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[[File:Mother Ukraine in 2023 without Marxist symbols.jpg|thumbnail|200px|Mother Ukraine statue in [[Kyiv]] in 2023 without Marxist symbols after their remotion.<ref name=Motherland/>]]
[[File:Mother Ukraine in 2023 without Marxist symbols.jpg|thumbnail|200px|Mother Ukraine statue in [[Kyiv]] in 2023 without Marxist symbols after their remotion.<ref name=Motherland/>]]
After the fall of the USRR, Ukraine has started a cultural Decommunization process.<ref name=Marples/> Since the Holodomor is present in the national memory, many ethnic Ukrainians are very [[Anticommunist]] and have torn down several statues of the [[Marxist]] [[Dictator]], [[Vladimir Lenin]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/patriotic-ukrainians-tear-down-lenin-statue-116479|publisher=artnet|date=September 29, 2014|title=Patriotic Ukrainians Tear Down Lenin Statue}}</ref> or transforming them into characters. The country has removed all 1,320 statues of Lenin. Ukraine has successfully carried out the process, similar to other post-communist countries like [[Hungary]], and unlike Russia.
After the fall of the USRR, Ukraine has started a cultural Decommunization process.<ref name=Marples/> Since the Holodomor is present in the national memory, many ethnic Ukrainians are very [[Anticommunist]] and have torn down several statues of the [[Marxist]] [[Dictator]], [[Vladimir Lenin]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/patriotic-ukrainians-tear-down-lenin-statue-116479|publisher=artnet|date=September 29, 2014|title=Patriotic Ukrainians Tear Down Lenin Statue}}</ref> or transforming them into characters. The country has removed all 1,320 statues of Lenin. Ukraine has successfully carried out the process, similar to other post-communist countries like [[Hungary]], and unlike Russia.
[[File:From Lenin to Darth Vader in Ukraine.jpeg|250px|thumbnail|left|Lenin statue converted into Darth Vader in Ukraine.]]
[[File:OUN swastika.PNG|left|350px|thumb|De-communization in 1941. Foreground: Ukrainian Coat of Arms. Background: Nazi swastikas.]]
[[File:OUN swastika.PNG|left|350px|thumb|De-communization in 1941. Foreground: Ukrainian Coat of Arms. Background: Nazi swastikas.]]
The process also included the ban of communist parties since 2015.<ref name=GoodbyeLenin/><ref name=BanSovietEra/>
The process also included the ban of communist parties since 2015.<ref name=GoodbyeLenin/><ref name=BanSovietEra/>
[[File:Ukrainians Tear Down Lenin Statue in Kharkiv.jpg|thumbnail|380px|Coup Activists Tear Down the Statue of the [[Marxist]] [[Dictator]] and [[Tyrant]], [[Vladimir Lenin]] in [[Kharkiv]] in 2014.]]
In 2023 the Marxist [[Hammer and Sickle]] symbol was removed from the emblematic ''Mother Ukraine'' giant statue being replaced by the national coat of arms,<ref name=Motherland>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/ukraine-strips-hammer-sickle-gigantic-motherland-monument-replace-state-trident|title=Ukraine strips hammer and sickle from gigantic 'Motherland' monument, replace with state trident|date=August 8, 2023|publisher=Fox News}}</ref> the "tryzub" [trident]. According the [[BBC]], the trident is a symbol associated with [[white supremacy]] in the UK police counter-extremism guide and also used by Ukraine's [[neo-nazi]] [[Svoboda party]].<ref>[https://archive.is/yYr0a#selection-1211.19-1219.131 Ukraine coat of arms in UK anti-terror list furore], [[BBC]], 21 January 2020. www.bbc.com</ref> A Counter Terrorism Policing official told BBC News: "Unfortunately, far-right groups have a history of misappropriating national symbols as part of their identity and this is the reason why some national flags and symbols appear in our document".
In 2023 the Marxist [[Hammer and Sickle]] symbol was removed from the emblematic ''Mother Ukraine'' giant statue being replaced by the national coat of arms,<ref name=Motherland>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/ukraine-strips-hammer-sickle-gigantic-motherland-monument-replace-state-trident|title=Ukraine strips hammer and sickle from gigantic 'Motherland' monument, replace with state trident|date=August 8, 2023|publisher=Fox News}}</ref> the "tryzub" [trident]. According the [[BBC]], the trident is a symbol associated with [[white supremacy]] in the UK police counter-extremism guide and also used by Ukraine's [[neo-nazi]] [[Svoboda party]].<ref>[https://archive.is/yYr0a#selection-1211.19-1219.131 Ukraine coat of arms in UK anti-terror list furore], [[BBC]], 21 January 2020. www.bbc.com</ref> A Counter Terrorism Policing official told BBC News: "Unfortunately, far-right groups have a history of misappropriating national symbols as part of their identity and this is the reason why some national flags and symbols appear in our document".
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==Language, Religion, Culture==
==Language, Religion, Culture==
In terms of societal structure, the territory of Ukraine is often referred to as a [[cleft country]] sitting on a "civilizational" fault line.
In terms of societal structure, the territory of Ukraine is often referred to as a [[cleft country]] sitting on a "civilizational" fault line.