
Ukraine.AcrossitseasternborderisRussiaandtoitswest-Europe.Forcenturies,ithasbeenatthecenterofatug-of-warbetweenpowersseekingtocontrolitsrichlandsandaccesstotheBlackSea.2014'sMaidanMassacretriggeredabloodyuprisingthatoustedpresidentViktorYanukovychandpaintedRussiaastheperpetratorbyWesternmedia.Butwasit?"UkraineonFire"byIgorLopatonokprovidesahistoricalperspectiveforthedeepdivisionsintheregionwhichleadtothe2004OrangeRevolution,2014uprisings,andtheviolentoverthrowofdemocraticallyelectedYanukovych.CoveredbyWesternmediaasapeople'srevolution,itwasinfactacoupd'étatscriptedandstagedbynationalistgroupsandtheU.S.StateDepartment.InvestigativejournalistRobertParryrevealshowU.S.-fundedpoliticalNGOsandmediacompanieshaveemergedsincethe80sreplacingtheCIAinpromotingAmerica'sgeopoliticalagendaabroad.


