DYNAMICS OF CHANGE IN THE POLITICAL IDENTITY OF UKRAINIANS AS A RESULT OF THE WAR WITH RUSSIA

Abstract

Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine provided the impetus that radically contributed to the consolidation of Ukrainian society and the formation of new valuable identity structures for citizens. The massive transformation in the social consciousness of Ukrainian society caused by the military aggression is still ongoing. The results of sociological research indicate that significant value transformations have been recorded in the social consciousness, the content of which gives grounds to conclude that a process of formation of new socio-cultural identity structures is taking place. Therefore, there is a need to study the dynamics of political changes and value attitudes of social consciousness under the conditions of resistance to the military aggression of the Russian Federation. The research task is to determine the direction of the formation of new identity components under conditions of military aggression. Also, there is an urgent need to investigate the conceptual basis for the formation of a renewed identity in the post-war period, which will aim to restore the economic and social foundations of society. Therefore, attention should be paid to identifying the strategic directions of identity politics in the post-war period. The conclusions obtained will be useful in the formation of state identity policy, which is relevant for Ukrainian society in the context of the implementation of the state’s integration with the EU.