Category Archives: Maidan Diary

Not by Sandwiches Alone, or Why the Maidan Needs the Women’s Squadron

Posted on February 6, 2014 by M. Stanislav

Iryna Vyrtosu, Center for Human Rights Information 05.02.2014  Ukrayinska Pravda Translated by Maria Stanislav Source: http://life.pravda.com.ua/society/2014/02/5/151445/ “Entered the Ukrainian House yesterday. Tough men standing guard – balaclavas, uniforms, the works. ‘Men must show passes [to get in], and women must … Continue reading →

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Eugenia Tymoshenko: negotiations could lead to questionable compromises

Posted on February 5, 2014 by chervonaruta

Feb 04, 2014, 01:00 pm Source: http://www.tymoshenko.ua/en/article/yulia_tymoshenko_04_02_2014_01 Eugenia Tymoshenko, daughter of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, believes that by seeming to agree to negotiations to help resolve the social and political crisis, the Ukrainian authorities are only dragging things out to … Continue reading →

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When a Berkut policeman realized I wore a bulletproof vest – he shot me in the face

Posted on February 5, 2014 by tilamuse

Galyna Ostapovets February 4, 2014 09:53 Gazeta.ua (for Krayina weekly) Translated by Olia Knight Source: http://gazeta.ua/articles/events-journal/_koli-berkutivec-zrozumiv-scho-ya-u-bronezhileti-vistreliv-u-oblichchya/539975 Special forces train in prisons. Unruly prisoners are brought in for the so-called “Maski-show” [note – Maski-show is a comic troupe from Odessa, Ukraine]. Anton … Continue reading →

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MP Lesya Orobets: Adventures of Ukrainian MP Struk.

Posted on February 5, 2014 by real7772013

Lesya Orobets, MP Source: https://www.facebook.com/lesyaorobets/posts/657851934250722?stream_ref=10 Original story: https://maidantranslations.wordpress.com/2014/01/30/lesya-orobets-mp-what-was-yesterday/ Translated by  Roman Goly Edited by Isis Wisdom MP Struk wrote up a cavil about me to Speaker Rybak, about his beating me up = the final end to common sense. Courageous … Continue reading →

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VOICES OF THE REVOLUTION – FIRST PERSON EYEWITNESS REPORT – There’s Word from My Beloved…

Posted on February 5, 2014 by M. Stanislav

Dasha Belka Egorova 03.02.2014 Translated by Maria Stanislav Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=585565904861953 Editor’s note: this text is written by Andrew B. Shmyndyuk (b. 08/05/1976) and by his wife Darya Egorova Evhenivna. He wrote, she edited and added to it. It was posted on her … Continue reading →

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