An orange and two lemons

摘要

Remember the excitement of a snowy Kiev five years ago, with tent-dwelling protesters rhythmically chanting "Yush-chen-ko"? Revolutions often disappoint, and Ukraine's "orange" revolution has proved no exception. Indeed, many people (not least in Moscow) see the presidential election on January 17th, when the incumbent Viktor Yushchenko won barely 5.5% of the vote, as the depressing end of the affair.