An Orange Revolution
Krushelnycky, Askold
In December 2004, the world watched as hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians gathered to defy the results of a transparently rigged presidential election. The charismatic popular candidate, Viktor Yushchenko, was disfigured after being poisoned by his opponents. The security forces threatened violent repression. But the demonstrators stayed and, as international pressure grew, the corrupt old regime that had been supported by Putin`s Kremlin was deposed. It was the most significant moment for Europe since the fall of the Berlin Wall. "An Orange Revolution" is the gripping account of this historic uprising and the events that led to it. Often in thrall to the Kremlin but aspiring to the liberties of western Europe, Ukraine was treated...
ISBN: 978-0-436-20623-8
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
