Preface and Acknowledgements
Journal: Amsterdam University Press eBooks
Year: 2014

One of the main themes in this book is the anger of the Ukrainian people at the corrupt political system that they have been forced to endure since the time that their country became unexpectedly independent in 1991.The first edition of Kyiv, Ukraine was being put together as the people's anger mounted specifically against the president at the time, Viktor Yanukovych, and his close cronies in government, all members of the Party of Regions.Both the president and most of his inner circle are from