Pro-Russian political parties in Ukraine in 2014–2022 Cover Image

Prorosyjskie partie polityczne w Ukrainie w latach 2014–2022
Pro-Russian political parties in Ukraine in 2014–2022

Author(s): Yevhenii Portnyi
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Public Administration, Public Law, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza KA AFM
Keywords: pro-Russian political parties; Opposition Bloc; Opposition Platform – For Life; Communist Party of Ukraine; Party of Shariy; propaganda; hybrid war

Summary/Abstract: The article attempts to examine the role and place of the pro-Russian parties in the Ukrainian political system in the period from Euromaidan (2014) to Russia’s launch of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine (2022). The author undertook the challenge of defining the characteristics of the pro-Russian forces by reviewing the electoral programs of selected political parties. In addition, the article explores the dynamics of support for the pro-Kremlin parties in the 2014 and 2019 parliamentary elections and explains the reasons for the short-term increase in the popularity of such political forces. The fate of the pro-Russian political parties after the outbreak of a full-scale war between Russia and Ukraine in February 2022 was also described.

  • Issue Year: L/2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 29-40
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish