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,UNI=M$ ,SOVIET-/YLE1 ! WOMAN BEH9D ! GLASS AT ! TRA9 /ATION ROLLS H] EYES :5 %E HE>S ,I AM A =EIGN]4  ,NO HELPFUL H& GE/URES1 NO SPEAK+ SL[LY1 NO WRIT+ NUMB]S D[N ON PAP]4  ,! PEOPLE 9 L9E BEH9D ME />T CR[D+1 ELB[+1 $G+ 9 PA/ ME1 EV5 ?\< ! PREVI\S P]SON NEGOTIAT+ ?REE TICKETS TO ,ALMATY TOOK TWICE AS LONG4  ,\TSIDE1 TOO1 ! CITY IS AGGRO1 A JACKHAMM] HE>TBEAT CLA%+ ) ITS C&Y COAT+1 O/5TATI\S & METALLIC AS A CELLPHONE R+TONE PLAY+ 0,ODE TO ,JOY40 

,! *ATT] ( MA*9ES & M\?S FILLS ! AIR4 ,RUSSIAN1 ,UKRA9IAN1 ,SURZHIK -- ! LOCAL DIALECT COMB9+ ! TWO4 ,! LANGUAGES >E DELICI\S 9 ! M\?1 PLAGU$ BY AN 5FURIAT+ GRAMM>1 & MAKE EV]Y CONV]SATION BETWE5 NATIVE SPEAK]S S\ND LIKE AN >GUM5T4 ,B\RGEOIS %OPS & PEASANT /REET V5DORS M+LE ON ,*]NOVO-,>MEISKA -- ,R$ ,>MY /REET4  ,CAS9OS & SLOT-MA*9E HALLS FLA% \T FALSE PROMISES3 0,DZEK-POT60 ! LETT]S >E 9 ,CYRILLIC APPROXIMATIONS BUT ! NEON HUES TRANSLATE P]FECTLY4  ,F>!R ALONG1 ,KHRE%ATIK IS CLOS$ TO C> TRAFFIC3 IT MU/ BE A WEEK5D4  ,A GOLD5 ANGEL P]*ES ON A P$E/AL A HUNDR$ FEET 9 ! AIR4  ,SEEMS TIMELESS1 BUT IT C\LD BE JU/ A FEW YE>S OLD4  ,DOZ5S ( MONUM5TS & HI/ORICAL BUILD+S HAVE GONE UP S9CE ,9DEP5D5CE1 AS ,KYIV TRIES TO PORTRAY ITSELF AS A CITY ?AT HAS ALWAYS BE5 /EEP$ 9 ITS [N PA/4 

,BE=E ! ,MAIDAN ,NEZALAZHNO/I -- ,9DEP5D5CE ,SQU>E -- Y\? ON ROLL]SKATES WAVE ORANGE FLAGS & SPEAK]S MIX WORDS LIKE SNAKE OIL FROM ! B$S ( %9Y PICKUP TRUCKS4  ,IT'S H>D TO TELL1 UNTIL Y\ READ !IR BANN]S1 :E!R ?IS IS A COMMEMORATION ( ! REC5T ,ORANGE ,REVOLUTION1 :I* PEACEFULLY TOPPL$ ! ,MOSC[-ALIGN$ AUTOCRACY1 OR IF IT'S A COMM]CIAL P>ADE SPONSOR$ BY A CELLPHONE COMPANY4  ,!Y BECOME 9DI/+UI%ABLE4  ,! ,REVOLUTION WAS SPONSOR$ BY ! ,U,S1 YET AT ! SAME TIME IT BR\<T \T T5S ( ?\S&S ( PEOPLE UNAW>E ( ?IS BACK+ TO TAKE OV] ! /REETS & ATTEMPT TO ASS]T P[] OV] !IR GOV]NM5T4  ,ONE COLUMN ( A BUILD+ ALONG ! ,MAIDAN IS %IELD$ ) CLE> PLA/IC %EETS ?AT PROTECT ! HI< WAT] M>K ( URG5T1 DELIRI\S GRAFFITI !Y LEFT BEH9D4  ,ELSE:]E IT'S BE5 WA%$ AWAY4  ,! MO/ COMMON GRAFFITO IS ! SLOGAN ( ! ,REVOLUTION ITSELF3 0,TAK60  ,IT MEANS 0,YES60 9 ,UKRA9IAN2 9 ,RUSSIAN IT'S ! NO?+-WORD Y\ SAY BE=E *ANG+ ! SUBJECT4 

