Ukraine's revolution lives on (Natalia Shapovalova in "The Guardian")

From outside, Ukraine must look like a country of paradoxes. In 2004, the presidential elections became a milestone in Ukraine's post-Soviet development, leading to democratic change through the Orange Revolution; five years later, the antihero of the revolution, Viktor Yanukóvich, will soon be inaugurated as the fourth president of Ukraine.

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