Ukraine on its Meandering Path Between East and West (Interdisciplinary Studies on Central and Eastern Europe)

by Andrej N . Lushnycky (Editor), Mykola Riabchuk (Editor), Andrej N. Lushnycky (Editor), Mykola Riabchuk (Editor)

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2009
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The last five years have proven to be quite tumultuous for Ukraine. The Orange Revolution, as witnessed around the world, sought to overthrow the ancien regime and to replace it with younger, more democratic leaders. At the same time it was a declaration that Ukraine was truly a European nation that duly embraced the democratic values of the west. However, disappointment soon replaced the euphoria of the victory. This volume attempts to show the elements of change and conflict that have arisen since the Orange Revolution and to explain some of Ukraine's challenges today on its meandering path between East and West.

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The last five years have proven to be quite tumultuous for Ukraine. The Orange Revolution, as witnessed around the world, sought to overthrow the ancien regime and to replace it with younger, more democratic leaders. At the same time it was a declaration that Ukraine was truly a European nation that duly embraced the democratic values of the west. However, disappointment soon replaced the euphoria of the victory. This volume attempts to show the elements of change and conflict that have arisen since the Orange Revolution and to explain some of Ukraine's challenges today on its meandering path between East and West.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 210
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Verlag Peter Lang
Published: 24 Apr 2009
ISBN 10: 303911607X
ISBN 13: 9783039116072

Author Bio

The Editors: Andrej N. Lushnycky is a senior associate of the Interdisciplinary Institute of Eastern and Central Europe as well as the director of the American College Program at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland). He is the co-editor of the volume Ukraine at a Crossroads. His research interests include contemporary Ukrainian history, culture and Diaspora studies, and comparative pedagogics. In addition, he is the president of the Ukrainian Society of Switzerland.
Mykola Riabchuk is a research associate at the Ukrainian Centre for Cultural Studies in Kyiv and a co-founder and co-editor of the monthly Krytyka. His sphere of interests includes problems of national identity and nationalism, post-communist transition, post-colonialism, civil society and state/nation building. He penned seven books translated into a number of languages including German and French.