,:AT ,IS AN ,AN>*I/ ,/RATEGY 9 ,UKRA9E8 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,FIR/ ( ,MAY ,AN>*I/ ,ALLIANCE 

,TEXT 3 

,$ITORS' ,NOTE 

  

 ,WE PRES5T H]E EXC]PTS FROM A S]IES ( PO/S AB\T ,UKRA9E ?AT ORIG9ALLY APPE>$ ON ! DISCUSSION SITE ( ! ,FIR/ ( ,MAY ,AN>*I/ ,ALLIANCE 7,M#a71 />T+ 9 ,APRIL #b#a#d1 AS MEMB]S & SUPPORT]S ( ?AT ORGANIZATION RESPOND$ TO ! E>LY /AGES ( ,RUSSIAN 9T]V5TION4 ,!Y PROVIDE HI/ORICAL BACKGR\ND & DETAIL RELAT+ TO ,MIKE ,]ML]'S >TICLE 0,DEF5D ,UKRA9E6 ,FI<T ,RUSSIAN ,IMP]IALISM0 APPE>+ 9 ,UTOPIAN #a#c1 ,DECEMB] #b#a#d4 ,! MAJOR PO/S >E BY ,MIKE1 ) SOME CONTRIBUTIONS BY O!RS4 

,APRIL #be ,9TRODUCTION 

  

,IT IS CRITICAL ?AT ! ,FIR/ ( ,MAY ,AN>*I/ ,ALLIANCE 7,M#a7 DISCUSS & DEVELOP \R UND]/&+ ( ! REC5T EV5TS 9 BO? ,UKRA9E & ,V5EZUELA4 ,! LEFT-W+ POSITIONS & ANALYZES ( !SE DEVELOPM5TS ?AT ,I'VE SE5 MI<T BE/ BE DESCRIB$ AS RANG+ FROM ! DISGU/+ & VILE TO ! PA!TICALLY P$ANTIC1 CONFUS$1 & %ALL[4 

,BEG9N+ ) ! DISGU/+ & VILE1 WE HAVE ! ABJECTLY PRO-,RUSSIAN FIL? PURVEY$ BY ! LIKES ( ! ,WORK]S ,WORLD ,P>TY & ! ,FRE$OM ,ROAD ,SOCIALI/ ,ORGANIZATION4 ,9 ! SAME VE91 ,Z MAGAZ9E'S ,APRIL ISSUE RAN TWO 0=UMS10 ONE ON ,UKRA9E & ! O!R ON ,V5EZUELA1 )\T ONE CONTRIBUTION EV5 MILDLY DEF5D+ ! UPRIS+S 9 EI!R ( ! TWO C\NTRIES4 ,AS F> AS ,UKRA9E IS CONC]N$1 MANY GR\PS ON ! BROAD] LEFT >E ALSO CRAV5 APOLOGI/S = ! ,PUT9 & REC5TLY-DECEAS$ ,YANUKOVIT* REGIMES4 ,! V]Y REAL HI/ORICAL & PRES5T-DAY GRIEVANCES ( ! ,UKRA9IAN PEOPLE >E SIMPLY DISC\NT$ & DISMISS$4 ,9 SOME QU>T]S1 !RE EXI/S AN ALMO/ PA?OLOGICAL BELIEF 9 ! 9H]5TLY REACTION>Y & RACI/ NATURE ( ! ,UKRA9IAN PEOPLE4 ,O!R =CES1 9CLUD+ ?OSE :O DO MANAGE TO CONDEMN ! ,RUSSIAN AGGRESSION1 \TRI<T D5Y OR D[NPLAY ! AU!NTIC & AUTONOM\S *>ACT] ( ! MASS MOVEM5T C5T]$ 9 ! ,MAIDAN SQU>E4 ,?IS IS BECAUSE 7PRESUMABLY7 ! MOVEM5T DOES NOT EXHIBIT A P]FECT 0PROLET>IAN0 & 9T]NATIONALI/ CONSCI\SNESS4 

,! AN>*I/ & SO-CALL$ 0LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/0 POSITIONS ,I'VE SE5 L>GELY FALL )9 ! CATEGORY ( ! PA!TIC1 CONFUS$1 & %ALL[1 TO PUT IT G5]\SLY4 ,AS SAD AS ?IS IS1 ,I AM HOPEFUL ?AT SOME /ATEM5TS_/ACTIONS ( MORE SUB/ANCE WILL COME TO LI<T4 

,IT IS TO ,M#a'S CR$IT ?AT WE DID NOT SIGN ! ,I,W,A'S 0,DECL>ATION ( ,9T]NATIONALI/S AGA9/ ! W> 9 ,UKRA9E04 ,IT'S A PIECE ( RUBBI%4 ,ALL ! RHETORIC ( 0,WE WILL NOT SUCCUMB TO NATIONALI/ 9TOXICATION0 & 0,NO ,PEACE ,BETWE5 ,CLASSES0 SIMPLY S]VES TO HIDE :AT IS A FUNDAM5TALLY AB/5TIONI/ & ANTI-REVOLUTION>Y POSITION4 ,! /ATEM5T LIQUIDATES ! 5TIRE POPUL> RESI/ANCE 9 ! ,MAIDAN 9TO NO?+ MORE ?AN AN 09CREAS$ CONFRONTATION BETWE5 OLD & NEW OLIG>*IC CLANS40 ,IT LIKEWISE DISMISSES ! POPUL> \/+ ( ,YANUKOVIT* FROM P[] 9 ! FACE ( ,B]KUT BULLETS AS ! USE ( 0ULTRA-RI<TI/ & ULTRA-NATIONALI/ =MATIONS = MAK+ A /ATE C\P 9 ,KIEV40 ,?IS PO/UR+ SIMPLY DEMON/RATES ! ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN ,WORK]S ,SOLID>ITY ,ALLIANCE'S PAP] REVOLUTIONISM4 

,I WAS UND] ! IMPRESSION ?AT ! ,RUSSIAN ,K,R,A,S WAS MORE REAL4 ,BUT REAL OR NOT1 ,K,R,A,S'S0A PLAGUE ON BO? Y\R H\SES0 /ANCE IS JU/ A BACK-DOOR CAPITULATION TO ,GREAT ,RUSSIAN *AUV9ISM4 ,! ,I,W,W COMMISSION ?AT DEALS ) SU* MATT]S WAS CONSID]+ 5DORS+ ! ,K,R,A,S POSITION 9 A KNEE-J]K FA%ION4 ,ONE ,M#a MEMB] S\<T TO GET !M TO /OP & ?9K1 BUT ,I HAVE S9CE SE5 ONE PO/$ COPY ( ! /ATEM5T ) ! ,I,W,W LI/$ AS A SIGNATORY4 ,IF ! ,I,W,W DID 9 FACT SIGN IT1 ?IS IS UN=TUNATE4 ,9 SIMIL> =M1 ! PROPOS$ JO9T FLI] = ! AN>*I/ CONT+5T 9 ,NEW ,YORK'S ,MAY ,DAY M>*1 CONSI/+ ( ! ,W,S,A1 ! ,BLACK ,ROSE ,AN>*I/ ,COLLECTIVE1 ,OP5 ,CITY1 & O!RS1 M5TIONS ,UKRA9E ONLY ONCE1 REF]R+ M]ELY TO ! 0RISE ( FASCISM0 9 ?AT C\NTRY4 

,9 A MU* DIFF]5T LI<T1 !RE >E ! /ATEM5TS_/REPORTS ISSU$ BY ! ,AUTONOM\S ,WORK]S ,UNION ( ,UKRA9E4 ,?IS 7,I GA!R1 SMALL7 AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ ORGANIZATION ATTEMPT$ TO DEVELOP ACTIVITY 9 ! ,MAIDAN &1 TO !IR CR$IT1 DID NOT SIGN ! ,I,W,A /ATEM5T4,! GR\P 9DICAT$ ?AT !Y RECOGNIZ$ ! ,MAIDAN MOVEM5T'S SIGNIFICANCE & REALIZ$ ?AT ITS DEFEAT AT ! H&S ( ! ,YANUKOVIT* REGIME W\LD BE A SETBACK = ! ,UKRA9IAN PEOPLE4 ,= :ATEV] REASON1 H[EV]1 !Y DID NOT SEEM TO BE ABLE TO FIGURE \T H[ TO DEAL ) ! PRES5CE ( EXTREME RI<T-W+ =CES 9 ! MOVEM5T1 NOR W]E !Y ABLE TO ELABORATE A CLE> ANALYSIS OR ! \TL9ES ( A /RATEGY4 

,MANY AN>*I/ \TLETS HAVE DONE NO MORE ?AN CIRCULATE ! ,A,W,U PIECES AS !IR COV]-AGE_/ANALYSIS ( ! /RUGGLE 9 ,UKRA9E4 ,TWO EXAMPLES >E ! ,AN>KISMO WEBSITE & ,TAHRIR-,I,C,N4 ,CRIME?9C ISSU$ A PIECE ?AT AT LEA/ W>RANTS READ+4 ,I WON'T TRY TO CLASSIFY IT4 ,LET'S JU/ SAY ?AT IT POSES QUE/IONS DIFF]5T FROM ?OSE BE+ DEALT ) H]E4 

,9 ! PA/ FEW WEEKS1 ,I HAVE BE5 TRY+ TO DEVELOP A MORE DETAIL$ UND]/&+ ( BO? ! *>ACT] ( ! ,MAIDAN MOVEM5T & ! RI<TI/ =CES )9 IT4 ,IT WILL TAKE ME A LITTLE MORE TIME TO GET :AT ,I'VE LE>N$ 9TO WRIT+1 BUT REC5T EV5TS MAKE IT URG5T TO GET \T MY BASIC ?\<TS & DEVELOP+ POSITION AS A CONTRIBUTION TO ,M#a ELABORAT+ ITS TAKE ON ?+S4 ,BEL[ >E SOME R\< NOTES4 

,NOTES T[>D A POSITION 

  

