Information on the thesis

Scientific Thesis for Candidate Degree in Political Science: Specialty 23.00.02–
Political Institutions and Processes. – L’viv National Ivan Franko University of Ministry
of Education and Science of Ukraine, L’viv, 2015.
Modern approaches to the definition of revolution are analyzed in scientific thesis.
The  changes  in  the  theory  of  revolution  which  happened  under  the  influence  of  new
social events of the end of XX – beginning of XXI centuries, in particular substitution of
big  scale  revolutions  by  the  light,  rapid,  and  diverse  revolutions,  were  taken  into
account.
The modern type of revolutions has been studies based on examples of «Orange
Revolution» and «Revolution of Dignity». Situation in Ukraine on the eve of revolutions
as  well  as  distinctive  features  of  the  revolutions  and  their  outcomes  have  been
characterized. Comparative analysis of political crisis in Ukraine during the revolutions
of modern type of 2004 and 2013 has been done.
There was concluded that both revolutions which happened in Ukraine in 2004
and 2013 should be considered as revolutions. Based on distinctive features they can be
classified, with certain reservations, as «colored revolutions».
Key  words:  revolution,  theory  of  revolution,  classical  revolution,  «colored
revolution»,  Ukraine,  «Orange  Revolution»,  «Revolution  of  Dignity»,  political  crisis,
democratization, political regime, political elite.