Aspects of the Orange Revolution.: II, Information and manipulation strategies in the 2004 Ukrainian Presidential Elections /

In Ukraine's presidential elections of 2004, the establishment candidate Viktor Yanukovych had the advantages of a solid regional base, access to administrative resources, dominance in the media, help by Russian spin-doctors, and support of Moscow. Yet the winner was the pro-Western challenger,...

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Weitere Verfasser: Harasymiw, Bohdan (HerausgeberIn), Ilnytzkyi, Oleh S. (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Stuttgart : Ibidem-Verlag, 2014.
Schriftenreihe:Soviet and post-Soviet politics and society.
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Zusammenfassung:In Ukraine's presidential elections of 2004, the establishment candidate Viktor Yanukovych had the advantages of a solid regional base, access to administrative resources, dominance in the media, help by Russian spin-doctors, and support of Moscow. Yet the winner was the pro-Western challenger, Viktor Yushchenko. How did Ukrainian voters break through the barrage of propaganda so as to deliver their ultimate verdict? Was the divide between Eastern and Western Ukraine fact or PR fiction? In this volume, scholars from two continents examine various aspects of the elections that turned into the O.
Beschreibung:1 online resource
ISBN:9783838256993
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