,?URSDAY'S ,G5EVA AGREEM5T1 WORK$ \T BY REPRES5TATIVES FROM ,RUSSIA1 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 ! ,UKRA9IAN PROVISIONAL GOV]NM5T1 & ! ,EUROPEAN ,UNION1 REVEALS ?AT ALL ! MOM5TUM IS ) ,PUT94 ,HIS SEIZURE ( ! ,CRIMEA IS NO LONG] ! C5TRAL ISSUE4 ,IT IS N[ SUP]S$$ BY ,RUSSIA'S DAGG] ?RU/S 9TO ,UKRA9IAN T]RITORY UND] ! FALSE CLAIMS ( ! EXI/5CE ( A MAJOR ?REAT TO ! ,RUSSIAN-SPEAK+ POPULATIONS !RE4 ,CLE>LY1 ,RUSSIA HAS MANAG$ TO C[ A WEAK1 UNCONSOLIDAT$1 & TEMPOR>Y GOV]NM5T 9 ,KIEV1 A GOV]NM5T ALSO FE>FUL (1 & UND] SIEGE BY1 AN AMALGAM ( DOME/IC DEMOCRATIC & MILITANT NATIONALI/ 9SURG5T =CES4 ,! AGREEM5T TO DIS>M ALL 9DEP5D5T >M$ GR\PS IS MU* MORE AB\T DIS>M+ & DISB&+ ! ,PRAVY 7,RI<T7 ,SEKTOR & AN >RAY ( ,UKRA9IAN AUTONOM\S SELF-DEF5SE GR\PS ?AN AB\T ELIM9AT+ PRO-,RUSSIA MILITIAS4 ,DEFANG+ ,PRAVY ,SEKTOR IS A GOAL %>$ BY ! ,KIEV GOV]NM5T1 ,U,S ,SECRET>Y ( ,/ATE ,K]RY1 & ! ,E,U1 DESPITE !IR FACE-(F ) ,PUT9 & !IR DESIRE ?AT ! ,RUSSIAN MILITIAS DISAPPE> AS WELL4 ,PROBABLY MO/ IMPORTANT1 WE NE$ TO BE CLE> ?AT ,PUT9'S ACTIONS >E NOT SOLELY AIM$ AT SEIZ+ AN OPPORTUNITY TO GA!R 9 >EAS 9 :I* E?NIC ,RUSSIANS PR$OM9ATE & :I* W]E =M]LY UND] ,CZ>I/_/,SOVIET DOM9ATION4 ,IT IS ALSO AN ATTEMPT TO BLUNT & OBSCURE ! EXAMPLE ( A SUCCESSFUL 9SURRECTION AGA9/ A FELL[ AU?ORIT>IAN REGIME AT HIS DOOR/EP4 

,AS AN>*I/S1 ) \R PR9CIPLES ( DEC5TRALIZATION1 RESPECT = M9ORITY & LANGUAGE RI<TS1 & OPPOSITION TO /ATES & NATIONAL BORD]S1 WE NE$ TO BE ESPECIALLY ON GU>D 9 ?IS SITUATION4 ,WE CANNOT ALL[ \R ANALYSIS & /ANCE TO BE SIDETRACK$ BY AB/RACTIONS OR BY SECOND GUESS+ \RSELVES ) TALK AB\T 0SELF-DET]M9ATION10 ETC41 9 ! EA/]N REGIONS4 ,YES1 SOME NUMB]S ( E?NIC ,RUSSIAN RESID5TS ( ,UKRA9E >E 9VOLV$ 9 ! SEP>ATI/ /RUGGLE1 & SOME PORTION ( ! POPULATION ( EA/]N ,UKRA9E HAS ALWAYS WANT$ TO BE P>T ( A GREAT] ,RUSSIA4 ,BUT = OV] TWO DECADES1 A SIGNIFICANT MAJORITY ( ! ,RUSSIAN-SPEAK+ EA/1 9CLUD+ PEOPLE ( FULL ,RUSSIAN DESC5T1 HAVE SUPPORT$ ! CONT9UATION ( A UNIFI$ & 9DEP5D5T ,UKRA9IAN /ATE1 & ?IS REMA9S TRUE TODAY4 ,! SEP>ATI/ /RUGGLE 9 EA/]N ,UKRA9E IS OV]:ELM+LY A CREATURE ( ,PUT9 & ! ,RUSSIAN /ATE1P>T ( !IR EF=TS TO 7RE7EXT5D ! ,RUSSIAN EMPIRE1 TO RECLAIM T]RITORY LO/ ) ! COL-LAPSE ( ! ,SOVIET ,UNION4 ,?IS IS DEMON/RAT$ BY ! C5TRAL ROLE ,RUSSIAN ,NAZI =MATIONS1ASSORT$ O!R FASCI/S & ,MON>*I/S1 AS WELL AS ,NATIONAL-,COMMUNI/ & OLD-L9E ,COMMUNI/ GR\PS >E PLAY+ 9 ! MOVEM5T4 ,MO/ SALI5TLY1 OV]ALL DIRECTION & CRUCIAL MILIT>Y CAPACITY >E BE+ PROVID$ BY ORGANS ( ,RUSSIAN 9TELLIG5CE & BY SPECIAL-=CES UNITS SPECIFICALLY CREAT$ =1 & =G$ 91 S]VICE 9 ! 0NE> ABROAD10 ,*E*NYA & ,GEORGIA1 TO NAME JU/ TWO4 ,?R\<\T ,UKRA9E & P>TICUL>LY 9 ! EA/1 PRO-,MAIDAN ACTIVI/S REPORT ! EV]-PRES5T ?REAT ( BEAT+S OR ASSASS9ATION AT ! H&S ( !SE GR\PS4 ,?REE SU* KILL+S HAVE TAK5 PLACE 9 ! LA/ FEW DAYS4 ,TWO ( ! VICTIMS W]E L[]-LEVEL (FICIALS ( ! MA9 ,UKRA9IAN PROVISIONAL GOV]NM5T P>TY4 ,! ?IRD WAS A PRO-,SVOBODA J\RNALI/ :O HAD DONE A S]IES ( EXPOSES ( HIS COMMUNITY'S PRO-,RUSSIAN POLITICAL BOSS_/OLIG>*4 ,YES1 RI<T-W+ =CES )9 ! ,UKRA9IAN POPUL> MOVEM5T REPRES5T A PROBLEM TO BE WRE/L$ )4 ,LIKEWISE1 ! GOV]NM5T 9 ,KIEV (F]S NO SALVATION = ! ,UKRA9IAN PEOPLE1 EI!R ( ! SOCIAL QUE/ION OR ( RESOLUTE ACTION 9 DEF5SE ( ,UKRA9IAN 9DEP5D5CE4 ,BUT ! CRITICAL ISSUE ( ! MOM5T IS NOT ,UKRA9IAN NATIONALISM1 LET ALONE ! ?REAT ( A 0,GREAT] ,UKRA9E10 IT IS ! VISION ( 0,GREAT] ,RUSSIA0%>$ BY ! ,PUT9-L$ /ATE1 HIS POPUL> BASE1 & AN >RAY ( VIRUL5T ,RUSSIAN NATIONALI/ =CE1 A VISION & COALITION B5T ON DE/ROY+ :AT ! POPUL> MOVEM5T 9 ! ,MAIDAN REPRES5TS & PORT5DS4 

,IT IS CRUCIAL TO NOTE ?AT AS P>T ( ! ,G5EVA AGREEM5T1 ,UKRA9IAN ,PRIME ,M9I/] ,YATS5YUK IMM$IATELY ATTEMPT$ TO MOVE NEW LEGISLATION 9 ! ,UKRA9IAN P>LIAM5T 9 ,KIEV4 ,?IS LEGISLATION M&ATES GREAT] LEVELS ( REGIONAL & LOCAL AUTONOMY1 9CLUD+ 9 ! EA/1 9VOLV+ CONTROL OV] BUDGETS1 LANGUAGE RI<TS1 & ! ELECTION ( PREVI\SLY C5TRALLY-APPO9T$ (FICIALS4 ,IT IS BE+ BLOCK$ BY A UNIT$ FRONT ( ! P>LIAM5T>Y FRACTIONS ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY & ! ,P>TY ( ! ,REGIONS 7,YANUKOVIT*'S ORGANIZATION74 ,MEAN:ILE1 ! >M$ ,RUSSIAN-SEP>ATI/ UNITS OCCUPY+ ,UKRA9IAN T]RITORY >E SAY+ ?AT !Y WILL NOT DISB& UNTIL ! ,KIEV GOV]NM5T RESIGNS1 ! ,PRAVY ,SEKTOR IS DIS>M$ & DISB&$ & ITS LEAD]%IP JAIL$1 & ! ONGO+ ,MAIDAN OCCUPATION IS DISP]S$4 ,MY ATTITUDE IS ?AT !SE 'SEP>ATI/S' CAN ALL LEAVE = ,RUSSIA 9 BODY BAGS1 IF NE$ BE4 

,! HE>T ( ! MATT] IS :AT WAS_/IS ! POLITICAL CONT5T ( ! ,EURO ,MAIDAN4 ,V>I\S POLITICAL =CES ASS]T ?AT IT WAS ESS5TIALLY A MOVEM5T PLANN$ & CALL$ 9TO BE+ BY A COLLABORATIVE EF=T ( PRO-,WE/]N ,UKRA9IAN OLIG>*S & P>TIES1 ! ,E,U1 & ! ,U,S_/,N,A,T,O1 9 %ORT1 AN IMP]IALI/ (F5SIVE DESIGN$ TO ISOLATE ,RUSSIA & WEAK5 IT MILIT>ILY & ECONOMICALLY4 ,ACCORD+ TO ?IS N>RATIVE1 ! BULK ( ! ,MAIDAN DEMON/RATORS >E ESS5TIALLY PAWNS ( ! ,WE/ ) A LIMIT$-TO-BACKW>D POLITICAL \TLOOK4 ,PRESUMABLY1!Y HAD BE5 CALL$ \T BY A BLOC ( PRO-,WE/ P>TIES1 SETT+ ! /AGE & PROVID+ COV] = A C\P ?AT DROVE ! DEMOCRATICALLY-ELECT$ GOV]NM5T1 MORE REFLECTIVE ( ! 9T]E/S ( ,RUSSIA & ! POLITICAL BOSSES & OLIG>*S ( EA/]N ,UKRA9E1 FROM P[]4,! /REET MUSCLE ( ! CONSPIRACY WAS SUPPOS$LY FURNI%$ BY ,UKRA9IAN ,NAZIS & NATIONALI/S4 ,! PRECISE WORD+S ( :AT >E BASICALLY ! SAME ANALYSIS DEP5D ON :]EON ! POLITICAL SCALE ?OSE PROMOT+ ?IS POSITION FALL1 FROM ,LYNDON ,LA ,R\*E1 ON ! RI<T1 ?R\< ,W,W,P_/,F,R,S,O1 TO ,I,W,A AN>*I/1 ON ! LEFT4 

