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Abstract
The precipitous ascent of the All-Ukrainian Union Svoboda is not in itself remarkable; nor is the special role it has played in creating an "uncivil society" in Galicia something extraordinary. But certain features of Svoboda's rise do distinguish it from the histories of ultraright parties in other countries: the existence of a real external danger to Ukraine from Russia; the tension between Svoboda's Galician historical discourse and its national ambitions; its close cooperation with Ukrainian democrats; and its voters' diverse motives. These factors make it an exceptional ultranationalist party.