Zlobina T. The Role of Cultural Space in the Process of Forming of Ukrainian Political Nation

The thesis is devoted to the role of cultural space in the process of nation building. The main theoretical debates about interconnection of space and culture in humanities, tradition of usage of notions "cultural space" and "cultural landscape" are examined. The author proposes own conceptualization of cultural space based on anthropological definition of culture. Interconnection between cultural space (as all physical and symbolic processes of organization of spatial environment) and ideology, historical memory and identity is considered.The conclusion about nature of modern cultural space is drawn on the basis of studies of political, historical, cultural and social factors of forming of regions in Ukraine. The main ways of organisation of cultural space in interest of Ukrainian political nation are proposed in context of humanitarian and political security of the state.