,MY [N ANALYSIS IS ?AT ! ,MAIDAN MOVEM5T REPRES5TS A G5U9E POPUL> /RUGGLE TO DEF5D ,UKRA9E FROM ,RUSSIAN DOM9ATION & 5CROA*M5T4 ,! CONTEXT IS AS FOLL[S4,= A C\PLE ( YE>S N[1 & )9 ! CONTEXT ( AN AIL+ ,UKRA9IAN ECONOMY1 NEGOTIATIONS HAD BE5 UND]WAY = AN ASSOCIATION AGREEM5T BETWE5 ,UKRA9E & ! ,E,U4,9 ,NOVEMB] ( LA/ YE>1 AN ASSEMBLY ( /UD5TS CAME TOGE!R 9 ,MAIDAN ,NEZALEZHNO/I 7,9DEP5D5CE ,SQU>E7 TO SUPPORT ! IDEA ( ,UKRA9E BE+ P>T ( ,EUROPE4 ,TO !IR M9DS1 ?IS W\LD OP5 UP FRE$OM ( MOVEM5T )9 ! BROAD] ,EUROPEAN ECONOMY = ,UKRA9IAN UNIV]SITY GRADUATES FAC+ BLEAK EMPLOYM5T PROSPECTS 9 !IR [N C\NTRY4 ,! /UD5TS W]E ALSO ATTRACT$ TO ,E,U /&>DS ( JU/ICE & POLITICAL LIB]TIES1 9CLUD+ GREAT] FRE$OMS = ,L,G,B,T PEOPLE4 ,A FEW DAYS LAT]1! PRO-,RUSSIAN ,YANUKOVIT* REGIME ANN\NC$ A *ANGE ( C\RSE3 A NEW TRADE DEAL) ,RUSSIA4 ,9 RESPONSE1 A WELL-KN[N ,UKRA9IAN J\RNALI/ ( ,AF<AN BIR? PUT \T A CALL ON ,FACE,BOOK = MORE DET]M9$ ACTION TO OPPOSE ,YANUKOVIT*'S PRO-,RUSSIAN MANEUV]1 &1 9 ?IS WAY1 ,EURO ,MAIDAN1 A SELF-ORGANIZ$ ZONE REM9ISC5T ( ,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/4 & ,TAHRIR ,SQU>E1 WAS BORN4 ,! MOVEM5T WAS A DIRECT DESC5DANT (1 & 9 ! ID5TICAL GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION AS1 ! ,ORANGE ,REVOLUTION ( N9E YE>S BE=E & A /UD5T 5CAMPM5T_/HUNG] /RIKE1 9 :AT WAS !N CALL$ ,L59 ,SQU>E1 9 #a#i#i1 P>T ( ! /RUGGLE ?AT L$ TO ,UKRA9IAN 9DEP5D5CE4 

,ON ! EV5+ ( ,NOVEMB] #b#i1 ! ,MAIDAN 5CAMPM5T WAS VIOL5TLY ATTACK$ BY ! ,B]KUT RIOT POLICE4 ,! ASSAULT PROMPT$ MASSIVE PROTE/S TO DEF5D ! /UD5TS & RECLAIM ! SQU>E4 ,! C\NT]-ATTACK WAS SPE>HEAD$ BY NETWORKS ( ,AF<AN W> VET]ANS1 :O HAD REMA9$ ORGANIZ$ S9CE ! ,SOVIET ,UNION LEFT ,AF<ANI/AN & HAD RALLI$ TO DEF5D ,GORBA*EV AGA9/ ! H>DL9E PRO-,SOVIET C\P ATTEMPT YE>S BE=E4 ,JO9+ ! VETS W]E PEOPLE FROM A WIDE V>IETY ( BACKGR\NDS -- POLITICAL1 ECONOMIC1 SOCIAL1 G5]ATIONAL1 E?NIC1 & RELIGI\S4 

,IT WAS ONLY !N ?AT ! LEAD]S ( ! P>LIAM5T>Y FRACTIONS ( ! ,UKRA9IAN OPPOSITION P>TIES JO9$ ! MOVEM5T 9 AN ATTEMPT TO PLACE !MSELVES AT ITS HEAD4 ,!SE FIGURES1SOME ( :OM >E MEMB]S ( ! CURR5T PROVISIONAL GOV]NM5T -- ,YATS5YUK 7= ! !N /ILL JAIL$ ,BATKIVS*YNA .<,FA!RL&.> ,P>TY LEAD]1 ,YULIA ,TYMO%5KO71 ! BOX] ,KLITS*KO 7= ,U,D,>7 & ,TYANHYBOK 7= ! F>-RI<T ,SVOBODA ,P>TY7 -- CLAIM$ :AT TURN$ \T TO BE AN UNEASY & %AKY 0LEAD]%IP0 POSITION1 AS !Y W]E P]IODICALLY SURR\ND$ & D5\NC$ AS ! DAYS PASS$4 ,A ,C\NCIL ( ,NATIONAL ,RESI/ANCE WAS CREAT$ & BEGAN MEET+ 9 ! ,TRADE ,UNION ,BUILD+ ON ! $GE ( ! SQU>E4 ,! ,EURO ,MAIDAN WAS 9 FACT OP5 TO MANY 9FLU5CES1 NOT LEA/ ( :I* WAS ! DAILY SCRUT9Y & GR[+ ANG] ( ?OSE FI<T+ TO HOLD ! SQU>E4 ,A PLANN$ & OR*E/RAT$ CONSPIRACY IT DEF9ITELY WAS NOT4 

,DUR+ ,DECEMB] & 9TO ,JANU>Y1 ! ,MAIDAN OCCUPI]S RAIS$ NEW DEM&S1 9CLUD+ ! CALL ?AT ! GOV]NM5T RESIGN4 ,9 ADDITION1 V>I\S K9DS ( ACTIVI/S & ORGANIZATIONS MORE FULLY SET UP %OP 9 ! SQU>E4 ,Y\NG PEOPLE TRAVEL$ FROM ,POL&1 ,BEL>US1,RUSSIA1 & ! ,UKRA9IAN DIASPORA TO JO9 ! /RUGGLE4 ,MONEY ALSO FL[$ 91 & >TI/S BIG & SMALL REGUL>LY P]=M$4 ,! IDEA ( A 0,REVOLUTION ( ,DIGNITY0 >OSE4 ,ONE OBS]V]1 P>APHRAS+ ! WORDS ( ANO!R P]SON & N[ P>APHRAS$ BY ME1 WROTE3! ,MAIDAN MIXES AN>*IC COMMUNISM 9 ORGANIZATION ) A NATIONALI/IC EMOTIONAL CONT5T1 :ILE IT IS LIB]AL 9 >GUM5TATION & SYMBOLS4 ,BO? ALSO COMM5T$ ON ! RELIGI\S ATMOSPH]E & ON ! PRES5CE ( ,CRIMEAN ,TAT>S1 ,JEWS1 & ,RUSSIANS4 

,AS ?IS SECOND PHASE DEVELOP$1 !RE WAS AN 9CREASE 9 BRUTAL ATTACKS AWAY FROM ! ,MAIDAN ON J\RNALI/S CRITICAL ( ! GOV]NM5T4 ,ACTIVI/S ALSO BEGAN TO DISAPPE>2 !IR BODIES >E /ILL BE+ F\ND4 ,!N ON ,JANU>Y #a#f1 ! GOV]NM5T1 ) A MAJORITY CON/ITUT$ BY ! ,P>TY ( ! ,REGIONS & ! ,COMMUNI/ P>TY1 ISSU$ CURBS ON PROTE/ & FRE$OM ( SPEE*4 ,ON ,JANU>Y #b#b1 AMID A RIS+ CURVE ( MILITANCY & %>P CLA%ES1 ! FIR/ DEA? 9 OP5 DEMON/RATIONS OCCURR$1 SOON TO BE FOLL[$ BY MANY MORE4 

,BY ?IS TIME1 ! ,MAIDAN HAD BECOME A ZONE ( B>RICADE1 WAT*T[]S1 & 9T5SE BATTLES1AS ! PROTE/]S DEF5D$ !MSELVES FROM >M$ ASSAULT4 ,! OCCUPI]S ORGANIZ$ SELF-DEF5SE GR\PS & M$ICAL & LOGI/ICS S]VICES TO SU/A9 :AT HAD BECOME A HUGE MILIT>Y EF=T4 ,! PROTE/]S1 REFUS+ TO DISP]SE1 SEIZ$ WEAPONS & RETURN$ FIRE4 ,%ORTLY AFT]W>DS ,PRESID5T ,YANUKOVIT* & MANY M9I/]S FL$4 

,9 ?IS 9CREAS+LY COMBATIVE PHASE1 ! VISIBILITY & REPUTATION ( ! RI<T-W+ NATIONALI/ =CES ROSE )9 ! ,MAIDAN4 ,GIV5 !IR MILIT>I/IC B5T1 ?IS IS NOT SURPRIS+4 

,PRIOR TO ?IS1 ! HI<E/ PR(ILE ( ! F> RI<T WAS 9 ! P>LIAM5T>Y OPPOSITION1 9 ! =M ( ,SVOBODA 7) #d SOME SEATS74 ,OLEH ,TYANHYBOK1 ,SVOBODA'S MA9 SPOKESP]SON1 WAS A KEY LEAD] 9 ! P>LIAM5T>Y OPPOSITION BLOC ATTEMPT+ TO E/ABLI% CONTROL OV] ! ,MAIDAN & NEGOTIATE ) ! ,YANUKOVIT* GOV]NM5T4 ,!IR NEGOTIAT+ DEM&S 9CREAS+LY FELL %ORT ( ?OSE EMANAT+ FROM BEL[1 P>TICUL>LY ! 9SI/5CE ?AT ! GOV]NM5T RESIGN4 ,ALL ( ! ATTACKS COM+ FROM RI<T-W+ =CES ?AT ,I KN[ ANY?+ SPECIFIC AB\T 9VOLV$ ,SVOBODA4 ,IT WAS AT ?IS TIME ?AT ,SPILNA ,SPRAVA 7,COMMON ,CAUSE71 A DIRECT-ACTION GR\P MADE UP L>GELY ( Y\NG PEOPLE AK9 TO ,S]BIA'S ,OTPOR 7,RESI/ANCE7 & ,EGYPT'S ,APRIL #f? ,MOVEM5T1 SEIZ$ TWO GOV]NM5T M9I/RIES1 BUT !Y W]E EVICT$ BY A MASS ATTACK ( ,SVOBODAS'S Y\?_//REET =CES1 AS P>T ( AN EF=T 5=CE ! P>LIAM5T>Y OPPOSITION'S NEGOTIAT+ /RATEGY4 ,IT WAS ONLY AFT] ! UPRIS+ W5T 9TO FULL SW+ & ! NEGOTIATIONS COLLAPS$ ?AT ,SVOBODA'S /REET =CES S]I\SLY W5T TO ! B>RICADES4 ,A LITTLE OV] A WEEK AGO1 A GR\P FROM ,SVOBODA1 9CLUD+ MANY Y\NG WOM51ATTACK$ AN ,L,G,B,T EV5T 9 ,KIEV4 ,MY IMPRESSION IS ?AT ,SVOBODA WAS ! LIKELY S\RCE ( MU* ( ! PRESSURE PUT ON LEFTI/S 9 ! ,MAIDAN4 ,TODAY1 ,SVOBODA IS /ILL HEAVILY 9VOLV$ AS A JUNIOR P>TN] TO ,BATSKIVS*YNA 9 ! PROVISIONAL GOV]NM5T4 

