The Two Movements: Liberals and Nationalists During Euromaidan (In English) (original) (raw)

Abstract. This article offers a hypothesis that two separate yet cooperating movements, liberal and nationalist, participated in the Ukrainian protests of late 2013 – early 2014. To test this hypothesis, we define that a protest movement has its own leaders, purpose and ideology, perception of the current situation and the opponents of the movement, and tactics of action. It is found out that these factors were different for liberals and nationalists participating in the protests. The offered “two-movement approach” allows avoiding false generalizations about the protesters participating in these events, while increasing our explanatory capability. Keywords: Ukraine, Euromaidan, social movements, protest, Ukrainian nationalism, two-movement approach