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Collective Memory and Identity of Polish Minority in Lviv: Conflict, Integration or Assimilation?
Lebduška, Michal ; Vykoukal, Jiří (advisor) ; Zilynskyj, Bohdan (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the topic of Polish minority, which remained after the Second World War in the city of Lviv that is since 1991 part of independent Ukraine. Particular focus of this project is aimed on reasearch of a relationship between collective memory and identity of this specific minority. For purpose of this project field reasearch in Lviv was conducted in the years 2014-2015. This researched focused on work with Polish periodicals that are being published in Lviv since 1990, conducting semistructured interviews with members of this community and survey research in both high schools with Polish language of education that exist in Lviv. The work itself is divided into four main chapters which focuses on theoretical concepts used for purpose of the thesis, general characteristics of Polish minority in Lviv including historical background and present-day relations with local Ukrainian majority, identity and also collective memory of this community. According to the results of the research Polish minority is very well integrated into the Ukrainian society with elements of partial assimilation that takes place also because of large number of mixed Polish-Ukrainian families or good mutual relations with the Ukrainians. Despite that there exists smaller more compact community which...
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Collective Memory and Identity of Polish Minority in Lviv: Conflict, Integration or Assimilation?
Lebduška, Michal ; Vykoukal, Jiří (advisor) ; Zilynskyj, Bohdan (referee)
This diploma thesis deals with the topic of Polish minority, which remained after the Second World War in the city of Lviv that is since 1991 part of independent Ukraine. Particular focus of this project is aimed on reasearch of a relationship between collective memory and identity of this specific minority. For purpose of this project field reasearch in Lviv was conducted in the years 2014-2015. This researched focused on work with Polish periodicals that are being published in Lviv since 1990, conducting semistructured interviews with members of this community and survey research in both high schools with Polish language of education that exist in Lviv. The work itself is divided into four main chapters which focuses on theoretical concepts used for purpose of the thesis, general characteristics of Polish minority in Lviv including historical background and present-day relations with local Ukrainian majority, identity and also collective memory of this community. According to the results of the research Polish minority is very well integrated into the Ukrainian society with elements of partial assimilation that takes place also because of large number of mixed Polish-Ukrainian families or good mutual relations with the Ukrainians. Despite that there exists smaller more compact community which...
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Role of islam in society of repatriated Crimean Tatars
Lebduška, Michal ; Horák, Slavomír (advisor) ; Aslan, Emil (referee)
Bachelor thesis deals with problems connected to religiosity of contemporary Crimean Tatars after their repatriation from exile where they stayed after the mass deportation in 1944 and with process of fast and strong re-Islamization of the Crimean Peninsula since the end of 1980s. Influence of this process on local relations and role of Crimean Tatars in conflict between Ukrainians and Russians around Crimea. Thesis is interdisciplinary work with elements of sociology, religious studies, history, political science and international relations. Work is divided into three chapters First covers brief summary of history of Crimean Tatars second Crimean political organizations and their positions towards Islam and third physical indicators of rebirth of Islam in Crimea role of Islam in everyday life of Crimean Tatars and eventual sectarian conflicts in Crimea. Results of cited sociological surveys imply strong secular character of Crimean Tatars that consist of not obeying religious rules and rituals and widespread self-identification with Islam as historical-cultural tradition of their nation. Nonetheless, radical Islamic movements have some only small support among Crimean Tatars and their organizations. Research also indicates that topic of Islam is often misused by Muslim and non-Muslim political...
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