This extraordinary project provides a comprehensive picture of the Granite, Orange, and Euromaidan Revolutions of Dignity in Ukraine, a series of fearless and sometimes tragic upheavals by a society striving for democratically guaranteed existence unimpeded by oligarchic corruption, economic well-being, and freedom from a threat of reconquest by an unforgiving former imperial overlord. Former participants and eyewitnesses, the world’s most renowned experts, and a host of talented younger scholars offer a treasure trove of original, gripping first-hand accounts; detailed historical reconstructions; empirically rich and illuminating interpretations; and theoretically savvy analyses. No dimension of these history-defining events remains unexamined. It is indispensable reading for everybody interested in revolutions and what has come to be known as the fourth wave of democratization in the post-communist world and beyond.

Paweł Kowal is a postdoctoral fellow at the Chair of European History and Civilization at the College of Europe in Natolin, where he co-leads, together with Professor Georges Mink, the Three Ukrainian Revolutions project. He is also Assistant Professor in the Institute of Political Studies at the Polish Academy of Sciences. In the past he served as a Member of the European Parliament and the chairman of the EU delegation to Ukraine.

Georges Mink is professor at the College of Europe in Natolin, director of Research at the Intsitut des Sciences Sociales et du Politique (CNRS, France), Université de Paris X, Nanterre. He is a sociologist and political scientist specializing in Central and Eastern Europe. His current research focuses on the question of transitional justice in EU countries. Mink is Associate Professor at Science Po, Paris (since 1973).

Iwona Reichardt is deputy chief editor of New Eastern Europe. She holds a PhD in political science from the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. Her previous experience includes work with Foreign Policy magazine in Washington, DC and policy analysis work with the World Bank. Reichardt is also the author of a number of academic texts, journalistic articles and papers.