The Mysterious Return of the “Banderites” The term “Banderites” originally referred to the ideology of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN), headed by Stepan Bandera.152 His supporters were called “Banderites” and fought for Ukraine’s independence against
EuroMaidan For the Ukrainian population at large, Maidan had also become a national hymn, a paradigm – a shared point of view. At the end of 2013, due to Ukraine’s failure in signing the Association Agreement
The Turning Point, Minsk 2013 2013 was a relatively calm year in Ukrainian politics. Yanukovych traveled around Europe convincing naïve Europeans that he wanted to join the EU. In post-Soviet Ukraine, this desire was nothing new.
A Burglar as President The 2010 Presidential Election The failure of the Orange Revolution will be analyzed by economists, historians, and political scientists for a long time to come. As some observers point out, the problem was
Third World War? We have witnessed how Ukraine has defended its independence. It has preserved it, for now… It received a respite, which it urgently needed in order to regroup its forces, to form a government,
The Georgiy Gongadze Assassination President Richard Nixon lived a long and interesting life. But he has gone down in American history primarily as the evil genius behind the Watergate affair, which precipitated his resignation. The Girl
Do Russians Want War? In 1961, a Russian pop song asked, “Do Russians Want War?” The rhetorical answer was supposed to be “No!” after hearing the lyrics which reminded the listener of the losses during “The
The Orange Revolution Once again Ukraine humiliated Putin’s certainty. On November 25, the Supreme Court of Ukraine ruled against ratifying Yanukovych as President until Yushchenko’s complaints about possible falsifications had been examined. At the same time,
Dawdling in Europe 1991, the end of Soviet history: Michael Stanchev (co-author of this book), as deputy of Kharkiv’s city council, assessed the city’s international stature. In spite of its enormous economic and scientific arsenal of
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“Substitution of Ideas” as a Dance to War Having annexed Crimea, Putin thought it would be just as easy to invade Donbas, where he hoped to be supported by pro-Russian Ukrainians in the region. Special military
False “Russian Spring” During the EuroMaidan, both in Kyiv and in Eastern Ukraine, there were demonstrations calling for the reining in of the oligarchy and the overthrow of the Yanukovych regime. But over time the slogans
From a historical point of view, Ukraine has been unlucky. Being at the center of Europe, it was caught between four different layers of civilization – western and eastern, northern and southern. For Ukraine, this
The Invasions of Crimea In November 2013, the political leadership of Crimea came out in support of the Yanukovych Presidency and Azarov’s government and expressed “concern” about the opposition’s actions threatening the political and economic stability
Change of Power or Oligarchs? On the morning of February 22, the Verkhovna Rada began its session at the usual time of 10 a.m. However, there was no Speaker. Speaker Volodymyr Rybak, a deputy from Yanukovych’s
The Poisoning of Viktor Yushchenko Viktor Yushchenko and Yulia Tymoshenko Viktor Yushchenko was a renowned beekeeper, and he loved bees more than he loved power. Born in a small Ukrainian village with the unpromising name of Horuzhivka,
Ukraine – The First Battle of World War III? On February 24, 2022, Russia’s territorial army invaded neighbor Ukraine without cause, warning, or the slightest concealment. The world was shocked by this hostile act. Overnight, Russia
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