Integration Potential of Ukrainians in the USA (Post-Soviet Period)

The article examines the features of the last two immigration waves of Ukrainian citizens to the United States, which began after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 (the 4th wave) and the events on the Maidan in 2014 (the 5 th wave). The bulk of Ukrainian emigrants of the post-Soviet period, building their resettlement strategy in the United States, mainly relied on American immigration laws, which greatly facilitated settlers in a new place. However, Ukrainian organizations and foundations, created by the first settlers from Western Ukraine and supporting the national language and culture abroad, also took part in the adaptation of Ukrainians. Public organizations created in the United States over the past three decades by Eastern Ukrainians support the development of science and education among representatives of the Ukrainian diaspora. The widespread opinion that Ukrainians in the United States are widely incorporated into American science, education and the structure of American power is not supported by the facts, although individual cases of their successful integration do take place. The Ukrainian diaspora strives to preserve the Ukrainian language and Ukrainian identity in the United States, despite the fact that the majority of post-Soviet immigrants from Ukraine in the overwhelming majority today use Russian in everyday communication.