Mozaika etniczna Ukrainy południowo-wschodniej – wzmianka historyczna i stan obecny na przykładzie Zaporoskiego Przyazowia

Migration and emigration processes have always had and continue to have a significant impact on the socioeconomic and political situation of the whole world. The Zaporizhia Oblast will serve as an example of a multicultural area of Ukraine, as an attractive area for many newcomers since the 15th century. The multicultural borderlands of south¬ eastern Ukraine discussed in the paper are to demonstrate the influence of migration processes on the formation of individual identity, including in particular Polish identity. Nowadays, many in-habitants of the studied area are unable to clearly define their cultural identity.