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The article is a review of Francis Fukuyama's work "The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution". The author argues that history continued after Fukuyama's proclaimed "end of history", since implementing democratic principles in practice proved significantly more difficult than anticipated. This is indicated, in particular, by the Ukrainian experience. The article analyzes the main tenets of Fukuyama's approach and demonstrates its applicability to the Ukrainian context. In conclusion, the author emphasizes that Fukuyama's work makes it possible to understand why the establishment of liberal democracy in Ukraine failed. Instead, Ukraine reverted to a model of weak authoritarianism during the presidency of Viktor Yanukovych –  according to Fukuyama's classification.