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""The Maidan protests of 2013-14 were a pivotal event in recent Ukrainian history. Wilson's insightful analysis depicts the dynamics that led to this crisis as well as to the myriad consequences that followed. Maidan is a must-read for anyone interested in a fine-grained understanding of the political climate and processes of social change that preceded Russia's invasion of Ukraine."" Catherine Wanner, author of Everyday Religiosity and the Politics of Belonging in Ukraine ""Ukraine's democratic protests of 2013-14 freed the country from the kleptocratic rule of the post-communist elites and set it on the road to European integration, while provoking military aggression from Putin's Russia. Maidan explains what Ukraine has been fighting for and what is at the stake for the rest of the world."" Serhii Plokhy, the author of The Russo-Ukrainian War ""Wilson expertly contextualizes Ukraine's pivotal Revolution of Dignity in protest, power, and resistance studies. An important read for those seeking a better understanding of Russia's ongoing aggression and Moscow's false narratives about Ukraine and Ukrainians."" Gene Fishel, George Mason University

“Ukraine’s democratic protests of 2013–14 freed the country from the kleptocratic rule of the post-communist elites and set it on the road to European integration, while provoking military aggression from Putin’s Russia. Maidan explains what Ukraine has been fighting for and what is at the stake for the rest of the world.” Serhii Plokhy, the author of The Russo-Ukrainian War “Wilson expertly contextualizes Ukraine’s pivotal Revolution of Dignity in protest, power, and resistance studies. An important read for those seeking a better understanding of Russia’s ongoing aggression and Moscow’s false narratives about Ukraine and Ukrainians.” Gene Fishel, George Mason University “The Maidan protests of 2013–14 were a pivotal event in recent Ukrainian history. Wilson’s insightful analysis depicts the dynamics that led to this crisis as well as to the myriad consequences that followed. Maidan is a must-read for anyone interested in a fine-grained understanding of the political climate and processes of social change that preceded Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.” Catherine Wanner, author of Everyday Religiosity and the Politics of Belonging in Ukraine

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Sophia Wilson is associate professor of political science at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

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