Contents

     List of Illustrations

     Acknowledgements

     List of Abbreviations

     Dramatis Personae

1.  How the Deed was Done

2.  The Protagonists

3.  A Short History of Ukraine: What was at Stake in the Election?

4.  Two Dress Rehearsals: Gongadze, Melnychenko and the 2002 Elections

5.  The Campaign

6.  The Fraud

7.  The Protest

8.  The Aftermath

9.  The International Implications

10.  Conclusions: Revolution Number 5

       Notes

       Bibliographical Note

       Index