Rosja i Ukraina – konflikt w rodzinie słowiańskiej?

For the author of the article the present conflict between Russia and Ukraine has become the point of departure for a re{ ection on its character and for posing many questions: Is the conflict perceived by those directly involved as an inter-Slavic conflict? Is it interpreted in such way by outsiders? How is the conflict interpreted by the supporters of the idea of pan-Slavism (numerous both in Russia and Ukraine) and by the community of Eastern Slavs? How does it affect the relations between Slavic nations? How is the Slavic identification of the participants of the conflict related to their ethnic and national identity? What is the influence of the concept of the „Russian world” (russkiy mir) on the Russian-speaking inhabitants of Ukraine? Are we really witnessing the final breakdown of the idea of a Slavic community? The author mentions the internal divisions of Ukrainian society. Another subject she raises is the variety of attitudes of Poles concerning the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Poles also have varied attitudes towards persons of Polish national identity and with Polish roots who arrived in Poland from Ukraine. Most of them have applied for Polish citizenship. Another part of the article is dedicated to the process of the formation of the Russian political nation. One of the questions here concerns the relations between particular identities: civic, ethnic/national and supra-national (Slavic). Referring to Andrew Wilson, author of the book the Ukrainians: Unexpected nation, the author of the article points out different scenarios concerning the future of Ukraine. The work by Wilson was published in 2000. It seems, however, that in spite of violent changes in Russian-Ukrainian relationships, each of the scenarios is equally possible.