Ukraine 2014 – the End of the Second European Belle Époque

Ukraine 2014 – the End of the Second European Belle Époque

Ukraine

Russia

Poland

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

Yanukovych

Maidan revolution

European Union

NATO

appeasement

war

This article is devoted to the roots of the developments that have taken place in Ukraine since Autumn 2013 and up to the Russian invasion. It stresses the historical differences between Ukraine and Russia, presents the international milieu of Ukrainian independence in the years 1991–2013, and ends with a description of the nature of the Maidan revolution and the pan-European challenge created by the Russian aggression against Ukraine. The main thesis is that the struggle for Ukraine ends the post-Cold War epoch marked with an illusion of eternal peace in Europe and with the groundless hope for Russian imperialism to expire.

Żurawski vel Grajewski, Przemysław

International Studies. Interdisciplinary Political and Cultural Journal; Vol. 18 No. 2 (2016): Ukrainian Crisis (2014–2016); 41-61

International Studies. Interdisciplinary Political and Cultural Journal; Tom 18 Nr 2 (2016): International Studies. Interdisciplinary Political and Cultural Journal; 41-61

2300-8695

1641-4233

Lodz University Press

2016-12-30

Copyright (c) 2016 International Studies. Interdisciplinary Political and Cultural Journal

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