Orange revolution, origins and outcome
Ukraine: the practice of protest
There was genuine, widespread rejection of the regime in Ukraine, but the mass demonstrations were still not spontaneous. They were backed by self-seeking organisations, both local and international.
by Régis Genté and
THREE non-violent revolutions, Yugoslavia in 2000, Georgia in 2003, and now Ukraine in 2004-5, have overturned regimes that were tainted, corrupt and decadent - anything but democratic. It was the same scenario each time. An infuriated Russia denounced western intervention, especially that of (...)
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