Moscow, Europe Publishing House, 2006, pp 232
Russia will have to deal with the unpredictable Ukraine for quite a while. The situation in other neighboring countries is also full of uncertainty. The question of legitimacy of actions of both the authorities and various opposition forces has acquired vital importance. Previous «Europe» publications have presented the "orange revolution" as a chain of developments, whereas Sergey Mirzoev is now analyzing them as a lawyer. It appears that even the most bizarre concepts of legitimacy may be not only implanted but also enforced, using certain technologies.
It appears that, if authorities are unable to defend their legitimacy, the authority legitimacy crisis can be successfully managed from abroad, using NGOs, parliamentary resolutions and direct falsifications prepared with active participation from European international observers. Of particular interest is the detailed analysis of actions of the Ukraine's Supreme Court, which bears full responsibility for the Pyrrhic victory of the "Orangists". The book is particularly relevant today, in the midst of the sharp confrontation between the president and parliament on the eve of the Verkhovna Rada elections and, possibly, a referendum on the nature of Ukrainian authority.
