19: Oligarchies in Russia and Ukraine
The Making of Modern Ukraine
Paul Manafort and Maidan
When the Chernobyl nuclear reactor blew up in 1986, this made it seem like Gorbachev's reforms were meaningless. There was a very brief interval before the Soviet Union came to an end for Ukraine to get its politics in order. After the coup, he has a referendum on Ukraine in independence. More than 90%. This is 1991. And they also have presidential elections, and Krajuk turns out to be president. The communists are able to ride this wave and re-establish themselves in positions of authority inside Ukraine.
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