,! ,PRAVY ,SEKTOR 7,RI<T ,SECTOR7 HAS CONSI/5TLY TAK5 A MORE REVOLUTION>Y /ANCE4,!Y'VE H>ASS$ ! NEGOTIATORS1 9CLUD+ ,SVOBODA1 & RAIS$ ! CALL = A REVOLUTION4,!IR PREP>$NESS1 WILL+NESS TO ACT1 & C\RAGE WON !M MU* ADMIRATION1 EV5 FROM !IR OPPON5TS4 ,AS A RESULT1 !Y HAVE ATTRACT$ MANY Y\NG PEOPLE1 & !IR EXAMPLE HAS 9SPIR$ O!RS TO IMITATE ASPECTS ( !IR MILITANT SELF-ORGANIZATION4 

,PRAVY IS ACTUALLY A UNIT$ FRONT ( SEV]AL GR\PS4 ,! ,TRYZUB 7,TRID5T7 ORGANIZATION IS ITS 9ITIATOR & DRIV+ =CE4 ,TRYZUB CONSID]S ! 5EMIES ( ,UKRA9IAN 9DEP5D5CE TO BE 0IMP]IALISM & *AUV9ISM1 FASCISM & COMMUNISM1 COSMOPOLITANISM & PSEUDO-NATIONALISM1 TOTALIT>IANISM1 & AN>*Y1 ANY EVIL ?AT SEEKS TO P>ASITIZE ON ! SWEAT & BLOOD ( ,UKRA9IANS40 ,IT REJECTS ,SVOBODA'S P>LIAM5T>Y /RATEGY & KEEPS A LAS]-LIKE FOCUS ON ! ,RUSSIAN ?REAT & ON ! DEM& = FULL NATIONAL 9DEP5D5CE4 ,MANY ( ITS OLD] CADRES & ?OSE ( SOME ( ITS P>TN]S 9 ! BLOC HAVE F\<T AGA9/ ! ,RUSSIANS 9 ,*E*NYA & ,GEORGIA4 ,IT VIEWS SOME ( ! 9FLU5CES BR\<T 9TO ! NATIONALI/ MOVEM5T FROM ,FASCISM & ,NATIONAL ,SOCIALISM AS =EIGN IMPORTS & DIV]SIONS4 ,?US1 ! ,BELYI ,MOLOT 7,:ITE ,HAMM]7 ORGANIZATION1 AN E>LY P>T ( ! ,PRAVY1 HAS BE5 EXPELL$ = ITS UNRULY BEHAVIOR & ITS FAILURE TO FOLL[ DISCIPL9E4 ,IT IS PROBABLY SAFE TO SAY ITS RACIALISM & HOOLIGANISM T[>DS 05EMIES0C\LD NOT BE CURB$4 ,TRYZUB HAS LONG-/&+ RELATIONS ) ! ,TAT> COMMUNITY & CONSID]S ANYONE :O FI<TS & DIES = ,UKRA9E AN ALLY4 ,SIGNIFICANTLY1 IT IS PR\D (! ,ODESSA-BORN ,JEW1 ,VLADIMIR ,JABOT9SKY1 ! F\ND] ( ,REVISIONI/ ,ZIONISM1 AS A PRODUCT ( ,UKRA9E4 ,IT IS C]TA9LY AN AU?ORIT>IAN & F>-RI<T ORGANIZATION1 ) V]Y TRADITIONALI/ VALUES4 

,ON ,APRIL #a1 ! PROVISIONAL GOV]NM5T DISCUSS$ ATTEMPT+ TO SUPPRESS ,PRAVY BUT TOOK NO ACTION4 ,T5SION BETWE5 ! GOV]NM5T & ,PRAVY M\NT$1 RESULT+ 9 CLA%ES & ! DEA? ( ONE KEY ,PRAVY ALLY AT ! H&S ( /ATE SECURITY4 ,9 ! WAKE ( ,YANUKOVIT*'S FLI<T1 ,PRAVY BEGAN SPREAD+ CALLS TO PREP>E = GU]RILLA & CYB] W>F>E1 9 ANTICIPATION ( ,RUSSIAN AGGRESSION4 ,9 ! H\RS PRIOR TO ,YANUKOVIT*'S DEP>TURE1 POLICE & MILIT>Y 9/ALLATIONS W]E OV] RUN OR OP5$ UP4 ,?\S&S ( WEAPONS >E N[ \T 9 ! POPULACE4 ,PRAVY BEGAN DEM&+ ?AT ! GOV]NM5T CREATE A ,REVOLUTION>Y ,NATIONAL ,GU>D4 ,GIV5 ?IS PRESSURE & ! ,RUSSIAN ?REAT1 ! GOV]NM5T ISSU$ A CALL = VOLUNTE]S4 ,9 ! ,KIEV >EA1 AT LEA/ #b MEMB]S ( ,PRAVY SELF-DEF5SE UNITS ANSW]$ ! CALL & 5T]$ ! N[ MOBILIZ$ ,NATIONAL ,GU>D4 

,AN>*I/ REVOLUTION>IES NE$$ TO BE 9 ! ,MAIDAN1 9VOLV$ 9 ! :OLE RANGE ( ACTIVITIES OCCURR+ !RE & ATTEMPT+ TO GIVE !M AN ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN ?RU/4 ,FROM ! LIMIT$ REPORTS ,I'VE SE51 IT APPE>S ?AT ! PEOPLE WE >E 9 CONTACT ) W]E PREV5T$ FROM E/ABLI%+ A PRES5CE ON ! B>RICADES_/FRONT L9ES BECAUSE ( ! PRESSURE FROM RI<T-W+ GR\PS4 ,AL?\< IT IS EASY TO COMM5T FROM AF>1 ,I CAN'T BELIEVE ?AT ?IS >5A HAD TO BE C$$ TO ! RI<TI/S4 ,! FRONT L9E WAS MANN$ BY AN >RAY ( SELF-DEF5SE GR\PS 79CLUD+ A ,JEWI% ONE7 =M$ BY A V>IETY ( GR\PS1 NOT ALL ( :I* W]E RI<TI/S4 ,AT ONE PO9T1 !RE W]E AS MANY AS #b#c1 & ?IS NUMB] HAS PROBABLY 9CREAS$4 ,IF AN>*I/S W]E NOT ABLE TO COME \T OP5LY1 UND] !IR [N NAMES & BANN]S1 !Y \<T TO HAVE CONSID]$ BE+ P>T ( ANO!R =MATION ?AT GAVE !M ROOM TO FUNCTION4 ,WAS NO ONE ABLE TO ORGANIZE A WORKPLACE- OR UNION-BAS$ SELF-DEF5SE UNIT8 

,DUR+ ! UPRIS+1 AN>*I/S W\LD HAVE BE5 SE5 AS SPLITT]S IF !Y HAD EXPLICITLY ATTACK$ ! PRES5CE ( ! RI<TI/S1 S9CE !Y W]E MAK+ REAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO ! /RUGGLE4 ,9 EFFECT1!N1 AN>*I/S W\LD HAVE BE5 9 A TACTICAL BLOC ) ! RI<T-W+ NATIONALI/S1 & WE MU/ RECOGNIZE ?IS4 ,BUT AS P>T ( BUILD+ TACTICAL UNITY1 AN>*I/S \<T TO HAVE D5\NC$ ALL ATTACKS BY RI<T-W+ ELEM5TS ON O!R P>TICIPANTS 9 ! MOVEM5T AS UND]M9+ ! /RUGGLE1 & IF PHYSICALLY ABLE1 TO MU/] =CES TO ACTIVELY CONFRONT ?OSE RI<TI/S :O DO SO4 

,PRAVY %\LD NOT BE ! ONLY =CE 7AT LEA/ ?AT ,I AM AW>E (7 CALL+ = ! >M+ ( ! PEOPLE BY ! PROVISIONAL GOV]NM5T4 ,AN>*I/S %\LD ALSO HAVE RAIS$ ! CALL1 :ILE ADD+ ! DEM& = ! =MATION ( >M$ WORKPLACE UNITS UND] ! CONTROL ( ! UNIONS OR POPUL> COMMITTEES4 

,AN>*I/ GR\P+S %\LD BE SETT+ UP CL&E/9E PR9T+ FACILITIES & O!R ,CAPABILITIES :ILE AGITAT+ 9 ! BROAD] ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN MILIEU = O!R GR\PS TO DO SO1 JO9TLY :]E POSSIBLE4 ,!Y ALSO NE$ TO BE 9VOLV$ 9 AS MANY POPUL> /RUGGLES AS POSSIBLE4 ,= EXAMPLE1 AT PRES5T1 EV]Y DAY 9 ,KIEV1 PROTE/]S HAVE ORGANIZ$ DEMON/RATIONS \TSIDE MAJOR ,RUSSIAN BANKS DEM&+ ! GOV]NM5T SEIZE !M4 ,AN>*I/S NE$ TO BE 9 ?OSE PROTE/S &1 9 G5]AL CALL+ = ! EXPROPRIATION ( ALL 9DU/RIES & BUS9ESSES TI$ TO OR SUPPORT+ ! ,RUSSIAN /ATE OR ! PRO-,RUSSIAN SEP>ATI/S & PLAC+ !M UND] ! CONTROL ( WORK]S & /AFF LOYAL TO ,UKRA9E4 ,AS A G5]AL POLICY1 AN>*I/S %\LD BE RAIS+ DEM&S = SOME K9D ( WORK]_/COMMUNITY CONTROL OV] ALL 9DU/RIES & BUS9ESSES VITAL TO NATIONAL DEF5SE & WELL-BE+4 

,! KEY IDEA IS TO TRY TO E/ABLI% A TACTICAL_/MILIT>Y BLOC ) ALL =CES1 9CLUD+ SUPPORT]S ( ! PROVISIONAL GOV]NM5T1 :O >E FI<T+ TO DEF5D ! NATIONAL LIB]ATION ( ,UKRA9E FROM ,RUSSIAN AGGRESSION1 :ILE SIMULTANE\SLY LAY+ ! BASIS1 ?R\< AGITATION & ORGANIZATION1 = BUILD+ A MOVEM5T TO OV]?R[ :AT IS 9 FACT A REACTION>Y GOV]NM5T ( CAPITALI/S & OLIG>*S & C>RY \T A DEEP]1 SOCIAL REVOLUTION4 ,EV5 IF SU* A /RATEGY IS NOT REALIZ$1 ANY POLITICAL T5D5CY ?AT EFFECTIVELY CAMPAIGNS = ANY IT WILL E>N RESPECT AMONG ! BE/ MILITANTS 9 ! ,UKRA9IAN NATIONAL /RUGGLE & MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO ! /RATEGIC >S5AL ( TOMORR[4  
  

,MIKE  

,P4,S4 ,I AM WORK+ ON A FULL] ANALYSIS ( TODAY'S ,UKRA9IAN RI<T1 ALONG ) SOME HI/ORICAL BACKGR\ND ON ,UKRA9E 9 G5]AL1 & MORE N>R[LY1 ON ,UKRA9IAN NATIONALI/ MOVEM5TS ( ! PA/4 

,COMM5T ON ,MIKE'S ,PO/1 ,APRIL #bf 

  

