How Ukrainians View Their Orange Revolution: Public Opinion and the National Peculiarities of Citizenry Political Activities

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This article focuses on the analysis of public opinions of the Ukrainian people on the nature, character, and characteristics of the citizens' political activism during the Orange Revolution. The author analyzes data from the annual nationwide representative survey, conducted by the Institute of Sociology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in February-March 2005. The time lag allows for the consideration of the public's attitudes and assessments of political activity in Ukraine during the "post-Orange" period, and for comparison of the experts' analysis of the Orange Revolution. The peculiarities of the public's political participation and citizens' political …