The leaders of the 'coloured revolutions'. The view of a political psychologist

The "coloured revolutions" that changed the balance of political power in the CIS at the beginning of the twenty-first century were one of the signposts of the new political realities. A symbolic resource in the form of a popular, attractive and flamboyant leader was an indispensable part of a successful political campaign, whether it was a "pink", "orange" or "tulip" revolution. At the same time, the personality of the political leader represented an essential tool to promote and maintain the atmosphere of socio-political transformation within which the "coloured revolutions" were carried out. Therefore, analysis of personalities of the political leaders of one of the typical upheavals of this type, the "Orange Revolution", is of great interest for political science. This study allows us to see all the nuances of personalities of political leaders V. Yushchenko and Y. Tymoshenko and the mechanism of the ongoing political upheaval in Ukraine from the perspective of political psychology.

Autorentext

Yekaterina Lyulchak es politóloga, periodista y observadora política. Licenciado en el Departamento de Ciencias Políticas de la Facultad de Filosofía de la Universidad Estatal Lomonosov de Moscú. Completó sus estudios de postgrado en la Facultad de Ciencias Políticas de la Universidad Estatal de Moscú, especializándose en psicología política. Esta monografía es el resultado de cinco años de investigación sobre el fenómeno de las "revoluciones de color" y las características de sus líderes.

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The "coloured revolutions" that changed the balance of political power in the CIS at the beginning of the twenty-first century were one of the signposts of the new political realities. A symbolic resource in the form of a popular, attractive and flamboyant leader was an indispensable part of a successful political campaign, whether it was a "pink", "orange" or "tulip" revolution. At the same time, the personality of the political leader represented an essential tool to promote and maintain the atmosphere of socio-political transformation within which the "coloured revolutions" were carried out. Therefore, analysis of personalities of the political leaders of one of the typical upheavals of this type, the "Orange Revolution", is of great interest for political science. This study allows us to see all the nuances of personalities of political leaders V. Yushchenko and Y. Tymoshenko and the mechanism of the ongoing political upheaval in Ukraine from the perspective of political psychology.