Ukraine's Maidan, Russia's War: A Chronicle and Analysis of the Revolution of Dignity

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.

Author: David Stifel, Mychailo Wynnyckyj
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Published: 11/26/2019
Binding Type: CD
ISBN: 9798200312542

About the Author
Stifel, David: - David Stifel trained at the Yale School of Drama and has worked for such noted film directors as Steven Spielberg and Danny Boyle.Plokhy, Serhii: -

Serhii Plokhy is the Mykhailo Hrushevsky Professor of Ukrainian History and director of the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University. A leading authority on Eastern Europe, he has lived and taught in Ukraine, Canada, and the United States. He is the author of ten books, including the award-winning The Last Empire, which received the Lionel Gelber Prize, the Pushkin House Russian Book Prize, and the Antonovych Ukrainian Book Prize.

Wynnyckyj, Mychailo: - Mychailo Wynnyckyj is associate professor of sociology and director of the doctoral school at the National University Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. He also holds a cross-appointment to Lviv Business School of Ukrainian Catholic University, where he teaches MBA and executive development courses. He was awarded a PhD in economic sociology in 2003 from the University of Cambridge. During the 2013-2014 Maidan protests, and subsequently during the early years of Russian aggression in the Crimea and Donbas, Wynnyckyj was a regular commentator for English-language media outlets and provided analysis on current events in his Thoughts from Kyiv blog. Since 2015, Mychailo has served as advisor to Ukraine's minister of education and science. Born in Canada, he has lived in Kyiv with his wife and four children since 2003.

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