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Ukraine’s Fateful Years 2013–2019: Vol. I: The Popular Uprising in Winter 2013/2014

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Ukraine’s Fateful Years 2013–2019: Vol. I by Winfried Schneider-Deters presents a detailed narrative analysis of the critical period in Ukraine from 2013 to 2019. It focuses on the popular uprising of winter 2013/2014, which challenged President Yanukovych’s kleptocratic regime and led to a seismic shift in Ukrainian politics with the parliamentary opposition assuming power. The book examines the threat posed by Russian military presence and interference, including the attempts to replicate the "Crimea scenario" in eastern Ukraine. It further explores the Minsk process, where Russia sought to secure influence through creating an autonomous Donbas, framing the conflict as a Russian war rather than a civil war. The volume places these events within the wider geopolitical context of the emerging "Chinese century".
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Essential reading for those interested in contemporary Eastern European politics, international relations, and the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Suitable for academics, policymakers, and informed readers seeking a rigorous, well-sourced exploration of Ukraine's recent history and geopolitical struggles.

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This work is a contemporary historical, narrative analysis of events in and around Ukraine from 2013 to 2019. These years were almost as significant for Ukraine as the achievement of independence in 1991, essential reading for everyone who wants to understand the current situation in Ukraine.

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This work is a contemporary historical, narrative analysis of events in and around Ukraine from 2013 to 2019. These years were almost as significant for Ukraine as the achievement of independence in 1991, because Ukraine was in danger of losing its independence again after the victory of the Maidan. This popular uprising against the kleptocratic regime of President Yanukovych led to a takeover of power by the parliamentary opposition—and to the total loss of influence by Russia.

Against the threat of Russian troops deploying along the border, Russian agents in eastern Ukraine tried to bring about a "Crimea scenario," i.e. the secession of the eastern part of the country. President Putin intended to resolve the "Ukraine conflict", which in truth is not a "civil war" but a Russian war of attrition against Ukraine, on his terms in the "Minsk process": namely, by creating an "autonomous" part of the Donbas within the Ukrainian state—as a lever for Russian influence over the whole of Ukraine.

The author concludes by placing the Russian-Ukrainian conflict in the context of the dawning "Chinese century".

The book draws from academic literature, official publications, and a variety of current news in print and digital outlets. It is essential reading for everyone who wants to understand the current situation in Ukraine.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783838217253

Publisher: ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 21 November 2022

Country: Germany

Imprint: ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon

Edition: New edition

Contributors:

  • Series edited by Andreas Umland

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 168.0mm

Height: 240.0mm

Weight: 957g

Pages: 734

About the Author

Winfried Schneider-Deters studied economics at Heidelberg University. Since 2004, he is retired and works as a freelance author in Heidelberg and Kyiv. Previously, Schneider-Deters directed national and regional projects of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Latin America, Eastern and Central Asia, as well as the Southern Caucasus. From 1996 to 2000, he headed the Foundation’s Kyiv cooperation office. His previous books include Die Europäische Union, Russland und Eurasien: Die Rückkehr der Geopolitik [The EU, Russia and Eurasia: The Return of Geopolitics] (co-edited with P. Schulze and H. Timmermann; BWV 2008) and Die Ukraine: Machtvakuum zwischen Russland und der Europäischen Union [Ukraine: Power Vacuum between Russia and the EU] (BWV 2012, 2014). His papers have been published in, among other outlets, Osteuropa, Neue Gesellschaft: Frankfurter Hefte, The European, Euromaidan Press, and Ukraine-Analysen.

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