<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The post-communist transformation of Ukraine differs significantly from that of other countries of Central and Eastern Europe. First of all, Ukraine’s transition from totalitarianism to democracy has been long and still remains uncompleted. The process of the democratic transformation in Ukraine is non-linear and can be described by frequent changes in transformation phases. The ultimate result of the country’s transformation determines to a considerable extent the geopolitical stability in entire Central and Eastern Europe.</p></abstract>

The post-communist transformation of Ukraine differs significantly from that of other countries of Central and Eastern Europe. First of all, Ukraine’s transition from totalitarianism to democracy has been long and still remains uncompleted. The process of the democratic transformation in Ukraine is non-linear and can be described by frequent changes in transformation phases. The ultimate result of the country’s transformation determines to a considerable extent the geopolitical stability in entire Central and Eastern Europe.

Ukrainian Post-Communist Transformation: Causes, Consequences and Threats

Department of Socio-Economic Geography and Tourism, Pomeranian University in Słupsk, Poland,and Department of Public Administration and Local Self-Government, Lviv Regional Institute of Public Administration, National Academy of Public Administration Office of the President of Ukraine, Ukraine

Department of Regional Development Geography, Institute of Geography, University of Gdańsk, Poland

Quaestiones Geographicae

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The post-communist transformation of Ukraine differs significantly from that of other countries of Central and Eastern Europe. First of all, Ukraine’s...

Ukrainian Post-Communist Transformation: Causes, Consequences and Threats

Publié en ligne: 17 juin 2014

Pages: 171 - 180

Reçu: 20 févr. 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2014-0024

Mots clés
transformation, democracy, Ukraine, Central and Eastern Europe, Russian Federation

© Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences, Adam Mickiewicz University

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Ukrainian Post-Communist Transformation: Causes, Consequences and Threats

Publié en ligne: 17 juin 2014

Pages: 171 - 180

Reçu: 20 févr. 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2014-0024

Mots cléstransformation, democracy, Ukraine, Central and Eastern Europe, Russian Federation

© Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences, Adam Mickiewicz University

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
transformation, democracy, Ukraine, Central and Eastern Europe, Russian Federation