A bug-biting book-binging blogger bitten by the travel bug!
It was volunteers who did the most at the protest, but politicians were necessary too, especially to help get people out of jail. The politicians also offered the protesters organization and helped them raise their demands. But although some politicians tried, “politicians couldn’t lead the revolution.”
Since the peaceful protests that began on Nov. 21, 2013 turned violent three months later, the whole world has been … More
Here are some pictures from the very center of Kiev. They show the power and determination of Ukrainian people but they also show the terrible conditions that people lived in, and some still do. They show flowers and candles brought by all those who mourn the dead. They show what happens when people are pushed to the edge and have to fight back. If the conflict in Crimea escalates, there will be barricades, fires, flowers and candles there too.
Today was a long and emotional day for me at Maidan, so my first post about it will be a … More
I spent several hours in one of the field hospitals in the very center of Maidan. I spoke to several … More
At the field hospital I spoke a lot to a woman called Olga Azzuz, who works there as a dentist. … More
Kora Smirinova posted a photo of herself on Facebook on March 12th, and it wasn’t just an ordinary photo. Many girls take selfies and post duck-face pictures showing off their cleavage, but Smirnova did something a little different. She’s a modern woman and definitely no damsel in distress…
The deputies were all dressed professionally but not everyone acted the way they looked. Voices were raised, speeches were booed … More
Brotherhood was a word that I heard a lot yesterday at Maidan. Everyone there came on their own free will … More
Eduard Kryhov helped out a lot at one of the medical points, and one night, they were told that Berkut was about to storm them. He was had a knee problem at the time and knew he wasn’t able to help carry injured men out to safety. Instead he grabbed a hand-grenade and walked up to where the Berkut could see him. The 64-year-old man showed them what he was holding and said, “Look at me; I have seen all there is to see, I don’t care anymore, if you come in here, we will all die together.” The Berkut did not attack the medical point; Kryhov had saved several lives with his bravery. R.I.P.
