No Moscow stooges: identity polarization and guerrilla movements in Donbass
Journal: Journal of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies
Year: 2016

AbstractThe paper argues that the grounds for the conflict in Donbass were prepared when different sections of Ukraine's population developed conflicting perspectives of the past, the role of Russia in Ukraine's history, and of how relations with the West should evolve. These differences lay the foundations for what became polarized identities and mutually exclusive ideologies. The study goes on to explore a changing political landscape of a leaderless uprising and formation of a protest movemen