Abstract 

Analyzing the Outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian Conflict from the 

Perspective of Carl Jung's Collective Unconsciousness

JIA FULAN,·Joung Mun Gyung  

At  the  beginning  of  2022,  Russian  President  Putin  launched  a special  military  action  against Ukraine,  which  shocked  the  world.  On  the  one  hand,  many  people  felt  sympathy  for  the  people  in Ukraine,  and  on  the  other  hand,  many  countries  launched  anti-war  demonstrations.  In  the  academic circles,  there  are  also  many  discussions  about  the  conflict  between  Russia  and  Ukraine,  whether focusing on the war itself or analyzing the causes of the war and its future trend. It can be said that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine in 2022 is undoubtedly an indelible event in world history. This  paper  analyzes  the  character  of  Russian  national  character  from  Carl  Jung's collective unconscious theory, and expounds the deep causes of the outbreak of the war from this aspect. This paper includes the following parts: the first chapter describes the research background and significance of  this  paper;  the  second  chapter  states  Carl  Jung's  collective unconsciousness  theory,  including  the concepts  of  archetype,  shadow,  persona,  anima,  animus,  and  self.  At  the  same  time,  it  analyzes  the characteristics of Russian  history, geography, politics  and history;  the  third chapter explains that the research method used in this paper is the literature method; the fourth chapter analyzes the collective unconsciousness,shadow, anima, anima, persona and the failure of self of the Russian nation from the perspective  of  Carl  Jung's  collective  unconsciousness.  From  this  perspective,  the  reasons  for the outbreak of  the  Russian Ukrainian  conflict are  analyzed  in detail. 

Keywords:  archetype,  shadow,  personality  mask,  anime,  animus,  self,  Russian-Ukrainian conflict