Translated by: Christine Chraibi
Ukrainian historian Yaroslav Hrytsak speaks about Zelenskyy’s electoral revolution, the link between today’s corruption schemes in Ukraine and Soviet-era violence, why history cannot be portrayed in such simplistic terms as “victory” and “betrayal”, why Ukraine is dragging its feet in reforms, and what type of hero Ukrainians actually need today.
Revolution: a virus similar to COVID-19
─ A sudden surge of public activity ─ street protests ─ victory ─ stagnation ─ social apathy ─ revanchism ─ a new surge of public activity… Can we ever escape this vicious circle? Is there a path of evolutionary development for Ukraine?
─ Revolutions have always transformed society.