Ukraine's Euromaidan : Analyses of a Civil Revolution
The papers presented in this volume analyze the civil uprising known as Euromaidan that began in central Kyiv in late November 2013, when the Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych opted not to sign an Association Agreement with the European Union, and continued over the following months. The topics include the motivations and expectations of protesters, organized crime, nationalism, gender issues, mass media, the Russian language, and the impact of Euromaidan on Ukrainian politics as well as on the EU, Russia, and Belarus. An epilogue to the book looks at the aftermath, including the R
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Acknowledgements; Introduction; Maidans Past and Present: Comparing the Orange Revolution and the Euromaidan; Vigilantes, Organized Crime, and Russian and Eurasian Nationalisms: The Case of Ukraine; Mass Media Framing, Representations, and Impact on Public Opinion; A Ukrainian Thesaurus in Russian; EuroRevolution: A Historian's Street-Side Observations; Gender and Nationalism on the Maidan; Beyond the Square: The Real and Symbolic Landscapes of the Euromaidan; Illustrations ; ""Voices of Resistance and Hope"": On the Motivations and Expectations of Euromaidaners. Digital Civil Society: Euromaidan, the Ukrainian Diaspora, and Social MediaCanada's Response to Euromaidan; Belarus and Euromaidan: Lukashenka's Response; Understanding the Euromaidan: The View from the Kremlin; Contributors; Index