You should be using the syllabus and not this blog for detailed, complete sources and reading assignments! But the minimum reading for Friday appears below. We will discuss the Color Revolutions in Ukraine and Georgia and ask why those revolutions succeeded but the Azerbaijani revolution in 2005 failed. Most of the reading covers Ukraine and Azerbaijan, but we will talk about the Rose Revolution in class.
Required - Ukraine
Go here for Time magazine's overview of the Orange Revolution.
President Yushchenko's coalition has splintered, with Yulia Tymoshenko calling for Yushchenko’s impeachment. Yushchenko has an approval rating of roughly 2%, far lower than President Saakaskhvili’s rating. Go here for the first phase of the dissolution of the Orange Revolution.
Yulia Tymoshenko will be running for President in January. Her chances were enhanced during the most recent parliamentary election, when she polled well even in Eastern Ukraine. Go here for an analysis.
Optional: If you are interested in the Orange Revolution and why the secret police did not shoot the demonstrators, read this article by Chris Chivers, Moscow correspondent for the New York Times. It is a fascinating account of the hour-by-hour negotiations at the highest levels of government, and shows how close Ukraine was to a violent police response against the people who camped out in the Maidan and marched in the streets.
Required - Azerbaijan
For first-hand reports on how Azerbaijan’s Color Revolution was planned and failed, read at least two or three of these articles:
Baku Opposition Prepares for “Color Revolution”Baku Opposition Plans New Strategy
Azerbaijan Poll Marred by Arrests, Fraud Charges
Baku police crush opposition rally with force
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