| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 423 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Ukrainian voices ; vol. 1
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Ukrainian voices ; v. 1.
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| Summary |
In early 2014, sparked by an assault by their government on peaceful students, Ukrainians rose up against a deeply corrupt, Moscow-backed regime. Initially demonstrating under the banner of EU integration, the Maidan protesters proclaimed their right to a dignified existence; they learned to organize, to act collectively, to become a civil society. Most prominently, they established a new Ukrainian identity: territorial, inclusive, and present-focused with powerful mobilizing symbols. Driven by an urban "bourgeoisie" that rejected the hierarchies of industrial society in favor of a postmodern heterarchy, a previously passive post-Soviet country experienced a profound social revolution that generated new senses: "Dignity" and "fairness" became rallying cries for millions. Europe as the symbolic target of political aspiration gradually faded, but the impact (including on Europe) of Ukraine's revolution remained. When Russia invaded--illegally annexing Crimea and then feeding continuous military conflict in the Donbas--Ukrainians responded with a massive volunteer effort and touching patriotism. In the process, they transformed their country, the region, and indeed the world. This book provides a chronicle of Ukraine's Maidan and Russia's ongoing war, and puts forth an analysis of the Revolution of Dignity from the perspective of a participant observer |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Antecedents of revolution -- Maidan becomes "sich" -- Descent into violence -- Climax & recoil -- War and reform -- Making sense of Maidan and Russia's war -- A national revolution -- A bourgeois revolution -- A post-modern revolution -- Moving forward |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Ukraine -- Politics and government -- 1991-
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Ukraine. |
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1991- |
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Ukraine -- History -- 21st century.
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
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Political culture -- Ukraine.
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Nationalism -- Ukraine.
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Nationalism. |
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Eastern. |
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Former Soviet Republics. |
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Political culture. |
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Russia & the Former Soviet Union. |
| Chronological Term |
Since 1991 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| ISBN |
9783838273006 (electronic book) |
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3838273001 (electronic book) |
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