The Maidan Massacre in Ukraine The Mass Killing that Changed the World

This open access book provides a comprehensive analysis of the Maidan massacre in Ukraine. It uses a theoretical framework of rational choice, moral hazard, state- repression backfire, and Weberian ideas about rational action to explore the massacre.

The book draws on publicly available videos, photos and audio recordings of the massacre in English, Ukrainian, Russian, Polish and other languages, along with several hundred individual testimonies and revelations from the Ukrainian investigation and a trial and its verdict. By examining which parties were responsible for the massacre, the book analyses its implications for not only Russia’s war on Ukraine but also political developments across the globe.

Chapter 1: Introduction: The Massacre that Changed Ukraine and the World.- Chapter 2: Conflicting Narratives of the Maidan Massacre in Ukraine.- Chapter 3: Video Reconstruction and Content Analysis of the Maidan Massacre on February 20, 2014.- Chapter 4: Testimonies of Several Hundred Witnesses and 14 Self-Admitted Maidan Snipers.- Chapter 5: Trial and Investigation Testimonies of Wounded Maidan Activists and Witnesses.- Chapter 6: Forensic Ballistic and Medical Examinations by Ukrainian Government Experts.- Chapter 7: The Maidan Massacre on February 18-19, 2014, and Related Cases of Violence during the EuroMaidan in Ukraine.- Chapter 8: The Maidan Massacre Trial Verdict, and Cover-up, Stonewalling, and Evidence Tampering.- Chapter 9: Conclusion and Implications for the Russia-Ukraine War and Other Conflicts in Ukraine.

Ivan Katchanovski teaches at the School of Political Studies and the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa, Canada. He held academic positions at Harvard University, the State University of New York at Potsdam, the University of Toronto, and the Kluge Center at the Library of Congress. His academic publications include 5 books, 2 forthcoming books, 20 articles in peer- reviewed journals, and 12 book chapters. He is the author of the forthcoming book From the Maidan to the Russia-Ukraine War.