(Codrul Cosminului, 2023)
Julia SYTNYK; Sytnyk О.; Drogomyretsky В.; Sizarev K.
The article deals with the transformation of Bolshevism from a class
ideology into an imperialist ideology. At the same time, an attempt was made to consider
this problem in the Ukrainian context. The authors analyzed the essence of the Russian
autocratic state as a despotic empire. It has been established that a particular goal of
Russian imperialism was to keep Ukraine under its rule. It is emphasized that the Bolshevik
regime continued the policy of neo-imperial expansionism. Particular attention is paid to
forming the Ukrainian national-political identity under the conditions of Russian (Soviet)
imperialism. The Bolshevik regime, in its totalitarianism, surpassed the imperial autocratic
regime. At the same time, the Bolsheviks also sought to destroy the national identity of
Ukrainians as much as possible.
Keywords: Bolshevism, class ideology, imperialist ideology, Ukraine, expansionism,
Bolshevik regime, national identity, despotism, neo-imperialism.