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Armenia

Roses and Velvet: a contested legacy of revolution

by Shota Kincha

•9 min read

This year marks 20 years since Georgia’s Rose Revolution, and five since the Velvet Revolution in Armenia. Both were born of a desire to end corruption and build a democratic future; their successes and failures, though, have remained a matter for debate. ‘Come out all of you who think that the building and development of the modern Georgian state started this day’. This was the call of the organisers of gatherings in Tbilisi and Batumi last November to commemorate the anniversary of the 2003

Protesters in Yerevan, during Armenia's Velvet Revolution in 2018. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media

Analysis

Datablog | What do the ‘tragic consequences’ of colour revolutions actually look like?

by Givi Silagadze

•4 min read

While Russia regularly warns against the supposed negative consequences of ‘colour revolutions’, data from the Varieties of Democracy project suggests that anti-regime protests leading to changes of government in former Soviet countries have led to lower corruption, cleaner elections, and more vibrant civil society. Fearing unrest in their region, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and the Russian government often refer to the threat of ‘colour revolutions’ dislodging the existing government i

Armenia

Keeping up with the Pashinyans: Armenia’s first month after the revolution

by Volodymyr Soboliev

•7 min read

One month after Armenia’s Velvet Revolution brought an end to about two decades of Republican Party rule, Nikol Pashinyan’s government has inspired hope among many, but also has a lot of promises to fulfil. ‘Dvoyevlastiye’ Armenian style To the outside world, the Armenian revolution ended on 8 May, when Nikol Pashinyan became prime minister. In reality, the internal political process remains tense and dynamic. Leaders of the protest movement have assumed positions in the executive