VALUE CONTEXT OF SEARCH BY UKRAINIANS FOR CULPRITS OF THE ONGOING WAR IN DONBAS

The article analyzes the results of an all-Ukrainian psycho-semantic survey 1,199 respondents conducted as a part political and semantic monitoring mass consciousness in February 2021. questionnaire, particular, contained statements value content list possible culprits ongoing war Donbas. Citizens mostly recognize Russian government, led by Putin, main culprit. Such blaming is psychologically opposed attributing blame to Ukrainian authorities. Based on correlation assessments choice culprits, it found that pro-Ukrainian are more active blaming: government Putin compared Zelenskyi or Poroshenko; headed him comparison with Poroshenko his government; Russia its citizens; residents Donbas; citizens all Ukraine Western Ukraine. attitude market economic reforms turned out be less fundamental, but also significant. Their supporters blame: Putin's power than Poroshenko's power; Zelenskyi's one; oligarchs mafia; There two aspects assessment citizens. On one hand, while identifying them authorities state, other they unite joint opposition mafia. Pro-Russian attitudes likely hidden behind evasive answers about culprits. low propensity self-blame attempts get rid not gain guilt. A tendency innocent guilty "own", contrasting "strangers" revealed: versus Putin; Donbas United States, Europe NATO; presence space accusations only purely emotional context lay down potential opportunities for political-ideological situational manipulations corresponding sentiments.