#maidan

[pukomuko]

Today Ukrainians do not speak about “after the war;” they speak about “after the victory”—пiсля перемоги (pislya peremohy). “Peremoha”— Polish theater director Krzysztof Czyżewski suggested—should become part of a new universal vocabulary. The prefix pere indicates a crossing and moha means “I can.” Peremoha—“victory”—literally expresses a going beyond what one is able to do.

Marci Shore

#ukraine #timothy snyder #maidan #peremoha

[greencheekconure27]

Every. Single.Time.

Without fail:

Summary:

#tankies #georgia #iran #russian war on ukraine #maidan #us centrism #westsplaining #colonial mindset #imperialism #russian imperalism #tired of this shit

[unhonestlymirror]

“The people of Lithuania are waiting for you”: President Gitanas Nauseda congratulated Ukrainians on the Day of Dignity and Freedom.

He published a video of his performance in English with Ukrainian subtitles on the social network X.

The caption states that the Revolution of Dignity on the Maidan took place 10 years ago: “United to defend their European choice, in their quest for justice, freedom and democracy, Ukrainians have proven to be an unstoppable force. Despite brutal war from Russia, Ukraine is increasingly moving closer to Europe. The future of Ukraine is in 🇪🇺!"

“The start of accession negotiations in December is another milestone that we all hope for. The people of Lithuania will be waiting for you. We will support you. And we will do everything to help you join the European Union and NATO. Glory to Ukraine!” said Nausėda.

#Revolution of Dignity #Ukraine #Lithuania #stop russian aggression #genocide of ukrainians #russia is a terrorist state #support ukraine #maidan

[jeffurlan]

🫶 Maidan Square, Kyiv

Ukraine 🇺🇦💙💛

#ukraine #kyiv #maidan

[maximumphilosopheranchor]

"The schizofascist lies displaced the events in Ukraine and the experiences of Ukrainians. Under the weight of all of the contradictory concepts and hallucinatory visions of spring 2014, who would see or remember the individual on the Maidan, with his or her facts and passions, his or her desire to be in history and make history?

Russians, Europeans, and Americans were meant to forget the students who were beaten on a cold November night because they wanted a future. And the mothers and fathers and grandparents and veterans and workers who then came to the streets in defense of “our children.” And the lawyers and consultants who found themselves throwing Molotov cocktails. The hundreds of thousands of people who broke themselves away from television and internet and who journeyed to Kyiv to put their bodies at risk. The Ukrainian citizens who were not thinking of Russia or geopolitics or ideology but of the next generation. The young historian of the Holocaust, the sole supporter of his family, who went back to the Maidan during the sniper massacre to rescue a wounded man, or the university lecturer who took a sniper’s bullet to the skull that day.

One can record that these people were not fascists or Nazis or members of a gay international conspiracy or Jewish international conspiracy or a gay Nazi Jewish international conspiracy, as Russian propaganda suggested to various target audiences. One can mark the fictions and contradictions. This is not enough. These utterances were not logical arguments or factual assessments, but a calculated effort to undo logic and factuality. Once the intellectual moorings were loosed, it was easy for Russians (and Europeans, and Americans) to latch on to well-funded narratives provided by television and the internet, but it was impossible to work one’s way towards an understanding of people in their own setting: to grasp where they were coming from, what they thought they were doing, what sort of future they imagined for themselves.

Ukrainians who began by defending a European future found themselves, once the propaganda and the violence began, fighting for a sense that there could be a past, a present, and a future. The Maidan began as Ukrainian citizens sought to find a solution for Ukrainian problems. It ended with Ukrainians trying to remind Europeans and Americans that moments of high emotion require sober thought. Distant observers jumped at the shadows of the story, only to tumble into a void darker than ignorance. It was tempting, amidst the whirl of Russian accusations in 2014, to make some kind of compromise, as many Europeans and Americans did, and accept the Russian claim that the Maidan was a “right-wing coup.”"

Timothy Snyder, The Road To Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America

#Timothy Snyder #non-fiction #Ukraine #Maidan #Russia

[melowenarts]

I know I'm late to the party but I saw this meme only today and I had to make this... Again, I'm not sorry.

#illidan #maiev #illidan x maiev #maiev x illidan #illiev #maidan #illidan stormrage #maiev shadowsong #world of warcraft #wow #twitter meme

[pettania]

Today, Ukrainians mark the Remembrance Day of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes who sacrificed their lives during the heroic and tragic events of the Revolution of Dignity. It became a turning point in Ukraine's national struggle for democracy, freedom, and a European future.

February 18-22, 2014, turned into the most violent phase of the Revolution. The special police units beat protesters, and snipers were stationed on the roofs, targeting people. February 20 in Kyiv became known as "Bloody Thursday". On this day, snipers killed 48 protesters. In total, 107 Ukrainians gave their life during the Revolution of Dignity and would later be known as the "Heavenly Hundred".

Today, we still pay a heavy price for the right to determine our future. But the heroism and self-sacrifice of the Heavenly Hundred inspire us to fight against the aggressor for independent, united, strong, and democratic Ukraine.

