2014 is a watershed year in the history of modern Ukraine. The country’s agrarian west and industrial east have always differed in mentality, language, and traditions. As a result, the conflicts and contradictions that have existed for decades turned into civil strife and then into war. The regime change, which occurred due to the Euromaidan movement, was seen in south-eastern Ukraine as a coup d'état. What were the steps that led to the Donbass war?