Rusyfication, russianize or asymilation: to define concepts.

Abstract

The article examines the essence, meaning and content of the concepts of "russification" and "assimilation" as such, which, according to scientists, almost do not differ. In addition to defining these concepts, the author focuses on the term "russification", which, according to some scholars, is obsolete. Domestic scholars devote much attention to the essence of this phenomenon, therefore, they suggest replacing it with the term "russification", which in their opinion more accurately reflects assimilation processes, the destruction of the Ukrainian people, its language and culture, as well as those events that took place on the territory of Ukraine at different times. Relying on the work of scholars, their quotations and conclusions, the author of the article tries to prove that assimilation, for example, of certain languages and cultures, while russification are a process of inhibition of the full functioning of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the use and development of Ukrainian culture, the spread of the native language ethnic Ukrainians, fiction, and others. Such phenomena as russification and assimilation are considered together with other problems, therefore, it is argued that the russification of the Ukrainian people, the Ukrainian language and culture led to misunderstandings, confrontations, linguistic and political conflicts, the Orange Revolution, the Revolution of Dignity, the annexation of the Crimea and the Russian War in the East of Ukraine.