Ukraine: Party politics, the Left and President Zelensky: An interview with Professor Olexiy Haran

Marina Slhessarenko Barreto

doi:10.5433/1679-0383.2024v45n1p125

Ukraine: Party politics, the Left and President Zelensky: An interview with Professor Olexiy Haran

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Marina Slhessarenko Barreto Centro Brasileiro de Análise e Planejamento https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5451-9869

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https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0383.2024v45n1p125

Keywords:

Ukraine, War, Resistance, Social movements, Ukrainian political system

Abstract

The following interview with Professor Olexiy Haran highlights significant aspects of recent political developments in Ukraine. Departing from the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the professor reconstructs the role of leftist forces - whether socialist or communist -, alongside the unstable party system and its cleavages, as well as a series of political upheavals, not to mention the Russian invasion in 2014 and its full-scale war from 2022 on. The discussion portrays both social and institutional features of politics, encompassing social movements and political parties; it goes from fight against corruption to lustration laws; from civil criticism to war decisions. Throughout the interview, the scholar also cites relevant material for further readings and concludes by summarizing some paradoxes inherent to the current situation of the country.

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Author Biography

Marina Slhessarenko Barreto, Centro Brasileiro de Análise e Planejamento

PhD student in Political Science at the Faculty of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences (FFLCH) of the Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Researcher at the Law and Democracy Center (NDD) of the Brazilian Center for Analysis and Planning (CEBRAP).

References

HARAN, O. (ed). Ukraine in Europe: questions and Answers. Kyiv: Stylos, 2009.

HARAN, O. Can Ukrainian communists and socialists evolve to social democracy? Demokratizatsiya, Washington, v. 9, n, 4, p. 570-587, 2001.

HARAN, Olexiy; BELMEGA, Vasyl. Left and center: left parties in Ukraine. [S.l.]: FES, 2010.

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2024-07-30

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BARRETO, Marina Slhessarenko. Ukraine: Party politics, the Left and President Zelensky: An interview with Professor Olexiy Haran. Semina: Ciências Sociais e Humanas, [S. l.], v. 45, n. 1, p. 125–136, 2024. DOI: 10.5433/1679-0383.2024v45n1p125. Disponível em: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/seminasoc/article/view/51672. Acesso em: 19 dec. 2025.

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Vol. 45 No. 1 (2024): O Cenário Internacional Contemporâneo: os dilemas de nosso tempo

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