,?ANKS TO ,MIKE = A MAJOR EF=T ( ?\<T1 9=MATION1 & =MULATION4 ,MIKE KN[S F> MORE ?AN ,I AB\T ! DIFF]5T GR\PS 9VOLV$ 9 ! ,UKRA9E /RUGGLE1 !IR HI/ORY & !IR ACTIONS DUR+ ! LA/ MON?S4 ,I AGREE ) ! OV]ALL APPROA* HE \TL9ES4 

,I DON'T ?9K ?IS IS A DIFF]5CE1 BUT ,I W\LD PUT SOME /RESS ON DEF5D+ ! NATIONAL 9DEP5D5CE ( ,UKRA9E4 ,?IS PUTS US 9 ! BLOC ,MIKE DESCRIBES & DIFF]5TIATES US FROM ! ,I,W,A POSITION & SIMIL> VIEWS4 ,IT %\LD BE CLE> ?AT DEF5D+ NATIONAL 9DEP5D5CE DOES NOT MEAN SUPPORT+ CONSOLIDATION ( ! NEW ,UKRA9IAN GOV]NM5T OR ANY SORT ( REPRESSION AGA9/ E?NIC NON-,UKRA9IANS4 ,PRACTICALLY1 ,UKRA9E'S 9DEP5D5CE IS V]Y MU* UND] ?REAT N[1 9 ! CURR5T P]IOD ( A FEW WEEKS4 ,I DON'T ?9K ,PUT9 AIMS TO ANNEX ! :OLE ( ,UKRA9E1 BUT TO ANNEX OR E/ABLI% A 0PROTECTORATE0 OV] EA/]N ,UKRA9E SEEMS WELL )9 HIS CAPABILITY & PURPOSES4 ,! RESULTS = POLITICAL 9DEP5D5TS1 ,L,G,B,T1 ,ROMA1 & LIFE/YLE 0(F5D]S0 SU* AS DRUG US]S W\LD BE V]Y BAD1 AS !Y ALREADY >E 9 ,CRIMEA4 

,! ,WE/ HAS ITS [N 9T5TION TO LOCK ,UKRA9E 9TO ITS ORBIT1 BUT AT ! MOM5T ! MAJOR ?REAT TO ,UKRA9E'S 9DEP5D5CE COMES FROM ,RUSSIA4 

,AGA91 ?ANKS TO ,MIKE = ! DOCUM5T :I* ,I ?9K TAKES US =W>D 9 UND]/&+ ?IS SITUATION4  
  

,*RIS1 ,N,Y,C  

,PO/ BY ,XTN1 ,DETROIT1 ,MAY #c 

  

,FRI5DS1 

,I'M HAPPY ?AT ! CONV]SATION IS HAPP5+4 ,I W\LD LIKE TO (F] SOME CL>IFICATIONS & COMM5TS4 ,BEYOND ! 5DORSEM5T ( ANY /ATEM5T1 MY PRIM>Y CONC]N IS TO DEEP5 AN 9T]NAL DIALOGUE ON ,UKRA9E1 ,RUSSIA1 & ! GEO-POLITICAL MEAN+ ( ! CURR5T SITUATION4 ,I DO FEEL ?AT ! MATT] IS SUB/ANTIVE1 AL?\< IF WE >E NOT 5GAG$ 9 OR ?9K+ AB\T 9T]NATIONAL MATT]S1 IT MI<T APPE> TO BE AB/RACT4 

,MY [N ?9K+ ON ! ,UKRA9E HAS %IFT$ OV] ! LA/ SEV]AL MON?S4 ,9 ! BEG9N+1 ) LITTLE KN[L$GE ( ,EA/]N ,EUROPE & ,RUSSIA1 ,I SAW LITTLE TO SUPPORT 9 EI!R SIDE4 ,I WAS EAG] TO LE>N MORE BUT WAS RA!R AWE/RUCK BY ! FACT ?AT ! ,F> ,RI<T & ,NATIONAL ,SOCIALI/S SEEM$ TO BE KEY PLAY]S IF NOT ! DOM9ANT GR\PS 9 ! RESI/ANCE TO ! CORRUPT ,YANUKOVIT* REGIME & ITS ,RUSSIAN BACK]S4 ,IT'S UND5IABLE ?AT ,RI<TI/S >E 9VOLV$ & PLAY+ C5TRAL ROLES 9 ?AT RESI/ANCE1 BUT MY UND]/&+ ( !SE GR\PS1 ! DIFF]5CES BETWE5 !M 7,PRAVY ,SEKTOR VS4 ,SVOBODA VS4 O!R ,NATIONALI/S71 ! BROAD SCOPE ( ! RESI/ANCE MOVEM5T 7,RI<T1 ,LEFT1 AN>*I/1 /UD5T1 WORK]7 & ! 9T]ACTIONS ( !SE T5D5CIES )9 ! RESI/ANCE MOVEM5T HAS L$ ME TO RECONSID] MY 9ITIAL POSITION4 

,:AT ,I ALSO HAVE BE5 9VE/IGAT+ >E ! ,PUT9_/,RUSSIAN 9T]E/S & ! GR[? & R5EWAL ( RUL+ CLASS P[] BLOCS4 ,PUT9 & HIS CLIQUE >E LOOK+ TO POSITION !MSELVES AGA9/ ! LA/ #b YE>S ( PO/-,SOVIET ,U,S_/,WE/]N HEGEMONY4 ,CURR5TLY1 MY POSITION IS ?AT !RE >E MANY ISSUES ( OV]LAPP+ 9T]E/ & CONFLICT AMONG ! V>I\S GLOBAL RUL+ CLASSES4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 !RE >E DI/9CT BLOCS )9 GLOBAL CAPITAL1 & !SE BLOCS HAVE !IR DI/9CT 9T]E/S & POLITICS1 AS WELL AS DIFF]+ UND]LY+ IDEOLOGICAL FRAMEWORKS4 

,= EXAMPLE1 ,PUT9'S IDEOLOGY IS AT ODDS ) :AT IS SE5 AS ,WE/]N LIB]ALISM4 ,PUT9 IS A RABID AU?ORIT>IAN1 ANTI-GAY1 ANTI-FEM9I/1 & :ILE HE IS NOT A RACIALI/1 HE DOES PO/ULATE ! IDEA ( ,GREAT ,RUSSIA OV] :AT APPE>S TO BE A DEVELOP+ ,EURASIAN E?NIC HI]>*Y4 ,UKRA9E REPRES5TS SEV]AL ISSUES = HIM4 ,ONE IS ! POPUL> REVOLT AGA9/ ! ,RUSSIAN SPH]E ( 9T]E/4 ,ANO!R IS ! LONG EXI/+ DESIRE 9 ,UKRA9E TO ALIGN ) ! ,WE/4 ,! TWO CAN'T BE ROLL$ 9TO ONE1 AL?\< !RE IS OV]LAP4 ,PUT9 WANTS TO /AMP IT ALL \T4 

,AS A RESULT1 ,I AM MU* MORE CONV9C$ ( ! NE$ TO OPPOSE ,RUSSIAN 9T]E/S AS MU* AS ?OSE ( ! ,WE/ & TO /RESS A POLITIC ?AT RECOGNIZES & -- 9 BO? WORD & DE$ -- SUPPORTS ! DEMOCRATIC =CES FROM BEL[ ?AT >E WAG+ ! /RUGGLE 9 ,UKRA9E4 

,! SITUATION IS COMPLICAT$ 9 L>GE P>T BECAUSE ( ! ROLE RI<T-W+1 ANTI-DEMOCRATIC =CES1 SOME MORE EXTREME ?AN O!RS1 >E PLAY+ 9 ! POPUL> /RUGGLE4 ,I HAVE NOT BE5 ABLE TO WRAP MY HEAD >\ND ?IS YET4 ,I'M />T+ TO1 BUT IT'S BE5 SL[ GO+4 

,ALL ?IS SAID1 ,I AM 9 G5]AL AGREEM5T ) ,MIKE & ,*RIS'S POSITION4 ,I'M GO+ TO ?9K MORE AB\T IT ALL & GET BACK SOON4 

,9 /RUGGLE1  
  

,XTN  

,* ,COMM5T1 ,MAY #c 

  

,I ?9K IT'S CRUCIAL = US TO UND]/& ?AT WE CAN TAKE A POSITION ?AT PUTS US 9 A 0TACTICAL BLOC0 ) O!R GR\PS1 )\T SUPPORT+ !IR POLITICS4 ,WE SUPPORT 7,I HOPE7 ,UKRA9E'S 

9DEP5D5CE & 9TEGRITY = \R REASONS1 NOT NATIONALI/ REASONS BUT DEMOCRATIC ONES4 ,WE'RE FREE TO ATTACK ! LEAD]%IP POLITICALLY1 & WE DO ?AT4 ,\R AIM IS TO *ANGE ! POLITICAL MIX & TO (F] DEMOCRATIC LEAD]%IP TO PEOPLE ON ! GR\ND :O1 !MSELVES1 >E FOLL[+ ! RI<TI/ LEAD]S NOT = RI<TI/ REASONS BUT = DEMOCRATIC ONES1 BECAUSE !Y 7! PEOPLE ON ! GR\ND7 WANT A DEMOCRATIC & 9DEP5D5T ,UKRA9E4 

,AS A V]Y M9OR PO9T4 ,XTN SAYS ,PUT9 IS NOT A 0RACIALI/0 BUT FAVORS ,GREAT ,RUSSIAN HEGEMONY4 ,BUT ,GREAT ,RUSSIAN *AUV9ISM IS ! =M RACIALISM TAKES 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,:ILE UNTIL REC5T DECADES1 ,RUSSIANS HAD LITTLE EXP]I5CE ) GR\PS LIKE ,AFRICANS 7BUT TREATS !M LIKE DIRT71 ,GREAT ,RUSSIANS 7! E?NIC ,RUSSIANS PROP]7 LOOK$ AT BO? O!R ,SLAVS & ,ASIAN PEOPLES 9 ! EMPIRE AS LESS] HUMAN BE+S4 ,?AT 9CLUD$ ,UKRA9IANS1 & ( C\RSE1 ,PUT9'S C\RSE ( ACTION REFLECTS ! IDEA ?AT ,RUSSIA IS 0NATURALLY0 5TITL$ TO BE TOP DOG 9 ,UKRA9E4 

,BE/ TO ALL1  
  

,*RIS  

,MIKE ,RESPONSE ,TO ,DEE -- ,JUNE #c 

  

,I LIVE 9 ,DETROIT BUT HAVE ALWAYS PAID P>TICUL> ATT5TION TO EV5TS 9 ,C5TRAL & ,EA/]N ,EUROPE1 GIV5 ,I HAVE RELATIVES 9 :AT >E N[ ,ROMANIA & ,S]BIA4 

