Transformation of ethnic stereotype of russians among odesa students, 2006–2017

Abstract

This article attempts to reveal the transformation of ethnic stereotype of Russians in perception of Odesa students that has been taking place during 2006–2017. This work is based on the research conducted between these years using the projective drawing technique. Investigating the dynamics of identities and images of other, authors make a dividing between the concepts of “Russians of Russia”, “Russians of Ukraine”, “Ukrainians of Russia” and “Ukrainians of Ukraine”. The article demonstrates how the associative series concerning Russians of Russia has totally changed testifying to the process of distancing or “repulsion” from the image of a Russian and the growth of the sense of threat from Russians.