Ukraine's Search for Justice in the Shadow of the Donbas Conflict by Klaus Bachmann

Author:Klaus Bachmann
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Peter Lang

Figure 3.5. Perception of DNR and LNR by Ukrainians.

Source: Razumkov Centre.

Figure 3.6. Ukrainians’ perception of Russia’s role in the Donbas conflict.

Source: Razumkov Centre.

What is much more important from the perspective of this research, is to what extent the authorities’ narratives speak to the part of Ukrainian citizens who live on the territories of self-proclaimed “republics.” However, in this case the problem of imperfect knowledge is much more severe: according to our best knowledge, only one publicly available survey was conducted on the territories of the DNR/LNR during the conflict.123 Despite its undoubtful informative value, the survey does not provide grounds for direct comparison of public moods with the Ukrainian mainland: it was ←93 | 94→based on different questions. Therefore, we are condemned to some general observations only.

Figure 3.7 presents one of the result of the mentioned survey conducted in Donbas; both in parts under the control of Ukraine and under the control of the DNR/LNR. The assessment of the conflict by inhabitants of the “republics” is radically incompatible with narratives proposed by Ukrainian authorities. In particular, the belief that the conflict was caused by Russia – that would correspond with the dominating narrative of aggression – appears to be the less popular. A qualitative research based on the method of focus-groups conducted in February 2018 revealed that inhabitants of ←94 | 95→the DNR/LNR are characterized by a lack of trust in Ukrainian authorities. Furthermore, they tend to regard the conflict primarily as an internal one.124

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