,RE TOTALIT>IANISM1 Y\ SEEM TO MISS ! IMPORT ( ONE P>T ( ! DEF9ITION Y\ QUOTE444 0TO CONTROL ALL ASPECTS ( PUBLIC & PRIVATE LIFE40 ,ON ONE H&1 ?IS 5TAILS SU* ?+S AS RE/RICT+ ! ABILITY TO TRAVEL 79T]NALLY & EXT]NALLY7 & TO QUIT OR *ANGE JOBS ?R\< ! USE ( 9T]NAL PASSPORTS1 LABOR BOOKS1 ETC4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 TOTALIT>IAN /ATES EX]T A CON/ANT FULL C\RT PRESS 9 ! REALM ( SPEE*1 ?\<T1 & EV5 ! AUTONOMY ( ! 9N] SELF4 ,?IS IS BEH9D ITS 9TRUSION 9TO RELIGI\S MATT]S4 ,TOTALIT>IAN GOV]NM5TS ACTIVELY 9T]V5E 9 & SET ! B\NDS = LIT]ATURE1 MUSIC & ! >TS4 ,!Y ALSO CONTROL ! SCI5CES1 !ORETICALLY & PRACTICALLY4 ,ALL ?IS TO 5=CE AN IDEOLOGICAL CONDITION ( UNFRE$OM4 ,IT IS AN ATTEMPT TO FO/] A CO]CION FROM )94 ,EXT]NAL CO]CION IS EV] PRES5T 9 A HUGE1 HI<LY C5TRALIZ$ SECURITY_/POLICE APP>ATUS ON :I* !RE >E VIRTUALLY NO *ECKS OR LIMITATIONS4 ,?IS APP>ATUS IS CONNECT$ TO A VA/ NETWORK ( BACKBIT]S1 SNIT*ES1 & TRUE BELIEV]S REA*+ 9TO V>I$ WIDESPREAD /RATA ( ! POPULATION -- 9 %ORT1 A SOCIETY LIKE ! =M] ,SOVIET ,UNION AT ITS Z5I?4 

,RUSSIA AT PRES5T IS NO LONG] TOTALIT>IAN BUT RETA9S SIGNIFICANT HOLDOV]S FROM1 & RES]VOIRS ( NO/ALGIA =1 ?AT PA/4 ,! ,U,S IS F> FROM BE+ TOTALIT>IAN1 DESPITE ASPECTS ( \R SOCIETY ?AT CAN BE DEF9$ AS CRIM9AL OR POLICIES ?AT MI<T BE DESCRIB$ AS HAV+ A TOTALIT>IAN /REAK4 

,I USE ! T]M 0TOTALIT>IAN0 9 AN ,ORWELLIAN S5SE & BELIEVE ,M#a %\LD DO LIKEWISE4 ,REVOLUTION>IES NE$ TO BE RIGOR\S 9 ANALYZ+ EV5TS & 9 DET]M9+ :AT TO SAY AB\T & H[ TO 9T]V5E 9 !M4 ,I FEEL ?AT Y\R USAGE ( ! T]M TOTALIT>IAN WILL 5D UP R5D]+ ! T]M MEAN+LESS AS WELL AS TRIVIALIZ+ ! ABOM9ATION ?AT WAS ! ,SOVIET ,UNION1 ITS SATELLITES1 & SIMIL> REGIMES4 

,TAK+ FIRM POSITIONS & DRAW+ H>D L9ES )9 ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T & EV5 )9 ,M#a IS AS NECESS>Y AS 5GAG+ 9 POLITICAL /RUGGLE ) ?OSE ) :OM WE HAVE MORE SIGNIFICANT DIFF]5CES ) OR TO :OM WE >E 9 \TRI<T OPPOSITION4 ,WE MU/ CON/ANTLY BE PREP>+ \RSELVES = /RUGGLES MORE 9T5SE & MULTI-FACET$ ?AN ANY?+ WE HAVE EXP]I5C$ TO DATE4 ,FAC+ ! DIFFICULT QUE/IONS RAIS$ BY ! TURMOIL 9 ,UKRA9E IS BUT ONE P>T ( %>P5+ \R TACTICAL & /RATEGIC SKILLS4 ,WE MU/ BE PREP>$ TO RESPOND TO FUTURE EV5TS1 BO? 9T]NATIONAL & DOME/IC1 ( EQUAL COMPLEXITY4 ,REALITY DOES NOT FOLL[ A NEAT1 CLE>-CUT SCRIPT ( GOOD GUYS VS4 BAD GUYS4 ,A /R+ ( LEFTI/ & AN>*I/ PLATITUDES DOES NOT CON/ITUTE A REVOLUTION>Y /RATEGY4 ,APP>5T AGREEM5T 9 PROGRAM1 PR9CIPLE1 & COMMITM5T IS NOT ALWAYS :AT IT SEEMS2 IT MU/ CON/ANTLY BE TE/$4 

,= EXAMPLE1 BETWE5 #aifi & #a#i#g#c1 SOME ( US W]E MEMB]S ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,SOCIALI/S4 ,(FICIALLY1 ! #c-#d MEMB] ORGANIZATION WAS COMMITT$ TO A 0PRO-WORK+ CLASS1 REVOLUTION>Y DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM FROM BEL[40 ,!RE W]E A NUMB] ( ADDITIONAL PO9TS ( AGREEM5T AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT DIFF]5CES ) ! RE/ ( ! F> LEFT1 BO? ,MAOI/ & ,TROTSKYI/4 ,AS WE ATTEMPT$ TO C>RY \T ?IS POLITICAL VISION & RESPOND$ TO POLITICAL DEVELOPM5TS1 ?IS UNITY RAPIDLY PROV$ TO ! BE PURELY =MAL4 ,SUB/ANTIALLY DIFF]5T ORI5TATIONS & ATTITUDES OBVI\SLY LURK+ JU/ BEL[ ! SURFACE4 ,EV5 SO1 ?IS ULTIMATELY FALSE UNITY WAS AT A HI<] LEVEL ?AN :AT ,I'VE EXP]I5C$ 9 ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T OV] ! PA/ #bf YE>S4 

,DUR+ ! N9E YE>S ( ITS EXI/5CE1 ! ,LOVE @& ,RAGE ,REVOLUTION>Y ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION PROV$ CONG5ITALLY UNABLE TO %>P5 & DEEP5 ITS PROCLAIM$ AN>*ISM4 ,9 ITS DY+ DAYS1 \TSIDE ( A H&FUL ( 9DIVIDUALS1 ! AN>*I/ MAJORITY1 5AMOR$ ) & S*OOL$ SOLELY 9 ACTION1 C\LD NOT MU/] EV5 A PA!TIC DEF5SE ( AN>*ISM4 ,MANY ( !SE 9DIVIDUALS1 HO/ILE TO S]I\S & PO9T$ DISCUSSIONS ( !ORY & /RATEGY1 HAVE N[ DISAPPE>$ FROM S]I\S POLITICAL LIFE4 ,9 H9DSI<T1 IT IS OBVI\S ?AT ! POLITICAL CURR5T ,L@&,R GAVE EXPRESSION TO 9 #aihi WAS L>GELY ONE ( DIRECT-ACTION RADICALISM4 ,ITS AFF9ITY = ! AN>*I/ LABEL WAS BORN 9 @aN>*O,PUNK-9FLU- 5C$ Y\? SUB-CULTURES & 9 REJECTION ( ! TACTICAL CONS]VATISM ( ! ,SOCIALI/ ,WORK]S ,P>TY 9 ! ,C5TRAL ,AM]ICAN & ,S\? ,AFRICA SOLID>ITY MOVEM5TS & ( ! AU?ORIT>IAN1 HOMOPHOBIC POLITICS ( ! ,REVOLUTION>Y ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY 9 & >\ND ,N,B,A,U & ! LIKE4 ,IT NEV] BECAME AN AN>*ISM FULLY WEI<$ & /RUGGL$-=1 & AS A RESULT1 9 ! 5D AS 9 ! BEG9N+1 IT REMA9$ LITTLE MORE ?AN A MEAN+LESS LABEL4 ,ADDITIONALLY1 ! MILIEU WAS F> TOO 9FLU5C$ BY ,PRAIRIE ,FIRE & ,/,O'S 0:ITE SK9 PRIVILEGE0 POLITICS4 ,LITTLE SURPRISE ?AT IT SPAWN$ =CES :OSE VISION_/PRACTICE PROV$ TO BE EI!R SNOTTILY CONTEMPTU\S ( OR 9 \TRI<T OPPOSITION TO AN>*ISM4 ,!RE WAS ,BR+ ,! ,RUCKUS1 A ,JAMESIAN_/,M>XI/-9FLU5C$ GR\P ) /RONG LIB]AL OV]TONES4 ,O!RS GR\P+S TRI$ TO SQU>E AN>*ISM ) /ATE-CAPITALI/ ELEM5TS &1 AFT] GIV+ UP ANY PRET5SE ( AN>*ISM1 JO9$ ! ,/AL9I/ ,F,R,S,O-,FI<TBACK OR TOOK UP ) ! ,MAOID-SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC ,F,R,S,O-,REF\NDATION4 

,MORE REC5TLY1 ,C,S,A,C1 AS AN ASSOCIATION ( AN>*I/ GR\P+S ) AN 9T]E/ 9 ! WORK+ CLASS & ! LABOR MOVEM5T1 PROV$ ITSELF SO AV]SE TO REAL DISCUSSION & CL>IFICATION DIFF]5CES ?AT OV] SEV]AL YE>S IT C\LD NOT COME UP ) EI!R AN ONGO+ COLLABORATION 9 ! UNIONS OR A REMOTELY S]I\S ANALYSIS ( LABOR'S PRES5T CONDITION4 

,IT IS CRITICAL ?AT WE 9 ,M#a HOLD \RSELVES TO RIGOR\S /&>DS ( DISCUSSION & DEBATE4 ,9 ADDITION TO BE+ A NETWORK ( ORGANIZ]S & ACTIVI/S1 & 9 ORD] TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE AS SU*1 ,M#a MU/ DEVELOP ITSELF AS AN ORGANIZATION ( POLITICAL IDEAS & COMBAT1 /RATEGIC1 PROGRAMMATIC1 & !ORETICAL4 ,GIV5 \R REJECTION ( POLITICAL COMM& /RUCTURES1 TO BE EFFECTIVE1 AN>*I/ 9ITIATIVES REQUIRE A HI<LY POLITICIZE CON/ITU5CY4 ,WE CANNOT A*IEVE ?IS BY TIP-TOE+ >\ND OR %Y+ AWAY FROM QUE/IONS ?AT MAY CAUSE FRICTION4 ,A FIRM & LONG-T]M UNITY NE$$ TO NAVIGATE & )/& FUTURE DEVELOPM5TS DEP5DS ON ?IS4 

,! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 ,RUSSIA1 & ,UKRA9E 

  

