Maidan

Sophia Wilson is associate professor of political science at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

“Ukraine’s democratic protests of 2013–14 freed the country from the kleptocratic rule of the post-communist elites and set it on the road to European integration, while provoking military aggression from Putin’s Russia. Maidan explains what Ukraine has been fighting for and what is at the stake for the rest of the world.” Serhii Plokhy, the author of The Russo-Ukrainian War “Wilson expertly contextualizes Ukraine’s pivotal Revolution of Dignity in protest, power, and resistance studies. An important read for those seeking a better understanding of Russia’s ongoing aggression and Moscow’s false narratives about Ukraine and Ukrainians.” Gene Fishel, George Mason University “The Maidan protests of 2013–14 were a pivotal event in recent Ukrainian history. Wilson’s insightful analysis depicts the dynamics that led to this crisis as well as to the myriad consequences that followed. Maidan is a must-read for anyone interested in a fine-grained understanding of the political climate and processes of social change that preceded Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.” Catherine Wanner, author of Everyday Religiosity and the Politics of Belonging in Ukraine

• Figures and Tables ixAcknowledgments xiii1 Introduction 32 State–Society Dialogue, Part I: 30 November–31 December 2013 413 State–Society Dialogue, Part II: January–February 2014 854 Grassroots Movements as State–Society and Intra-Society Dialogue 1225 Revolutionary Socialization and Change 1786 Conclusion: Revolution as State–Society and Intra-Society Dialogue 212Epilogue: The Maidan and Kremlin Propaganda 236Appendices1 The Heavenly Hundred – Maidan Casualties 2492 Survey Demographics 2523 Number of Protesters and Protester Injuries 254Notes 265Works Cited 293Index 325