Russian policy toward Ukraine during elections.
From: Demokratizatsiya
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Date: 9/22/2005
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Author: Kuzio, Taras
Abstract: The Orange Revolution (1) in Ukraine in November-December 2004 that propelled Viktor Yushchenko to power as Ukraine's third president will lead to Ukraine and Russia undertaking divergent trajectories in domestic and foreign policies. In 1999, Leonid Kuchma was reelected to a second term. Under Kuchma, the oligarchs continued to accumulate power and influence and were set to establish an oligarchy if Viktor Yanukovych had won the 2004 elections. This is different from ...
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