The experience of war, observers agree, has changed Ukraine in profound ways. This is not the same country as before the revolution, either in its boundaries or its population. Some observers even claim that President Putin has inadvertently become a great nation-builder in Ukraine, prompting a country that had been deeply divided to develop a unified Ukrainian identity and a solid pro-Western majority.
But what is the reality on the ground across Ukraine? To find out, UNC Associate Professor Graeme Robertson and Princeton Associate Professor Grigore Pop-Eleches are conducting a series of cross-sectional and panel surveys in Ukraine. They began the surveys in December 2012, before the revolution, and completed a second round in August 2015.
Read more about their initial results and see the full article at The Washington Post.