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Title: |
Ukraine's Maidan, Russia's War |
| Sub-title: |
A Chronicle and Analysis of the Revolution of Dignity |
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| By (author): |
Mychailo Wynnyckyj Series edited by: Andreas Umland Foreword by: Serhii Plokhy |
| ISBN10-13: |
3838213270 : 9783838213279 |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Size: |
210x150mm |
| Pages: |
444 |
| Weight: |
.574 Kg. |
| Published: |
ibidem - April 2019 |
| List Price: |
31.00 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 1 |
| Subjects: |
Politics & government : Ukraine |
| In early 2014, sparked by an assault by their government on peaceful students, Ukrainians rose up against a deeply corrupt, Moscow-backed regime. Initially demonstrating under the banner of EU integration, the Maidan protesters proclaimed their right to a dignified existence; they learned to organize, to act collectively, to become a civil society. Most prominently, they established a new Ukrainian identity: territorial, inclusive, and present-focused with powerful mobilizing symbols. Driven by an urban â bourgeoisieâ that rejected the hierarchies of industrial society in favor of a post-modern heterarchy, a previously passive post-Soviet country experienced a profound social revolution that generated new senses: â Dignityâ and â fairnessâ became rallying cries for millions. Europe as the symbolic target of political aspiration gradually faded, but the impact (including on Europe) of Ukraineâ s revolution remained. When Russia invadedâ illegally annexing Crimea and then feeding continuous military conflict in the Donbasâ , Ukrainians responded with a massive volunteer effort and touching patriotism. In the process, they transformed their country, the region, and indeed the world. This book provides a chronicle of Ukraineâ s Maidan and Russiaâ s ongoing war, and puts forth an analysis of the Revolution of Dignity from the perspective of a participant observer. |
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