Geopolitics of geographical urbanonyms: evidence from Ukrainian cities
This article focuses on geographical urbanonyms in Ukraine – names of streets, squares, lanes, etc. that refer to the names of other geographical objects like cities, regions, countries, or continents. It shows the role of geographical urbanonyms as a powerful instrument used by political regimes to...
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doaj-6eee09e71cbd4d18b777bc6f137889bd2020-11-25T04:06:01ZengKarolinum PressActa Universitatis Carolinae Geographica0300-54022336-19802020-11-0155225526810.14712/23361980.2020.1910511Geopolitics of geographical urbanonyms: evidence from Ukrainian citiesOlexiy GnatiukAnatoliy MelnychukThis article focuses on geographical urbanonyms in Ukraine – names of streets, squares, lanes, etc. that refer to the names of other geographical objects like cities, regions, countries, or continents. It shows the role of geographical urbanonyms as a powerful instrument used by political regimes to shape political identity by constructing and legitimizing borders between “us” and “them” at different spatial scales. The analysis revealed a significantly higher presence of geographical urbanonyms in Ukraine compared to former state socialist countries in Central Europe. The widespread presence of street names related to the former USSR proves the absence of post-Soviet decolonization in semiotic space, going beyond the pure decommunization, in the majority of Ukrainian cities since 1991. Regional differences in the dynamics, distribution and structure of geographical urbanonyms in Ukraine are explained by the historical, cultural and (geo)political divisions.http://www.aucgeographica.cz/index.php/aucg/article/view/226urban toponymsgeographical urbanonymsgeopoliticsukraine |
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Geopolitics of geographical urbanonyms: evidence from Ukrainian cities |
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Geopolitics of geographical urbanonyms: evidence from Ukrainian cities |
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Geopolitics of geographical urbanonyms: evidence from Ukrainian cities |
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Geopolitics of geographical urbanonyms: evidence from Ukrainian cities |
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Geopolitics of geographical urbanonyms: evidence from Ukrainian cities |
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geopolitics of geographical urbanonyms: evidence from ukrainian cities |
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Karolinum Press |
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Acta Universitatis Carolinae Geographica |
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0300-5402 2336-1980 |
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2020-11-01 |
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This article focuses on geographical urbanonyms in Ukraine – names of streets, squares, lanes, etc. that refer to the names of other geographical objects like cities, regions, countries, or continents. It shows the role of geographical urbanonyms as a powerful instrument used by political regimes to shape political identity by constructing and legitimizing borders between “us” and “them” at different spatial scales. The analysis revealed a significantly higher presence of geographical urbanonyms in Ukraine compared to former state socialist countries in Central Europe. The widespread presence of street names related to the former USSR proves the absence of post-Soviet decolonization in semiotic space, going beyond the pure decommunization, in the majority of Ukrainian cities since 1991. Regional differences in the dynamics, distribution and structure of geographical urbanonyms in Ukraine are explained by the historical, cultural and (geo)political divisions. |
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urban toponyms geographical urbanonyms geopolitics ukraine |
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