Ukraine's maidan, Russia's war : a chronicle and analysis of the revolution of dignity /

Ukraine's maidan, Russia's war : a chronicle and analysis of the revolution of dignity /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Wynnyckyj, Mychailo, author.
Imprint:	Stuttgart : Ibidem Press, [2019] ©2019
Description:	1 online resource (xix, 423 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:	English
Series:	Ukrainian voices ; vol. 1 Ukrainian voices ; v. 1.
Subject:	Political culture -- Ukraine. Nationalism -- Ukraine. Nationalism. Political culture. Politics and government. Ukraine -- Politics and government -- 1991- Ukraine -- History -- 21st century. Ukraine. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13456078

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ISBN:	9783838273006 3838273001
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Print version record
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

Table of 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