Book contents
- Ukraine and Russia
- Ukraine and Russia
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Additional material
- 1 The Sources of Conflict over Ukraine
- 2 New World Order? 1989‒1993
- 3 Hope and Hardship, 1994‒1999
- 4 Autocracy and Revolution, 1999‒2004
- 5 Reform and Reversal, 2004‒2010
- 6 Viktor Yanukovych and the Path to Confrontation, 2010‒2013
- 7 From Revolution to War, 2013‒2015
- 8 Conclusion: Ukraine, Russia, and the West ‒ from Cold War to Cold War
- Index
4 - Autocracy and Revolution, 1999‒2004
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 November 2019
- Ukraine and Russia
- Ukraine and Russia
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Additional material
- 1 The Sources of Conflict over Ukraine
- 2 New World Order? 1989‒1993
- 3 Hope and Hardship, 1994‒1999
- 4 Autocracy and Revolution, 1999‒2004
- 5 Reform and Reversal, 2004‒2010
- 6 Viktor Yanukovych and the Path to Confrontation, 2010‒2013
- 7 From Revolution to War, 2013‒2015
- 8 Conclusion: Ukraine, Russia, and the West ‒ from Cold War to Cold War
- Index
Summary
After 1999, Ukraine and Russia both slid toward autocracy. As Leonid Kuchma’s autocracy made him a less fit partner for the West, he moved closer to Russia, and Ukraine’s 2004 presidential election looked set to solidify Russia’s position in Ukraine. The overturning of that rigged election via the Orange Revolution shocked the Russian leadership. In addition to snatching defeat from the jaws of victory in Ukraine, revolution now appeared to threaten the Putin regime. By merging the Ukraine-Russia conflict with the growing Russia-West conflict, this episode made both harder to solve.
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- Ukraine and RussiaFrom Civilied Divorce to Uncivil War, pp. 103 - 138Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019