OXLAEYThe EuroMaidan Protests in Kiev
Saturday, December 7, 2013
A summary of what I saw during the Euromaidan.
Voting with their feet
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Sunday morning. E, X and I descend down the Metro station, deep underground. We’re going to the mass demonstration called for by the main opposition parties. The subway…
the day after the police storm the protesters
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Saturday morning. X’s mobile phone began to ring of terror. Call after call the phone rang until she finally answered. Special Ukrainian police forces had violently cleared the…
Deep underground I see a baby
Friday, November 29, 2013
Deep underground, in the Metro, I noticed a mother carrying her baby close to her front chest in an indian styled harness. It was the first baby I’ve…
lost cause
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Days of hope. The Ukrainian president, Yanukovych, travelled to Vilnius for the European summit. Perhaps he would change his mind and sign the association agreement after all? Could…
a lesson in civic protests
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Monday night, I received deeper lesson in civic protest. Around midnight my new home was transformed into the temporary student strike headquarters. E and X eight of their law…
youthful.
Monday, November 25, 2013
While I sat in an internet cafe on Monday, my student roommates joined their fellow law students, discussing plans for a rally on Wednesday. With only 2 weeks…
500,000 Ukrainians in Maidan Square
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Sunday, the 24th of November’s protests were called the second largest to date since the Orange Revolution. In Kiev’s Independence Square, almost exactly nine years before, some 500,000…
I travel to UKRAINE!
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
I’ve visited Ukraine several times over the last few years: exploring the Carpathian mountains, biking the Crimea peninsula. The countryside is wonderful but it’s the Ukrainians’ smiles and…
