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Ukrainian volunteer fighters in the eastern front: ideas, political-social norms and emotions as mobilization mechanisms

Pages 139-153 | Received 30 Jun 2015, Accepted 20 Nov 2015, Published online: 25 Feb 2016

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Interviews

  • Interview with Oresta, Director of BON Charity for Ukraine, Kiev, 8 July 2015.
  • Interview with Alexander, officer of the Azov Battalion, 13 July 2015.
  • Interview with Maxim, volunteer without affiliation, Kiev, 13 July 2015.
  • Interview with Zenia, member of Azov Battalion, Kiev, 13 July 2015.
  • Interview with Yuriy Syrotyuk, former deputy Chairman of Svoboda and former MP, Kiev, 14 July 2015.
  • Interview with Artem Skoropadsliy, head of Right Sector’s Press Center, Kiev, 15 July 2015.
  • Interview with Krasimir Yankov, Amnesty International, Kiev, 15 July 2015.
  • Interview with Anton, head of a hospital clinic, Vinnytsia, 16 July 2015.
  • Interview with Sergey, lawyer representing veterans, Vinnytsia, 16 July 2015.
  • Interview with Alona, member of the local battalion, Vinnytsia, 17 July 2015.
  • Interview with Igor, member of the local battalion, Vinnytsia, 17 July 2015.
  • Interview with Valentina, member of the local battalion, Vinnytsia 19 July 2015.
  • Interview with Sasha K., member of the local battalion, Vinnytsia, 19 July 2015.
  • Interview with Igor, member of a Right Sector-affiliated battalion, Kiev, 21 July 2015.
  • Interview with Sergey, member of a Right Sector-affiliated battalion, Kiev, 21 July 2015.
  • Interview with Andrey, founder and commander of Kievan Rus Battalion, Kiev, 22 July 2015.
  • Interview with Sasha B., member of Kievan Rus Battalion, Kiev, 22 July 2015.
  • Interview with Nikolai, officer of the Turnado Battalion, Kiev, 25 July 2015.
  • Interview with Viktor, member of the Donbas Battalion, 5 August July 2015.
  • Interview with Leonid, member of the Donbas Battalion, 10 August 2015.
  • Interview with Anatoli, member of the Donbas Battalion, 12 August 2015.

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