,! ,S,S,>,A PIECE /AT$ ?AT MANY ,UKRA9IANS1 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & 9 ,UKRA9E1 RECOGNIZE ! TOTALIT>IAN NATURE ( BO? ! ,U,S & ,RUSSIA4 ,9CORRECT USE ( ! T]M 0TOTALIT>IAN0 ASIDE1 ?IS MEANS ?AT ,>,A BELIEVES !RE IS A WIDESPREAD REJECTION ( BO? IMP]IALI/ CAMPS AMONG ! ,UKRA9IAN POPULACE4 ,?IS IS F>-FET*$1 TO SAY ! LEA/4 ,!RE IS ABSOLUTELY NO D\BT ?AT ,UKRA9IANS1 BO? 9 ,UKRA9E & 9 ! DIASPORA1 HAVE S]I\S ILLUSIONS 9 ! ,U,S & ! ,WE/ AS A :OLE1 ) ! EXCEPTION ( ?OSE :O YE>N = A RETURN TO ! 0GOOD OLD DAYS0 UND] ! ,CZ>S & ! COMMISS>S4 ,SEV]AL G5]ATIONS ( FRE$OM-M9D$ ,UKRA9IANS G5]ALLY LOOK$ TO ! ,COLD ,W>RIORS 9 ! ,WE/ = SUPPORT4 ,AT ! MOM5T1 ! PRIME CRITICISM ( ! ,U,S & ,EUROPE ON ! P>T ( MO/ PRO-9DEP5D5CE ,UKRA9IANS PRIME IS ?AT !Y >E DO+ TOO LITTLE TO DEF5D ,UKRA9E4 ,MOREOV]1 SOME NUMB]S ( PEOPLE1 & NOT ONLY AMONG ! ELITES1 >E EV5 WILL+ TO CONSID] AN ,I,M,F AU/]ITY PLAN4 ,LOOK+ AT ,POL& #b YE>S AGO & N[1 !Y BELIEVE ?AT ?AT W\LD BE F> BETT] ?AN BE+ ECONOMICALLY HIT*$ TO ,RUSSIA OR ! /ATUS QUO4 ,NATIONAL LIB]ALS1 NATIONAL CONS]VATIVES1 & EV5 ! ONCE ANTI-,E,U ,SVOBODA1 >E N[ LOOK+ TO ! ,WE/4 ,! ONLY SUB/ANTIAL =CES %>PLY HO/ILE TO ! ,I,M,F & ! ,E,U SEEM TO BE ?OSE GR\P$ 9 & >\ND ! ,RI<T ,SECTOR4 

,! PRO-,MAIDAN REVOLUTION>Y LEFT APPE>S TO BE HI<LY LIMIT$ 9 BO? 9FLU5CE & 9 !IR ABILITY TO DEAL ) ! UNFOLD+ EV5TS4 ,9 FACT1 ! LEFT ?AT IS HO/ILE TO ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY ( ,UKRA9E 7,C,P,U HAS FRACTUR$ AS ! NATIONAL & ,RUSSIAN QUE/IONS HAVE REASS]T$ !MSELVES4 ,POLITICAL GR\PS LIKE ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ ,A,W,U HAVE FUNCTION$ )91 & TO SOME DEGREE HAVE BE5 SU/A9$ BY1 UNIT$ FRONTS )9 ?IS MILIEU4 ,! EVOLUTION ( ! ,BOROTBI/S & ! CIRCLES >\ND ! LEFT-,M5%EVIK ,BORIS ,KAG>LITSKY T[>D BECOM+ LEFT AG5TS ( ,PUT9ISM HAS DIM9I%$ ! 9FLU5CE ( ?IS SECTION ( ! LEFT & ! JO9T PROJECTS !Y W]E P>T (4 ,HOPEFULLY1 \R AN>*I/ FRI5DS CAN CONSOLIDATE !IR =CES & MOVE =W>D AMONG ! PRO-,MAIDAN LEFT-W+ ELEM5TS1 BUT AT ?IS PO9T1 WE HAVE TO BE HONE/ AB\T !IR %ORTCOM+S4 ,!IR 9FLU5CE SEEMS TO BE C5T]$ 9 ! UNIV]SITY /UD5T UNION1 ,DIRECT ,ACTION4 ,( ?IS GR\P1 ,I AM AW>E ( SOME POSITIVES BUT LITTLE ELSE4 ,H[ WIDE & DEEP IS ITS 9FLU5CE AMONG /UD5TS8 ,DOES ITS 9FLU5CE EXT5D BEYOND CAMPUSES 9 ,KYIV & ,KH>KIV8 ,TO SECOND>Y /UD5TS8 ,!Y HAVE ALREADY ADMITT$ TO AN 9ABILITY TO HAVE A PRES5CE ON ! B>RICADES DUR+ ! ,MAIDAN EV5TS4 ,IT IS ALSO MY UND]/&+ ?AT ON A ,SKYPE HOOKUP1 !Y HAVE 9DICAT$ AN 9ABILITY TO FUNCTION 9 ! ,EA/4 ,I AM NOT LOOK+ D[N ON !M OR ON :AT !Y'VE BE5 ABLE TO ACCOMPLI%1 JU/ TRY+ TO GET US TO SEE ?+S 9 A MORE GR\ND$ FA%ION4 ,:Y 9 ! L& ( ,MAKHNO IS AN>*ISM SO WEAK8 ,! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ,UKRA9E SEEM$ TO HAVE WID] 9FLU5CE & GREAT] POSSIBILITIES 9 ! #a#i#iS4 ,:AT HAPP5$8 ,:Y ISN'T IT BETT] SITUAT$ TODAY8 ,IS EV]Y?+ TO BE BLAM$ ON ! RAMPANT NATIONALISM ( ! POPULACE )\T A %R$ ( UND]/&+ ( :Y ?IS IS ! CASE8 ,>E WE AS A MOVEM5T GO+ TO GRAPPLE ) \R [N %ORTFALLS8 ,= ONE1 >E WE EV] GO+ TO COME TO GRIPS ) ! NATIONAL DIM5SION ( ! /RUGGLE8 

,>E !RE ANY POSSIBILITIES = ! EM]G5CE ( A WORK+ CLASS ALT]NATIVE ?AT IS 9DEP5D5T ( BO? ! ,WE/ & ,RUSSIA1 ANY DEVELOPM5TS ?AT C\LD 9 ! NE>-T]M BE BO? A FOCUS & BOO/ = A RADICAL ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN CURR5T8 ,) MY LIMIT$ KN[L$GE & DI/ANCE FROM ! SC5E1 ALL ,I CAN SAY IS NO?+ HAS GRABB$ MY ATT5TION4 

,! PRO-,MAIDAN ,CONF$]ATION ( ,FREE ,TRADE ,UNIONS 7,K,V,P,U7 CLAIMS TO BE OPPOS$ TO ,I,M,F AU/]ITY PLANS1 BUT IT IS ALSO PRO-,E,U1 ALLI$ ) & RECEIV+ AID FROM ! ,U,S ,A,F,L_/,C,I,O1 :ILE !IR *IEF FIGURE IS CLOSE TO ,ORANGE OLIG>* ,IULIA 

,TIMO%5KO -- NOT EXACTLY A SURE BET TO GO TO ! WALL AGA9/ ! ,I,M,F1 LET ALONE CON/ITUTE A H>D ANTI-,U,S_/,E,U 9DEP5D5T WORK+-CLASS POLE4 ,!IR MEMB]S NUMB] #b#f#h1 7#d#b.0 ( :OM >E REPORT$ TO BE Y\NG PEOPLE74 ,IT ALSO SEEMS TO BE ! MA9 FOCUS = ! NON,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY ( ,UKRA9E LEFT4 ,:AT ?AT MEANS ,I CAN'T SAY4 ,! 9DEP5D5T M9]S' UNION ,N,G,P,U IS AFFILIAT$ TO ,K,V,P,U4 

,NUMB]+ #a#e1 IS ! OLDE/ 9DEP5D5T UNION ORGANIZATION ,V,O,/_/,VOLYA4 ,V,O,/ IS ! ACRONYM = ,ALL ,UKRA9IAN ,WORK]S ,SOLID>ITY4 ,VOLYA IS ! WORD = 0FRE$OM10 9 ! S5SE ( 0WILL10 AS DI/+UI%$ FROM FRE$OM1 9 ! S5SE ( LIB]TY1 :I* IS 0,SVOBODA40 ,V,O,/ WAS 9ITIAT$ BY ! RIS+ NATIONALI/ MOVEM5T 9 ! F9AL DAYS ( ! ,SOVIET ,UNION & WAS MODEL$ ON ,POL&'S ,SOLID>NOSC4 ,9ITIALLY L>G]1 IT HAS REMA9$ AT ITS PRES5T LEVEL = SOME TIME4 ,! ,UKRA9IAN ,NATIONAL ,ASSEMBLY-,UKRA9IAN ,NATIONAL ,SELF-,DEF5SE 7,U,N,A-,U,N,S,O71 A MILITANT NATIONALI/ =MATION1 WAS 9FLU5TIAL 9 ! UNION FROM ITS HI< TIDE 9TO ITS DECL9E TO PRES5T LEVELS4 ,ITS 9FLU5CE 9 ,V,O,/ IS N[ GONE4 ,I HAVE BE5 UNABLE TO DET]M9E ,V,O,/'S PRES5T /ANCE BEYOND ?AT IT WAS UNEQUIVOCALLY PRO-,MAIDAN & IS P>T ( AN 9T]NATIONAL F$]ATION C5T]$ >\ND SOME ,*RI/IAN ,DEMOCRATIC 7,CA?OLIC7 UNIONS4 ,! F$]ATION'S *AIR IS CURR5TLY HELD BY ITS ,DUT* AFFILIATE4 ,V>I\S ,*RI/IAN ,DEMOCRATIC & ,*RI/IAN ,REPUBLICAN P>TIES_/=MATIONS HAVE BE5 & REMA9 P>T ( ! C5T]-RI<T ( ! BROAD] NATIONALI/ MOVEM5T4 ,MILITANTS FROM !SE CURR5TS MAY N[ HAVE ! MO/ 9FLU5CE )9 ! UNION4 ,V,O,/ BILLS ITSELF AS BE+ = A COOP]ATIVE M>KET ECONOMY BAS$ ON ECO-SOCIAL ,*RI/IAN VALUES4 ,REC5TLY A ,SW$I% TRADE UNION PUBLICATION DESCRIB$ IT AS 0LIB]T>IAN04 ,MY GUESS IS ?AT IT IS LIKE ,K,V,P,U1 PRO-,E,U & ANTI-,I,M,F BUT ) ITS ANTI-,I,M,F /ANCE ON POSSIBLY FIRM] 7RELIGI\S7 FOOT+ ?AN ,K,V,P,U'S4 ,UNSURPRIS+LY1 IT IS L>GELY BAS$ 9 ! WE/]N REGIONS ( ,UKRA9E ) ITS HI<] D5SITY ( SO-CALL$ 0,UNIATE0 ,EA/]N-RITE ,GREEK ,CA?OLICS & LI<T] 9DU/RY AS OPPOS$ TO ! EA/]N REGION'S DIFF]5T DEMOGRAPHICS & CONC5TRAT$ HEAVY 9DU/RY & M9+4 

