OK, so it’s not Ukraine, but its still a beautiful country and absolutely worth visiting.
Moldovans are fun, funny, friendly, fearless and fascinating, so what do you have to lose?
The train leaves early in the morning from Kyiv, and you’ll be eating Mămăligă and drinking some of Europe’s finest wine before they day is over…
EuroMaidan Part Three
Thanks to https://www.facebook.com/EuroMaydan for the picture. Whatever happens, that tree (and everything it stands for and against) will be remembered in Ukraine’s history.
“With every additional day of our gruesome winter protests, we will make you love us more and more!”
~: EuroMaidan protester quoted on Facebook.
Part II of my video series filmed in Kyiv in early December.
Ever since the EuroMaidan protests erupted, my social-media world has been rocked by a hug wave of Ukrainianess. There are photos, cartoons, press clippings and academic essays. There are warnings, messages of support and others of indignation. There are pleas for help, rumors, official announcements, unofficial announcements and diplomatic statements. There is anger, disgust, shame but also hope, pride and a remarkable sense of pride, determination and optimism.
I wake up and Ukraine is on the radio. I go to the gym and sea of blue and yellow flags is showing on the news. I walk past the European Parliament and find people wrapped in Ukrainian flags.
It’s been quite a spectacle, and like never before Ukrainians have shown that they are capable of anything. They have shown that Ukraine is, like always, a place where you can expect the unexpected and although it is exhilarating to watch, I have to admit, it is equally confusing and impossible to predict.
So, I decided to go.
Partly to show solidarity with my friends in Kyiv and partly for adventure, I had to see what was really going on in my favourite city. I couldn’t miss it.
Each day this week, I will post a short video to share what I saw.
PS, I apologise about the music. I’m still a ‘rookie’ video editor and these are my first projects.
PPS, It is not my intention to comment on the situation in Ukraine or to offer my opinion here. I have an opinion, and I’m happy to share it with anyone that asks, but not here. That’s not what this site is for.
On November 30, 2013, our president Viktor Yanucovich turned into a new Ceausescu when he dispersed a peaceful rally, breaking 19-years-old students’ heads to blood. Those students were standing for support of collaboration between Ukraine and EU.
Reading materials in your medias, having personal talks with some of you, listening to yours “why do you want to EU , EU is not good at all, EU is terrible , you do not understand where you’re aiming”, I came to the conclusion that you do not understand what’s actually going on here.
Let me to explain that to you.
It is not about EU. It’s not about your Schengen zone, not about European values and so on.
It’s about our freedom from Ukrainian mafia, proclaimed themselves a government. Mafia, who in 4 years succeeded to steal the motherland from 45 million of people.
Our so-called “president” was twice imprisoned for robbery when he was young. Our prime minister doesn’t speak national language.
The raids are all over the country.
You say we chosed this president by ourselves. No. Elections had a huge number of violations. People in the eastern regions of the country were threatened with dismissal if they do not vote for Yanukovych. In some places, people were forced to make a picture of their bulletins, and then checked to see whether the person voted for Yanukovych or not.
Our police rape women, kill people and never go to jail http://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-rape-draws-outrage-over-official-impunity-063508747.html
Sons of our deputies and the deputies themselves driving drunk, kill people on the roads. And they never end up in prison http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/deputy-in-second-fatal-auto-accident-19526.html
All the police on the roads take bribes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul_yDZgFEDo
This is what this bunch of oligarchs made with my country.
In Scandinavia, the kings sometimes used to use a city bus or metro, your ministers ride bicycles.
And that’s how our president and prime minister go to work: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eoa_6L-Osp8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftnX_yN8SpU
All roads on their route are closed for 20-40 minutes . Other cars are pressed to roadsides and wait. This happens several times a day.
When they cannot block the traffic , the guards of our Prime Minister yell on drivers and beat their cars: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtJGUkg0-vg<