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Myths in history should be dispersed like clouds
Vitaliy Oleksiyovych Shcherbak, Dean of Humanities Faculty, National University Kyiv Mohyla Academy, Doctor of History, Prof. All myths are absolutely destructive. Our society knows nothing about its own history; it is a mass phenomenon; however, everybody can make a boast about trifles. Then myths start working: they block our vision of truth which needs to be sought.
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The Problem of Ukraine Is In Its Short-Lived Myths
Andriy Fedorov, Director of European Institute for Integration and Development Ukraine has a problem with its short-lived myths. They are annihilated by the political elites themselves leaving scorched earth. The politicos make lavish deus-ex-machina promises which undermine popular trust.
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Myths Give Hope That Everything Will Be OK
Vadym Kolesnykov,Consulting Psychologist  Like it or not we have to strive in an aggressive ethos. A myth raises hopes that tomorrow we’ll remain on the level. All myths undergo transformations and broadcasting; however, all of them are about reward tomorrow
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Skillful Myths Are a Powerful Weapon
Denys Bohush, President of Bohush Communications  The modern man lives in a forty-to-fifty-percent virtual reality. In Ukraine it is a TV. It should be on the screen in order to find its way to a human mind. The new mobilizing idea will be in the domain of TV, computer games and Internet.
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Once Created a Myth Can Proceed On Its Own and Become a Truth
Demchuk Ruslana Viktorivna, Candidate of Philosophy, Assistant Prof.  The European future of Ukraine is a kind of myth not because it is unjustifiable, but because of inadequate reflection of reality and treating admittance to the EU as absolute benefit.
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The Myth of Political Hero Won’t Work In Ukraine
Viktor Nebozhenko, political scientist  Everybody willing to create his own hero myth can count on his psychological and charismatic potential only. This dispensable hasty creation should depend on sustainable politicking.
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People Prefer Myths As They Have Nothing to Believe In
Olexiy Shevchenko, Ph. D.  People today are on the verge of exchanging all democratic gains for the former Soviet minimum and minimal guarantees of their existence.
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Political elites as the major myth-makers
Viktoriya Podhorna, Candidate of Philosophy, Executive Director of the Center of Socio-Political Planning  The modern political myths are but spiritual creations explaining social and political realities, producing new heroes as political leaders and placing a person in his/her ethos.
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Political elites as the major myth-makers
Olexandr Stehniy, sociologist  Myths are backed by two major political elites taking interest in electoral dividends. If we eliminate all artificially generated myths (external policy, language), there will be no disparities between these political forces. How will they go electioneering?
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We need to make our best so that the new Ukrainian myth is not created at the expense of revival mythologem, but at the expense of the future.
Amelchenko Natalia Anatolivna, Candidate of Philosophy, Master of Law, Associate Professor, Head of the Political Sciences Dpt., Kyiv Mohyla Academy  We can have no more of integrating myths like the WWII or Soviet past, even the Kozak mythology; no genesis myth can unite us, because the contemporary citizens of Ukraine are of different origin and have different values and holidays.
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