“Render unto Caesar …” – the ideological experiment of the totalitarianism in Ukraine

Abstract

The article illustrates the process of the re-shaping of the political consciousness of the Ukrainians under the Soviet occupation in the mid-20th century. Special attention is paid to the role of doctrine, research of the place of the leader and the party in the lives of the Ukrainians. The article shows how they destroyed Ukrainian self-identity and imposed a supra-personal and supranational identity.