Hlavní projevy etnické identity ukrajinských Huculů [Main manifestations of the ethnic identity of the Ukrainian Huculs]

Abstract

This paper focuses on the ethnographic group called Hutsuls who live in Ukraine. This thesis presents their life, culture and life values. The main part is given to basic characteristics of this group. The main used techniques were semistandard interviews with the members of Hutsuls‘ ethnographic group and the next technique was questionnaire. The territory research was realized in western Ukraine in the Ivan-Frankov region. This thesis isn’t strictly dividend into theoretical and practical part because the theory is completed with answers from respondents. The aim of this thesis is to find out main aspects of Hutsuls‘ identity and which differences are between them and other ethnic groups

Keywords

• Hutsuls
• ethnicity
• ethnic identity
• Ukraine
• ethnographic group
• Hutsuls art
• culture