coup not revolution first off i removed the reference to after yanukovich fled the country the term fled is loaded and pov to say he left the country is non pov but the statement added zero value in the first place second let's talk about some english language usage for all the ukrainians on here specifically the difference between literal and figurative language revolution a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time coup the sudden and illegal seizure of a government usually instigated by a small group of the existing state establishment to depose the established government and replace it with a new ruling body civil or military let me explain the difference clearly a revolution occurs when forces abolish government power structures this clearly did not occur a coup occurs when one faction of the government seizes control of the existing power structures this clearly did occur there was no revolution in ukraine there was only a coup this position is non pov and sustainable i recommend maidan coup or ukrainian coup but the term ukrainian revolution is both pov and misleading note above i use the literal definition of 'revolution' to mean the violent overthrow of government power structures e g the american revolution revolution also has a figurative definition of 'wide ranging change' e g the 'industrial revolution' applying a figurative term that is not literally true is necessarily pov for example neither the velvet revolution nor the orange revolution were literal revolutions and their names are pov and misleading in both cases these monikers were coined by dissidents i recognize that these are the terms that are widely used to refer to these events and having become widely recognized are appropriate titles in wikipedia that does not change the fact that they are pov nor does it change the fact that in this case there is no widely recognized name for these events that would justify such pov naming i reiterate that the appropriate title is maidan coup or ukrainian coup