Shul'ts E.E.N.I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation nuap1@yandex.ru
The article studies the current events in Ukraine and in Egypt resulting in "color revolutions", which occurred in these countries in 2004 and 2011. The author defines the structural socio-political factors influencing continuation of a social protest and prospects of development.
Keywords: color revolutions, Arabian spring, Ukraine, Egypt, social protest, riot technologies
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