Ambassador Piotr Switalski dedicated a book to the "Velvet  Revolution" in Armenia

ArmInfo. Former head of delegation EU to Armenia, Ambassador Piotr Switalski wrote a book on the "Velvet Revolution" in Armenia in 2018.

The 138-page book "The Armenian Revolution: An Unfinished Chain" is  published on the website of the Polish Institute of International  Relations /.

According to the annotation to the book, the author describes the  mechanisms of the formation of the post-Soviet model of the state in  Armenia and the process of the growth of social discontent. He tells  in detail about the course of the revolutionary events through the  eyes of Western diplomats in Yerevan. The study notes the success of  the new political team in reforming the country, as well as the  difficulties it faced, including due to the resistance of the old  economic and political structures.

At the same time, the author analyzes the geopolitical context of the  reform process in Armenia. He takes into account the factor of the  conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh and its possible settlement. The paper  examines the possible impact of events in Armenia on the development  of the situation in other post-Soviet countries.

The final part contains proposals and recommendations regarding the  European Union's policy and Poland's activities in the region, in  particular with regard to Armenia.

You can read the book by clicking on the following link:   https://pism.pl/publications/The_Armenian_Revolution_An_Unfinished_Cable