David R. Marples

You can filter the displayed publications by language

Marples, David, Color revolutions: the Belarus case

39 3 (Special Issue ‘Democratic Revolutions in Post-Communist States’, ed. Taras Kuzio)

Examines why protesters failed to achieve regime change in the 2006 presidential election. Argues that the historical background of the regime, the popularity of the president, and electors’ concern with economic rather than democratic issues were all important. Also considers role of Russia and its ambivalence towards the Belarus regime.

, Ukraine's Euromaidan: Analyses of a Civil Revolution

ed. Marples, David; Mills, Frederick,

Collection of essays edited by two historians at the University of Alberta. Topics cover the role of nationalism, the issue of the Russian language, the mass media, the motives and aims of the protesters, gender issues, and the impact of Euromaidan on politics in Ukraine, the EU, Russia and also Belarus. The Russian annexation of Crimea, and the creation of pro-Russian republics in the east of Ukraine and ensuing wars are covered in an epilogue.

, Prospects for Democracy in Belarus

ed. Forbrig, Joerg; Demes, Pavol; Marples, David,