Yegor Vasylyev

Yegor Vasylyev is independent political analyst in Kyiv, Ukraine and, formerly, a Chevening Scholar of European Law at the London School of Economics.

Ukraine and Belarus: the dawn of change?

Rigged elections and corruption in post-Soviet states such as Belarus and Ukraine are hardly news. Ukraine’s shift towards authoritarianism has highlighted new similarities between the two countries. But might they both eventually move towards a new bright dawn? Yegor Vasylyev wonders

By Yegor Vasylyev

/ 16 Oct 2012

Conservation protests in Kyiv: a civic re-awakening?

Disillusioned by the failure of the post-Orange Revolution coalition, Ukrainian civil society has so far appeared unable to resist the Yanukovych regime’s regression into authoritarianism. But starting with a burgeoning conservation movement, is Ukraine now following in Russia’s footsteps, asks Ye

By Yegor Vasylyev

/ 6 Jun 2012