Political Crises in Ukraine in 2004 and in Late 2013 - Early 2014 : Comparative Analysis

As a part of this master's thesis provides a comparative analysis of the political crisis in Ukraine in late 2004 and in late 2013 and early 2014. The problem of the political crisis of 2004 and 2013 / 2014 years in Ukraine is multipronged and it's impossible to examine all aspects of these crises in this dissertation . The factors of development and political crises (regime to accelerate socio-economic factors, factor of elite fragmentation, participation and mobilization of "civilizational choice") were systematized and their comparative analysis was conducted. The comparative characteristic of statistical data, the composition of the participants and economic indicators were made too. It's based on the content analysis performed a comprehensive comparative analysis of the discourse of political leaders during the 2004 political crisis and 2013 / 2014 years, which revealed their real political setting and the level of conscious control of speech, to determine similarities and differences in their positions and aspirations. The results of the research may contribute to the further scientific analysis of the nature of the political crisis in Ukraine, the factors of their origin and development. Tags: Ukraine, political crises, Yanukovych, Yushchenko, political protest