Beyond Revolutionary Disillusion
April 11, 2006
Vclav Havel
ALL revolutions, in the end, turn from euphoria to disillusion. In a revolutionary atmosphere of solidarity and self-sacrifice, people tend to think that when their victory is complete, paradise on Earth is inevitable. Of course, paradise never comes, andnaturallydisappointment follows. That seems to be the case in Ukraine today, as its people prepare to vote for a new parliament little more than a