Oseledets (Ukrainian: оселедець, IPA:[oseˈlɛdetsʲ]) or chub (чуб[tʃub]) is a traditional Ukrainianhairstyle that features a long lock of hair sprouting from the top or the front of an otherwise closely shaven head (similar to a modern Mohawk). Most commonly it is associated with the Ukrainian cossacks.
During the 16th and 17th century, the Cossacks of Ukraine shaved their heads, leaving a long central strip which was often braided or tied in a topknot.[citation needed]
The oseledets underwent a revival among romantics and nationalists during the early 20th century.
After independence, the oseledets made a comeback among modern Ukrainians. It was seen during the Euromaidan protests of 2014.[1]
The Ukrainian name for this type of haircut is oseledets (Ukrainian: оселедець, literally "herring") or chub (Ukrainian: чуб, meaning "crest"). There are several Ukrainian surnames derived from this word.
The oseledets/khokhol is a standard feature in the stereotypical image of a Ukrainian Cossack.[citation needed] This haircut is depicted in various motion pictures such as The Lost Letter that is based on works of Nikolai Gogol.
Historically, Ukrainians used the term khokhol amongst themselves as a form of ethnic self-identification to visibly separate themselves from Russians.[2]
ARussian name for the oseledets hairstyle, khokhol (Russian: хохол, IPA:[xɐˈxol] is commonly used as an ethnic slur for a Ukrainian male (feminine form: Russian: хохлушка, romanized: khokhlushka),[3][4][5] as it was a common haircut of Ukrainian Cossacks. The term is usually derogatory or condescending.[6][7] The word comes from Proto-Slavic xoxolъ < *koxolъ, lit.'crest, tuft'.[8] Accordingly, Khokhliandiya (Russian: Хохляндия, Хохландия) and Khokhlostan (Russian: Хохлостан) are derogatory references to Ukraine.[9]
^Plokhy, Serhii (2008). Ukraine and Russia: Representations of the Past. University of Toronto Press. pp. 139–141. ISBN978-0-8020-9327-1. Retrieved 1 February 2017. Ethnic identity became the basis for differentiating between 'one's own' from 'foreigners.' Alekseev's use of the terms 'Russians' and 'Ukrainians' - terms of modern national identity - was rooted in concepts characteristic of the revolutionary and postrevolutionary era. His own records, as well as those of other contemporary authors, attest that the names most often used by peasants of the prerevolutionary era with reference to ethnic Ukrainians and Russians were khokhly (referring to Cossack topknots) and katsapy (a derogatory term). These terms, which hardly excluded negative connotations, were used to denote the two ethnic groups faute de mieux: as Rubel's own 'History' attests, Ukrainians used khokhol, inter alia, as a self-definition.
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