#euromaidan

[thelittleukrainianwell-armedgirl]

February 20 — Day of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes (c) @ kusto_cartoon

[sonyaheaneyauthor]

New Year morning in Kyiv during Ukraine's Euromaidan Revolution in 2014. X

[canberramaidan]

19th February 2014: Ukrainians protesting on Independence Square in Kyiv. The revolution ousted Putin puppet Viktor Yanukovych, who fled to russia.

[dontforgetukraine]

November 21st is the Day of Dignity and Freedom. On this day, Ukrainians ignited two revolutions against tyranny and injustice: The orange revolution in 2004 and the Euromaidan revolution in 2013-2014.

On 21 November, Ukraine commemorates the Day of Dignity and Freedom, honoring pivotal moments in its history that underscore the nation’s fight for independence, democracy, and the rule of law. This date marks the anniversary of the 2004 Orange Revolution and the 2013-14 Euromaidan Revolution, also known as the Revolution of Dignity, two popular uprisings that defined Ukraine’s resistance against Russian authoritarianism and its determination to embrace a pro-European future. Euromaidan began on 21 November 2013, when Ukrainians took to the streets to protest then-President Viktor Yanukovych’s abrupt decision to abandon a historic agreement with the European Union under pressure from Moscow. The peaceful demonstrations escalated into a nationwide movement demanding democracy and accountability. Yanukovych’s regime responded with brutal force, leading to the deaths of over 100 protesters, now remembered as the “Heavenly Hundred.” These revolutions were not just internal struggles but battles against Moscow’s endless efforts to maintain dominance over Ukraine. After Yanukovych fled in 2014, Russia annexed Crimea and launched a war in eastern Ukraine, laying the groundwork for today’s full-scale invasion. Today, Ukraine’s resistance continues more fiercely than ever as it defends not just its sovereignty but also the principles of democracy and international law. The legacy of 21 November serves as a reminder that Ukraine’s fight is far from isolated—its outcome will shape global norms on freedom and the rule of law. —Euromaidan Press

[yehoria-offical]

America is over. At least for now. And i am going to compare to my country, Ukraine, on a few key points. Because, well, we had the euromaidan against Yanukovich.

The important thing to understand about euromaidan, is that the euroassociation deal cancelation is only important in retrospect. People didn't care about that, not enough for a million-person protest. The protest against that was a small one, mostly made up of university students. The true euromaidan started, when that protest was beat down by cops. People came out not because of the EU deal, but because they saw their right to protest being suppressed. It was first and foremost, a protest against the suppression of another protest.

And, you know, i am a teenager. I was literally a 7 year old when that shit went down. But i remember helping my mom do meal prep for the protestors. She wasn't there. Not on the bad days. But she still participated. There was about a million protestors physically present. Nad that's just Kyiv. But a lot more than that have supported it in other ways — by delivering supplies, providing transportation, etc..

I also remember, before it all escalated, my father, at the time in his mid-fourties, bringing me there, with a tiny pencil drawing i made myself on an A4 sheet.

That's something america will never do. Not the way it is. America isn't a community. The black americans are. The LGBT americans are. But those communities don't build into, for lack of a better word, a nation. As some say: "America is not a real country". America has had protests. Large protests. That were beat down brutally. The only times there was solidarity, was within real communities. Like BLM, that was fueled by the solidarity of the black community. But americans broadly will not do, what ukrainians did. It is not about a million protestors. It's about several million people supporting them, while not participating directly.

It's also about demographics. When students got beat down in Ukraine, the older adults in Kyiv we fucking pissed. Those students were their children. I mean, they weren't literally their children, at least not most of the time, but that was the sentiment. There aren't nearly as many older americans with this attitude towards their active youth. This exists in specific communities, often united by being marginalized by the white majority. But it doesn't exist broadly. And especially it doesn't exist within the white majority.

And that is why, America won't cough up and spit put Trump. Very few people voted for him. Even fewer care enough to bring him down. And when an american is being treated unfairly, other americans won't come to their help. Not unless they are united by some other, smaller identity or community.

That's what it means to be a dead country. When the public doesn't care anymore.

P.S. yeah i think i got a bit too real there.

[shamanicnoise]

"For any English speaking viewers: this song "A barrel on fire" is a remake of an old Ukrainian folk song "A pine tree on fire", which was about a girl preparing to get married and to start a less frivolous life. Don't ask me why the flaming pine tree – it's symbolic somehow, but I don't get it myself. This modern version is basically also a folk song, as it was written collectively by protesters during the Maidan Revolution. The lyrics of "A barrel on fire" are about people gathering around fires in barrels on Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square in Kyiv) in cold winter months during the protests, sharing food, tea and coffee, giving each other warmth and support."

[ohsalome]

- Timothy Snyder - The Road to Unfreedom

[57amp3r]

Ukraine / Україна 2024, Revolution of Dignity and Freedom Euromaidan