The article deals with the peculiarities of language processes in different regions of the Ukrainian SSR. The key tendencies of russification throughout the territory of Soviet Ukraine and its consequences in different regions are disclosed. A comparative analysis of regional peculiarities of the russification processes and their consequences has been carried out. The factors that influenced the change in the linguistic structure of the Donbas population and established a favorable ground for the spread of anti-Ukrainian sentiments in the region have been elucidated. The main directions of the formation of the Russian language as the main means of communication on the Crimean Peninsula have been determined. The eviction of Crimean Tatars from Crimea and the settlement of the region by Russians was a fertile ground for total Russification. The southern regions were subjected to similar processes, although their influence was less significant compared to the East of Ukraine or Crimea. The place of Ukrainian language on the territory of the Crimean Peninsula is highlighted, as well as the tendencies of its ousting from the official and everyday life. It was found out that the Russification had somewhat different features in the West of Ukraine compared to the South-East regions and the Crimea. Despite the intensified cultural and cultural pressure from the Soviet authorities, the residents of the West still retained their own language traditions. The situation was quite different in Zakarpattya, where the political party leadership aimed to intentionally increase the proportion of Russians and to form a bridgehead for the Russification of the region. The heterogeneity of the region's ethnic composition and the compact settlement of individual ethnic groups conditioned the preservation of linguistic traditions among Romanians, Hungarians, and Ukrainians. The Northern and Central regions shared certain tendencies of Russification: the Russification of cities and the closure of Ukrainian-language schools and the preservation of the Ukrainian language in rural areas. A detailed analysis of every aspect of Soviet language policy in different regions allowed us to highlight the key linguistic, cultural, national and civilizational features of the Ukrainian population at the present stage of state creation

Russification, region, identity, language, politics, migration, Soviet authority