THE SPECIFICS OF THE ASSIMILATION PROCESSES OF ARMENIANS IN NORTHERN BUKOVYNA IN THE LATE XVIII-1-ST HALF OF THE ХХ CENTURY

Анотація

It is determined that the assimilation processes among the Armenians of Northern Bukovyna intensified from the end of the 18 th century and during the 19 th and first half of the 20 th centuries. It is proved, the main factors that made influence these processes were interfaith marriages of Armenian Catholics with Roman Catholics (mostly Poles and Germans) and Greek Catholics (Ukrainians), education (secondary and higher) and the Church (change of confession). It is found that the intensive processes of Ukrainisation led to the complete loss of the Armenian primary ethno-cultural identity and their transformation into Ukrainians, while interaction with Poles led to the formation of a dual ethno-cultural identity as ‘Polish Armenians’.