UKRAINOPHILISM AND THE QUESTION OF LANGUAGE

The question of language – an important part of the ideology of Ukrainophilism
XIX century, which in general corresponds to the teachings of regionalism. The article
looks at the example of M.Р. Dragomanova and B.A. Kistyakovsky considered in
relation to the ideologues Ukrainophilism to Russian, Ukrainian languages and
perspectives of all-Russian language. Transformation of teaching Ukrainophiles
walked in the direction of the all-Russian refusal of language and culture, recognition
of exclusivity and uniqueness of the Ukrainian language and culture, as well as the
marginalization of the Russian language. As an alternative point of view is the opinion
of P.B. Struve expressed in the early twentieth century in controversy with BA
Kistiakovsky. In Ukrainophilism XIX century laid the foundation for the subsequent
confrontational ideology, ethnic and cultural principles of constructivism and justified
the practice of repression of the Russian language in the area of cultural alienation.