"This volume explores the role of former president Kuchma and the oligarchs, societal attitudes, the role of the political opposition and civil society, the imp

A close-up account of the 2004 popular revolution in Ukraine, and what it means

In December 2004, the world watched as hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians gathered to defy the results of a transparently rigged presidential election. The cha

The essays provide a wealth of new data based on surveys, interviews, documentary analysis, and ethnography.

One of Europe's old nations steeped in history, Ukraine is today an undisputed independent state. It is a democracy and has transformed into a market economy wi