,?IS BR+S US TO ! BY-F> L>GE/ SECTION ( LABOR ORGANIZATIONS4 ,!SE >E DIRECT DESC5DANTS ( ! OLD ,SOVIET-]A GOV]NM5T UNIONS4 ,9 #a#i#i1 ! BUREAUCRATIC ,COMMUNI/ LEAD]%IP ( ! ,UKRA9IAN ,SOVIET0 ,REPUBLIC0 PRESID$ OV] ! E/ABLI%M5T ( 9DEP5D5CE = ,UKRA9E4 ,!RE WAS S]I\S PRESSURE FROM BEL[ = ?IS /EP BY AN 9SURG5T & BROAD- BAS$ NATIONALI/ MOVEM5T4 ,:5 ACTUALLY A*IEV$1 9DEP5D5CE WAS MO/LY ! RESULT ( ! IMPLOSION ( ! ,U,S,S,R'S UNION /ATE /RUCTURES1 ) A SECTION ( ! ,C,P,U & ALLI$ ASPIR+ ELITES AT ! HELM4 ,9 %ORT1 IT WAS NOT A DEEPLY NATIONALI/ OR SOCIAL-REVOLUTION>Y EV5T4 ,! #h4#g MILLION- MEMB] ,F$]ATION ( ,TRADE ,UNIONS ( ,UKRA9E 7,F,P,U7 IS A REAL REFLECTION ( ?IS FACT4 ,ITS CON/ITU5T P>TS CAN ESS5TIALLY BE *>ACT]IZ$ AS COMPANY UNIONS1 !IR 5TIRE CULTURE =G$ 9 ,SOVIET TIMES1 ) MANAGEM5T & UNION BE+ >MS ( ! ,COMMUNI/ /ATE_/P>TY4 ,V>I\S OLIG>*S N[ OCCUPY ! MANAGEM5T *AIR1 BUT ! SYMBIOTIC RELATION%IP CONT9UES4 ,!Y >E M&ATORY DUES *ECK-(F CLOS$ UNION %OPS & BA/IONS ( ! ,C,P,U OR ! ,P>TY ( ! ,REGIONS ( =M] ,PRESID5T ,YANUKOVIT*4 ,MANY AFFILIATES >E CON/ANTLY EMBROIL$ 9 CORRUPTION SC&ALS4 ,OV] ! YE>S1 !RE HAVE BE5 ATTEMPTS AT RE=M1 & 9 #b#d1 AFFILIATES ) #a4#e MILLION MEMB]S BROKE AWAY TO =M ! ,NATIONAL ,CONF$]ATION ( ,TRADE ,UNION ,ORGANIZATIONS ( ,UKRA9E4 ,?IS GR\P+ HAS AN EXCE$+LY L[ PR(ILE AT LEA/ AS F> AS ,I HAVE BE5 ABLE TO DISC]N4 

,9 ! EA/ & ! ,S\? ( ! C\NTRY1 MANY E?NIC ,RUSSIANS & FULLY ASSIMILAT$ ,UKRA9IANS FE> NOT ONLY ! ,I,M,F BUT ALSO ANY ASSOCIATION ) ! ,E,U4 ,?IS S5TIM5T IS P>TICUL>LY 9T5SE 9 ?OSE >EAS DOM9AT$ BY ANTIQUAT$ HEAVY 9DU/RIES4 ,!SE REGIONS BOOM$ DUR+ ! ,SOVIET ]A BUT N[ CON/ITUTE AN ECONOMICALLY-*ALL5G$ RU/ BELT4 ,?OSE /ILL EMPLOY$ 9 !SE 9DU/RIES FE> ?AT COMPETITION FROM ,EUROPE WILL FUR!R DEVA/ATE ! >EA & !SE POPULATIONS1 & !SE CONC]NS HAVE BE5 FANN$ BY SATRAPS FROM ! ,P>TY ( ,REGIONS & ! ,C,P,U1 BY LOCAL MAFIAS1 & BY ,MOSC[4 ,! AIM HAS BE5 TO PIT !SE PEOPLE AGA9/ ! MAJORITY ( ,UKRA9IANS LIV+ 9 ! WE/ & C5TRAL REGIONS ( ! C\NTRY AS WELL AS MANY 9 !IR [N >EA4 

,! MU*-PUBLICIZ$ EV5TS 9 ,M>IUPOL >E 9/RUCTIVE4 ,9 ! 9ITIAL DAYS ( ! SEP>ATI/ REVOLT1 #a1#e EMPLOYES ( LOCAL /EEL OLIG>* ,R9AT ,AHKMETOV'S #g1 WORK]S W]E P>TICIPAT+ 9 ANTI-,KYIV 9DEP5D5CE DEMON/RATIONS4 ,SOON1 ! ACTIVITIES ( ! >M$ REBELS WREAK$ HAVOC ON LOCAL COMMUNITIES1 :ILE ! REBELLION & 5SU+ EV5TS ?REAT5$ ! LOCAL ECONOMY4 ,MANAGEM5T !N MOBILIZ$ NUMB]S ( WORK]S TO PATROL ! /REETS 9 ALLIANCE ) ! POLICE1 PU%+ ! REBELS 9TO ! %AD[S4 ,! SEP>ATI/ LEAD]S CRI$ F\L1 CLAIM+ ?AT ,AHKMETOV HAD 9ITIALLY HELP$ FUND !M4 

,! SEP>ATI/S C]TA9LY CON/ITUTE AN ANTI-,WE/_/,E,U_/,I,M,F =CE1 BUT !Y >E 9 ALLIANCE ) & >M$ BY ! EXPANSIONI/ ,RUSSIAN /ATE4 ,?IS & ALL ! ABOVE %[S ?AT ONE ( ! ASSUMPTIONS BEH9D ,S,S,>,A'S ANALYSIS HAS NO CONNECTION TO ! ACTUAL SITUATION4 

,9 DISMISS+ ! IDEA ?AT ,RUSSIA CON/ITUTES ! MA9 DANG] TO ! ,UKRA9IANS' ASPIRATIONS1 SOME HAVE >GU$ ?AT IT MAY APPE> ?AT WAY N[ BUT ?AT ! ,I,M,F PROGRAM COM+ ON L9E WILL REV]SE MATT]S4 ,I AM NOT GO+ TO SPECULATE H]E ON ! LONG] T]M EFFECT ( ,UKRA9E 5T]+ 9TO DEEP] ECONOMIC_/POLITICAL TIES ) ! ,WE/ & ! POPULATION'S EV5TUAL REACTIONS4 ,RI<T N[1 ! ?REAT TO ,UKRA9IAN 9DEP5D5CE & ! 9T]E/S ( ! ,UKRA9IAN PEOPLE COMES FROM ANO!R DIRECTION4 ,IF ,RUSSIA'S SEIZURE ( ! ,CRIMEA1 ITS 9/IGATION ( & ONGO+ SUPPORT TO A LE?AL M9ORIT>IAN 9SURG5CY 9 ! EA/]N P>T ( ! C\NTRY1 & ITS ESCALAT+ ECONOMIC ATTACKS DO NOT CON/ITUTE A REAL & IMM$IATE DANG]1 ,I DON'T KN[ :AT DOES4 

,ADDITIONALLY1 ! CLAIM ?AT ! MA9 ?REAT TO ,UKRA9E COMES FROM ,WE/ FLIES 9 ! FACE ( ! 5TIRE HI/ORY ( ! REGION4 

,UKRA9IAN ,NATIONALISM VS4 ,RUSSIAN ,IMP]IALISM 

  

,! BROAD SPECTRUM ( ! ,UKRA9IANS' CULTURAL1 POLITICAL1 & ECONOMIC LIFE & ASPIRATIONS = A NATION /ATE ( !IR [N HAS BE5 REPRESS$1 (T5 SAVAGELY1 OV] MANY YE>S1 PRIM>ILY AT ! H&S ( ! ,POLES & ! ,RUSSIANS4 ,= ,UKRA9IANS & NEI<BOR+ PEOPLES1 

,RUSSIAN NATIONALISM1 9 BO? ,CZ>I/ & ,SOVIET =MS1 HAS BE5 ! VEHICLE = CONQUE/ & EXPLOITATION4 ,9 ! PA/ & 9 ! PRES5T SITUATION1 ,UKRA9IAN NATIONALISM HAS HAD AN OV]ALL DEC5TRALIZ+ & DEMOCRATIC ?RU/1 :ATEV] ITS \TW>D =MS1 LIMITATIONS1 & QUE/IONABLE *>ACT]I/ICS4 ,MORE (T5 ?AN NOT1 ! ,UKRA9IAN NATIONALI/ MOVEM5TS HAVE BE5 SIGNIFICANT ALLIES (1 OR OP5$ SPACE =1 ! RESI/ANCE ( O!RS PEOPLES1 FROM ! ,BALTIC TO ! ,CAUCASUS4 ,9 CONTRA/1 ,RUSSIAN NATIONALISM HAS BE5 C5TRALIZ+1 IMP]IALI/1 COLONIALI/1 & AU?ORIT>IAN DESPITE ITS P]IODIC CLAIMS TO REPRES5T A 0,BRO!RHOOD ( ,PEOPLES0 & ANTIFASCISM4 

,= ! MO/ P>T1 ! LEFT1 ,RUSSIAN & 9T]NATIONAL1 HAS DESPIS$1 SOLD \T1 & REPRESS$ ,UKRA9IAN NATIONAL LIB]ATION MOVEM5TS4 ,! ,COMMUNI/S W]E RESPONSIBLE = ! MO/ HORR5D\S *APT] 9 ?IS HI/ORY1 CULM9AT+ 9 =C$ COLLECTIVIZATION DUR+ ! #a#i#cS1 :I* L$ TO A FAM9E ?AT KILL$ MILLIONS ( ,UKRA9IANS AS WELL AS ,RUSSIANS4 

,! NONCOMMUNI/ ,UKRA9IAN LEFT1 BO? SOCIALI/ & AN>*I/1 MADE S]I\S MI/AKES & FAIL$ :5 !Y W]E 9 A POSITION EI!R TO W9 SELF-DET]M9ATION AT ! HEAD ( ! ,UKRA9IAN PEOPLE OR1 GIV5 ! DIFFICULT CIRCUM/ANCES1 TO LEAVE AN 9SPIRATIONAL EXAMPLE- 9-DEFEAT ALONG ! L9ES ( ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE OR ! ,SPANI% ,REVOLUTION4 ,)\T GO+ 9TO DETAILS H]E1 ! RESULT ( ?IS SAD HI/ORY IS ?AT1 BY DEFAULT1 ! LEAD]%IP ( ! ,UKRA9IAN POPUL> /RUGGLE HAS FALL5 TO ! NATIONALI/ RI<T4 ,! LEFT HAS CRIMES TO ATONE =1 :ILE ! ORGANIZ$ AN>*I/ MOVEM5T HAS MU* TO PROVE 9 T]MS ( TRU/WOR?9ESS & EFFECTIV5ESS4  
  

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