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The Ukrainian Far-Right

The Rise and Fall of the radical right-wing Ukrainian Svoboda party in the context of Euromaidan protests and the Russian-Ukrainian conflict

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organisiert von: que[e]r
Location: W23, Wipplingerstrasse 23, 1010 Wien
Url: http://queer.raw.at/veranstaltungen/2014-15/dezember-2014/the-ukrainian-far-right-rechtsextremismus-in-der-ukraine/

The far right remained a marginal political force in Ukraine since 1991 until 2010-2012. The situation changed in 2010-2012 when former president Viktor Yanukovych assumed office and increasingly shifted foreign politics towards Russia. The former “Orange” camp was seen by some elements of pro-European national-democratic electorate as unwilling or unable to confront Yanukovych, and these elements preferred to support the far right Svoboda party as allegedly the only patriotic and anti-Kremlin force. With the ouster of Yanukovych in February 2014, Svoboda entered the interim government, but also has lost a major source of negative mobilisation and, consequently, suffered a defeat in the 2014 parliamentary elections. Meanwhile, other radical nationalist groups are using the armed conflict to expand their influence.

Input & Discussion with Anton Shekhovtsov, Ukrainian Political Scientist & Researcher on right-wing extremism, currently Visiting Fellow at the Insitute for Human Sciences in Vienna and Editor of the “Explorations of the Far Right” book series at ibidem-Verlag.

Blog: anton-shekhovtsov.blogspot.co.at