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Ukraine's Maidan Revolution: Path to Social Change

Explore the waves of Maidan protests in 2013-2014, with an in-depth look at the factors and characteristics of the movement, including civil participation, demands of the protesters, and the demographic structure of the demonstrators. The study group led by Daria Stepovaya and Peter Pantiushkin delves into the constant process evolving over three months, highlighting the peaceful and violent aspects, vertical and horizontal organization, political and far-right involvement, and the creation of new organizations. Discover the aftermath of the Maidan movement, including the legal actions against Yanukovich, the political changes, economic challenges, and societal impacts in Ukraine.

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Ukraine's Maidan Revolution: Path to Social Change

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  1. Civil Participation and Social Change: Case of Ukraine Study group: Daria Stepovaya, Peter Pantiushkin.

  2. Timeline of the Protests

  3. Maidan Phases

  4. Waves of Maidan 2013

  5. Waves of Maidan 2014

  6. Factors

  7. Unemployment Rate

  8. Corruption

  9. Actors

  10. Characteristic of Maidan Revolution • Peaceful\Violent • Vertical and Horizontal Organization • Powerful civil donation • Strong political involvement • Strong far-right involvement • Spontaneous • New organizations are built during the protests • CONSTANT PROCESS FOR 3 MONTH. Never stopped.

  11. Demands of the Protesters • Resignation • Impeachment • New elections • Signing the EAA • Punishment for the police brutality • Free the political prisoners, the detained Maidan protesters • Cancel anti-protest laws.SOME SLOGANS: “Ukraine is Europe!”, “bandits out”, “Out with the thugs”, “Revolution”, “Shame”, “EU”

  12. Demographic Structure in November-January • MEN: 59% • WOMEN: 41% • AGE UNDER 24: 35% • AGE 25-30: 18% • AGE 31-55: 30% • AGE ABOVE 56: 12% • SECONDARY EDUCATION: 25,06% • HIGHER EDUCATION: 73,94%

  13. Reaction on the protests • Yanukovich:“EAA does not have anything in common with the Ukrainian security and interests.” Condemnation of the violencePromise to work on the EAA more thoroughly • Government: Dictatorship lawsrelease of the detained Maidan Protesters • Riot police: increased brutality and agression • USA: condemnation of the violent action of Yanukovich’s government • Russian Federation: accusation of EU, US, Maidan protesters. • EU: support the freedom fighters

  14. Outcome of Maidan • Yanukovich flee to Russian Federation. Legal prosecution. • First Yatsenyuk government • Protests against the new government in South-East of Ukraine, • Crimean crisis, Donbass crisis. • Decrease of GDP • Increase in inflation, corruption, unemployment,etc. • Dissolve of the Berkut riot police • Nationwide destruction of the Soviet monuments

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