Historian Marci Shore reflects on the promise of Ukraine’s Maidan Revolution and the nihilism of Russia’s war

Historian Marci Shore reflects on the promise of Ukraine’s Maidan Revolution and the nihilism of Russia’s war

When Ukrainians began protesting on Kyiv’s Independence Square in November 2013, historian Marci Shore was watching from Vienna. Ukraine’s then-president, Viktor Yanukovych, had backtracked on signing an Association Agreement with the European Union, triggering massive demonstrations that stretched on for days and then weeks. Faced with tens of thousands of protesters who refused to budge, Yanukovych deployed riot police units and hired thugs to…

Historian Marci Shore reflects on the promise of Ukraine’s Maidan Revolution and the nihilism of Russia’s war

… watching from Vienna. Ukraine’s then-president, Viktor Yanukovych, had … years. This relates to Belarus as well. There was … duty, civil society, and elections did change tremendously — which … a discussion largely between Germans and Russians there, “We were …