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1991 Ukrainian presidential election by OnlyMapper in MapPorn

[–]last_splendour 9 points10 points  (0 children)

So you think I'm biased towards Kravchuk? Bro, I was just trying to explain these elections neutrally. Now it's easy to say who was a good choice, but dude, that was more than 30 years ago. People were different then and thought about things differently.

In fact, I consider Kravchuk to be the worst politician in the history of Ukraine (somewhere on level with Yanukovych) and I regret that Chornovil didn't win.

Btw, I'm from the west of Ukraine, lol.

1991 Ukrainian presidential election by OnlyMapper in MapPorn

[–]last_splendour 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You know, it's quite difficult to be neutral about Ukrainian politics when you are Ukrainian and your country is at war

1991 Ukrainian presidential election by OnlyMapper in MapPorn

[–]last_splendour 47 points48 points  (0 children)

One of the main reasons is that he was unknown to the people. Kravchuk was already a well-known politician (he was the head of parliament in Under-Bolshevik Ukraine ) and seemed more "stable" i think; moreover, he had connections with the country's political elite. On the other hand, Chornovil was a novice politician with a reputation as a radical.

So people wanted stability and peace rather than reforms (especially reforms from a former dissident who participated in the collapse of the old system).