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Russia's leverages on Ukraine (2014x4)

: 02, 2014

Remember how optimistic the media was during the Arab Spring? For some reason people were expecting the new governments to endorse freedom, liberty and democracy. And remember how disappointing and violent the Arab Spring turned out to be? The thing is, revolutions are hard to predict, endless media exposure gives the idea that we know what is taking place in the streets, but from past experiences we should know by now that it's often misleading. For example in case of the Euromaidan, did the crowd truly represent every segment of Ukrainian society?