Velvet is Not a Colour: Post-Soviet Perspectives on Armenia’s Revolution
Last year, Armenians took to the streets in peaceful protest and toppled the regime with their “Velvet Revolution”. How contagious is the Armenian case in a region, that, in the minds of many international commentators, resembles a chessboard between Russia and the West?
While in Moldova demonstrations against corruption and the pro-Russian government during the last years achieved almost nothing, in Armenia they changed the political landscape. / Two-layer-photo of protesters in Armenia 2018 and in Moldova 2016: Ramin Mazur (Moldova) & Karen Mirzoyan (Armenia)
