainian state identity in the struggle for the status of an independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church from the Moscow Patriarchate. Since Ukraine's independence in 1991, the country has had two national churches and one Orthodox church originating from Russia, namely the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate. The presence of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate prompted national church figures to establish an independent (autocephalous) 
journal: Journal Of Global Strategic Studies