Ukraine's Euromaidan - Analyses of Civil Revolution

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The essays 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. Topics covered 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, the EU, Russia, and Belarus. An epilogue looks at the Russian annexation of Crimea and the creation of breakaway republics in the east, leading to full-scale conflict. The goal is to represent a variety of aspects of a mass movement that captivated the world and led to the downfall of the Yanukovych presidency. ABOUT THE AUTHOR David R. Marples is Distinguished University Professor, Department of History and Classics, University of Alberta. Frederick V. Mills is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of History and Classics, University of Alberta. Contributions by: David R. Marples, Frederick V. Mills, Taras Kuzio, Anna Susak, Natalia Otrishchenko, Marta Dyczok, Olesya Khromeychuk, William Risch, Olga Onuch, Tanya Zaharchenko, Svitlana Krasynska, Uladzimir Padhol, Aya Fujiwara Maidans past and present : comparing the Orange Revolution and the Euromaidan / Olga Onuch Vigilantes, organized crime, and Russian and Eurasian nationalisms : the case of Ukraine / Taras Kuzio Mass media framing, representations, and impact on public opinion / Marta Dyczok A Ukrainian thesaurus in Russian / Tanya Zaharchenko EuroRevolution : a historian's street-side observations / William Risch Gender and nationalism on the Maidan / Olesya Khromeychuk Beyond the square : the real and symbolic landscapes of the Euromaidan / Natalia Otrishchenko "Voices of resistance and hope" : on the motivations and expectations of Euromaidaners / Anna Chebotariova Digital civil society : Euromaidan, the Ukrainian diaspora, and social media / Svitlana Krasynska Canada's response to Euromaidan / Aya Fujiwara Belarus and Euromaidan : Lukashenka's response / Uladzimir Padhol and David R. Marples Understanding the Euromaidan : the view from the Kremlin / Frederick V. Mills