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Title Revolution in orange : the origins of Ukraine's democratic breakthrough / Anders Åslund and Michael McFaul
Published Washington, D.C. : Carnegie endowment for international peace, 2006

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Description viii, 216 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Contents Foreword / Jessica T. Mathews -- Introduction: perspectives on the Orange Revolution / Anders Åslund and Michael McFaul -- The Ancien régime: Kuchma and the oligarchs / Anders Åslund -- The fall and rise of Ukraine's political opposition: from Kuchmagate to the Orange Revolution / Adrian Karatnycky -- Everyday Ukrainians and the Orange Revolution / Taras Kuzio -- The triumph of civil society / Nadia Diuk -- Pora--"It's time" for democracy in Ukraine / Pavol Demes and Joerg Forbrig -- The Ukrainian media rebellion / Olena Prytula -- Western influence / Oleksandr Sushko and Olena Prystayko -- Russia's role and the Orange Revolution / Nikolai Petrov and Andrei Ryabov -- Conclusion: the Orange Revolution in a comparative perspective / Michael McFaul
Summary "This volume explores the role of former president Kuchma and the oligarchs, societal attitudes, the role of the political opposition and civil society, the importance of the media, and the roles of Russia and the West"--Provided by publisher
Notes Illustrative matter on one folded sheet laid in
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Presidents -- Ukraine -- Election -- 2004.
Contested elections -- Ukraine.
SUBJECT Ukraine -- History -- Orange Revolution, 2004. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2005001194
Ukraine -- Politics and government -- 1991- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92003646
Author Åslund, Anders, 1952-
McFaul, Michael, 1963-
LC no. 2005037725
ISBN 9780870032219 paperback
0870032216 paperback
9780870032226 cloth
0870032224 cloth