OP-ED

Peter Dickinson: How Ukraine’s Orange Revolution shaped twenty-first century geopolitics

By Peter Dickinson.

Published Nov. 23, 2020 at 2:32 am

A girl who sits on her friend's shoulders dances and waves ribbon of "orange revolution" during firework and rock concert to mark Viktor Yushchenko inauguration at Independence square in Kiev 23 January 2005.Viktor Yushchenko was sworn in as the third president of post-Soviet Ukraine Sunday, capping months of political turmoil that saw the strategic nation turn away from traditional Russian influence and toward the West. AFP PHOTO/SERGEI SUPINSKY (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY / AFP)

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Ukrainians marked the Day of Dignity and Freedom on November 21, continuing a seven-year tradition that seeks to place the country’s 2004 Orange Revolution and the 2014 Euromaidan Revolution in a broader historical context. This might also be something for the international community to consider.