Ukraine at the Crossroad in Post-Communist Europe: Policymaking and the Role of Foreign Actors
Journal: IRL - University of Missouri, St. Louis (University of Missouri–St. Louis)
Year: 2018

As the mounting protests from Maidan Square in Kyiv led to the resignation of President Viktor Yanukovich, Ukrainians found themselves at an unavoidable fork in the road in their history. For years the country had become a new frontier of Western influence, forcing a decision between tightening economic and cultural ties with Western countries or with Russia. The basic question many Ukrainians now faced included choosing between their Soviet past or a potential liberal democratic future. Further