http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/democracy_power/ukrainians_citizens Comments for "How Ukrainians became citizens, Alexander Motyl " en http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/democracy_power/ukrainians_citizens <div class="pull_quote_article"> <p> Ukraine in late November 2004 is in the grip of two refusals. The refusal of the state machinery to acknowledge the truth of the presidential election result is met by the refusal of millions of Ukrainian people to accept the lies of power. </p> <p> The immediate political crisis is unresolved at the time of writing. But in a larger historical and political perspective the essence of the current convulsions is clear: Ukraine is on the brink of a democratic breakthrough. A quiescent post-Soviet state that seemed to be unable to do anything right is now poised to embrace democracy, rule of law, and human rights. </p>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/democracy_power/ukrainians_citizens" class="read-more" title="Read the rest of this posting.">Read the rest of this post...</a><p><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/democracy_power/ukrainians_citizens">read more</a></p> http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/democracy_power/ukrainians_citizens#comment democracy &amp; power Alexander Motyl Original Copyright ukraine: the orange revolution Mon, 01 Oct 2007 14:00:00 +0100 2244 at http://www.opendemocracy.net