Revolution in Orange: The Origins of Ukraine's Democratic Breakthrough

Book Overview

The dramatic series of protests and political events that unfolded in Ukraine in the fall of 2004--the Orange Revolution--were seminal both for Ukrainian history and the history of democratization. Pro-Western presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned with dioxin, an industrial pollutant that left him weakened and horribly disfigured. When this assassination attempt failed, the Kremlin-backed ruling party resorted to voter intimidation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870032216
• ISBN13: 9780870032219
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"