The Crisis in Ukraine and the Split of Identity in the Russian-speaking World

Fialkova, Larisa; Yelenevskaia, Maria

doi:10.17161/folklorica.v19i1.5721

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“…Ізраїльська фольклористка Л. Фіалкова у співпраці з М. Єленевською зафіксували російськомовний суспільний дискурс довкола реакції на вдягання ізраїльтянами родом з України футболок із зображенням С. Бандери [3]. Це дослідження підкреслює, який великий вплив на соціальні настрої може чинити трансляція патріотичних ідей через одягову культуру.…”

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Тема Малих Міст На Патріотичних Футболках Як Новітні Символи Опору В Російсько-Українській Війні

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2022

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У статті вивчаються теми малих міст України на принтах футболок як формат інформаційного супротиву в індивідуальному просторі військовій агресії Російської Федерації проти України. Через опрацювання близько 20 опцій таких виробів виділено сім візій етнокультурного представлення символу опору міста російським загарбникам.

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Тема Малих Міст На Патріотичних Футболках Як Новітні Символи Опору В Російсько-Українській Війні

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2022

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“…WhileBarrington et al (2002) have rejected the suggestion that ethnic Russians in the near abroad would support Russian political intervention in countries of their residence, in the current circumstances, it does not seem undeniable.In a modern global world, diaspora involvement in historical homeland conflicts has become a regular occurrence. Looking at the example of the Russian-speaking diaspora in Israel,Fialkova and Yelenevskaia (2015) have demonstrated that the Russia-Ukraine conflict has become widespread among Israeli Russophones and resulted in the split of their identity. Being based upon pro-Russian vs. pro-Ukrainian opposition, this split has incorporated vital aspects.…”

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Imagining the desirable homeland: Nation-related belonging and social media use of young Kazakhstani Russians

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Recent events, such as the Ukrainian crisis, political protests in Belarus, and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict’s escalation, have clearly demonstrated that the so-called ‘national question’ has remained an acute issue in the post-Soviet space. Being surrounded by Russia’s neo-imperial calls, but also by the dominating titular culture in the country of their current residence, ethnic Russians, and their national belonging arouse the interest of academia. Simultaneously, the tremendous expansion of information and communication technologies (ICTs), as well as the popularity of social media in the ex-Soviet republics, opens new opportunities for the conception of a national image, especially for young people. Hence, the studying of ethnic and civic belonging in the post-Soviet context requires an additional technological viewpoint. While Cyberspace in Kazakhstan remains state-controlled, Russia employs social media to unite its compatriots around the Russian national idea. However, the Internet may also support alternative identity constructions, grassroots movements, and the search for new national belongingness among ethnic minorities. How do young Kazakhstani Russians define their national belonging in the light of their social media usage? Which homeland do they imagine, and which role does Instagram play in this process? To answer these questions, I conducted explorative research, which was based upon a qualitative content analysis of 22 semi-structured interviews with young Kazakhstani Russians and a quantitative content analysis of local Instagram accounts. Interviewing ethnic Russians from big Kazakhstani cities demonstrated that these young people avoid formal national categories and creatively combine their multiple nation-related identities and belongings. Although social media content from Russia is present in their social media feeds, Ka-zakhstani Russians did not express any particular attachment to their historical “homeland.” Instead, they defined themselves as Kazakhstanis and advocated for ethnocultural pluralism and innovation inside and beyond Kazakhstan’s national borders. Their openness towards global cooperation is also reflected in their use of social media. At the same time, a close connection to a local space was widely relevant among Kazakhstani Russians. Posting Instagram stories from their everyday life, communicating with local friends, and consuming local news and event announcements, immersed young Kazakhstani Russians into the local city-related environment. Among the whole geographical and thematic content variety, following one or another urban account was an essential part of Kazakh-stani Russians’ social media use. As the Instagram analysis proved, textual and visual content on city-related accounts has blurred the boundaries between different discursive paradigms of national identity existing in Kazakhstan and presented the country in a positive light. In addition to other usage patterns, this provides an opportunity for these young people to construct a particular image of Kazakhstan, which helps them to find their social identity gratification and maintain positive self-esteem. As a result, their sense of belonging to Kazakhstan grows, allowing them to manage their multiple nation-related memberships while creating new categories beyond any formal definitions.

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“Who are you standing with?”: cultural (self-re)translation of a Russian-speaking conference immigrant-interpreter in Israel during the war in Ukraine

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2023

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The war in Ukraine, which began on February 24, 2022, has led to a significant civilian involvement in Israel, particularly among immigrants from the former Soviet Union, who began to provide humanitarian assistance, including interpreting. Highlighting the interrelation between translation and migration, I argue that the war strongly affects multiple hybrid identities of immigrant-interpreters who along with interlingual translation engage also in processes of cultural (self-re)translation. Scholarly attention for such experiences has been relatively limited, since most research on interpreting in war and conflict has prioritized interpreter experiences within war struck regions. Little attention has also been devoted to the work of (conference) interpreters who are themselves immigrants. In this autoethnographic study therefore, I present my own experience during the war as both an immigrant from Russia and a conference interpreter who works with Russian and Hebrew. I discuss several aspects pertinent to the immigrant-interpreter experience within and beyond the interpreting practice: being part of a collective of immigrants, involved in humanitarian assistance; negotiating the devaluation of Russian(ness); facing challenges to the (in)visibility, implied in the interpreter’s role; and moving in-between the origin and the host countries.

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The Crisis in Ukraine and the Split of Identity in the Russian-speaking World

Cited by 4 publications

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Тема Малих Міст На Патріотичних Футболках Як Новітні Символи Опору В Російсько-Українській Війні

Тема Малих Міст На Патріотичних Футболках Як Новітні Символи Опору В Російсько-Українській Війні

Imagining the desirable homeland: Nation-related belonging and social media use of young Kazakhstani Russians

“Who are you standing with?”: cultural (self-re)translation of a Russian-speaking conference immigrant-interpreter in Israel during the war in Ukraine

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