#ukraine #history #ukrainian history #maidan #revolution of dignity

[snovyda]

Today is the Day of Dignity and Freedom in Ukraine.

(Long post with photos under the cut, but mostly just my personal perspective, for a more documentarian approach I recommend watching the Netflix documentary “Winter on Fire”. It explains a lot about those events and tells us quite a bit about the events that are happening now.)

The events that started on the 21st of November 2013 in Kyiv changed us all. I want to reminisce on those events, but there would be so much...

How does one explain the way so many of us took part in a revolution, on various levels, while also living your life and doing your job? My high-ranking managers at my job at the time often spent their days at work and their nights at Maidan. While we were planning out ways to get medicine and other supplies to the square.

Protesters were being kidnapped, from Maidan itself, from hospitals, tortured, and often killed. One of the protesters disappeared at Maidan in Kyiv and then his body was found months later in Sumy region (roughly 350km away from Kyiv), with his hand missing.

Another one was kidnapped from the hospital in the very city centre, and found on the following day, dead and with signs of torture. I had to go to that very same hospital only a few days later, and I cannot describe the visceral fear at seeing police all over the premises.

You could not stay unaffected by this. I don’t know anyone who has never been to Maidan during those events. A colleague of mine once got doused with water from a giant water cannon, in winter, and the cold was so severe that the water froze on him before ever getting through the jacket. Another colleague’s best friend was killed by the riot police.

But even when you were away from the square, you could always run into “titushki” - thugs/criminals sent by the government to wreak havoc all around teh city, to scare the people. I did run into them once, near my house on the evry edge of the city. The only thing that kept them from beating up my friend I was with was that they were on their way somewhere else (to meet up with their buddies near my school, as I later found out).

The main “weapons” the protesters had were Molotov cocktails and pavement slabs.

On the days when there were no violent battles on Khreshchatyk, all the restaurants and shops on the street worked. Some of them were literally behind the barricades, so in order to go to a boutique you needed to walk past the a few barriers and several neatly stacked piles of pavement slabs.

Maidan showed us all what we can be. It showed us all how we can mobilise our efforts in the face of a horrifying adversary. In those days Kyiv was both a terrifying and an incredible place to be. You knew danger was everywhere, but so were the people eager to protect you from it. Random strangers felt like all part of something big, something important. It also showed us that freedom is not just presented to people on a silver platter. We are still fighting for it, still paying an incredibly high price. But we all have each other. That is who we are fighting for.

#ukraine #history #maidan #revolution of dignity #kyiv #photos by me

[thelittleukrainianwell-armedgirl]

The Day of Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred (c) Aviatsiya Halychyny

#ukraine #украина #україна #maidan #euromaidan #revolution #maydan #euromaydan #майдан #євромайдан #революція #революция #евромайдан

[aif0s-w]

To better understand the events on Maidan, watch Winter on fire: Ukraine’s fight for freedom.

It’s available on Netflix and Youtube for free

#ukraine #war #maidan

[yuliia-ozen]

#ukraine #kyiv #kyiv ukraine #kyivphoto #maidan #urban #urban photography #український tumblr #український тамблер #my photography #my photos #original content

[ohsalome]

— Timothy Snyder, "The Road to Unfreedom"

#timothy snyder #ukraine #ukrainian history #politics #coup #maidan #revolution of dignity #viktor yanukovych

[fuckyeahmarxismleninism]

The shift to integration with the West did not bring Ukraine the promised surge of economic growth. After a severe slump in the aftermath of the Maidan events of 2014, Ukrainian GDP saw only a weak recovery between 2016 and 2021. Meanwhile, the country’s trade balance with the EU remained strongly negative. Integration with the West was doing far more for the West than for Ukraine.

#Ukraine #capitalism #socialism #counterrevolution #imperialism #Maidan #economic crisis #Russia #proxy war #antiwar #USSR #European Union #struggle la lucha

[shattered-pieces]

Some conspiracy fried brain:

Cia caused Maidan

Did it manufacture feeling in thousands, millions of Ukrainian hearts? Maybe it's like, controlling minds lol (most of conspiracy ppl are so far gone they do almost impossible mental gymnastics to confirm what they already believe despite all rational argument and evidence to contrary)

Maybe talk to actual Ukrainians and see what they feel and why. Maybe there's like an actual organic reason that resided in the country. Maybe people inherently want freedom.

#ukraine #maidan #t #hose ppl hardly worth addressing but r prppaganda ia so pervasive you cant totally ignore it #must be refuted #sadly many ppl have no rational minds left they just follow. their influencers and dont examine beliefs #dont even believe in critical thinking lol

[barrowdeepshistory]

Calling all Illidan/Maiev - Illiev - Maidan shippers

Tell me your favorite fic with them

#world of warcraft #illidan x maiev #Illiev #Maidan #illidan stormrage #Maiev shadowsong #Fic rec #Reblog to reach more shippers

[dannyhellman]

"Cosplay Apocalypse 4: Ukraine”

Illustration by Danny Hellman

10/30/22

#art #illustration #illustrator #comics #cartoonist #cosplay #war #Russia #Ukraine #Kyiv #Maidan #Nazi #Bandera #DeNazification #ProxyWar