,TIMO%5KO IS ONE ( ! ,REVOLUTION'S POLITICIAN-H]OES2 H] FACE IS = SALE ON T-%IRTS ON ! ,MAIDAN4  ,%E LOOKS LIKE ,PR9CESS ,LEIA4  ,:I* W\LD MAKE ,PUT9 ! ,EMP]OR4  ,I BET HE REALLY CAN %OOT LI<TN+ FROM HIS F+]TIPS1 ?\<1 ?AT EVIL ,K,G,B BA/>D4  ,& ?IS W9T] ! ,EMPIRE HAS /RUCK BACK4  ,! PRO-,RUSSIA GANG GOT BACK 9TO ! ELECTORAL SADDLE AFT] ,MOSC[ CL>IFI$ ! BREAD & BUTT] QUE/ION BY TOY+ ) ! WE/W>D FL[ ( NATURAL GAS4  ,H['S ?AT = GETT+ \T ! VOTES8 

,?R\<\T ,KYIV ! MO/ COMMON GRAFFITI IS WRITT5 9 HOMAGE TO ,U,P,A1 ! ,UKRA9IAN ,REBEL ,>MY4  ,TRAPP$ 9 ! MIDDLE1 !Y F\<T ! ,NAZIS & ! ,SOVIETS DUR+ ! 0,GREAT ,PATRIOTIC ,W>0 & N[ !IR VET]ANS WANT P5SIONS4  ,UKRA9IAN NATIONALI/S SEE !M AS H]OES & TRY TO SUPPRESS ! FACT ?AT !Y HAD A COZY RELATION%IP ) ! ,NAZIS 9 ! BEG9N+4  ,R$ ,>MY VET]ANS SEE !M AS 5EMIES4  ,! ,SOVIETS LEFT !IR [N GRAFFITI BEH9D 9 ! =M ( MONUM5TS & /ATUES1 HIDE\S SOCIALI/ REALISM DEPICT+ ! MO/ /\T-*E/$1 SQU>E-JAW$ M5 A PATRI>*AL SOCIETY C\LD POSSIBLY 5VISION1 H]OICALLY H>VE/+ :EAT OR *>G+ ,NAZI TANKS4  ,9CLUD$ 9 ALL ! SC5ES1 FROM ! BATTLEFIELD TO ! FACTORY1 W]E 5\< TOK5 WOM5 9 SUPPORT ROLES TO SIGNIFY SOCIALISM'S POLITICALLY CORRECT G5D] EQUALITY4  ,/&+ ALONE HI< ABOVE ! BANKS ( ! ,DNEPR1 SOME /]N-FAC$ ,SOVIET GODDESS ( W> HOLDS AL(T A SQUAT SWORD1 :I* WAS %ORT5$ 9 PRODUCTION BY ! 0GODLESS0 COMMUNI/S SO IT W\LD NOT /& TALL] ?AN ! TALLE/ SPIRE ( ! CITY'S PREEM95T MONA/]Y4  ,>\ND ! GODDESS'S FEET1 P$E/AL$ TANKS & JET FI<T]S BID = ! PEOPLE'S LOYALTIES & SPELL \T :AT ?REAT AWAITS ! TREASON\S4 

,:AT >E ! ,UKRA9IANS LOOK+ AT !SE W> MONUM5TS ?9K+8  ,:AT >E ! ,UKRA9IANS WALK+ 9 ! /REETS ?9K+ AS A P>OXYSMIC DEMON/RATION ( ! BE/ ! ,WE/ HAS TO (F] 9 ,MASS ,COMMUNICATIONS IS GRAFT$ ONTO ! CRACK$ L&SCAPE8  ,P$E/RIANS & ,S,U,VS FI<T IT \T ) ONE ANO!R1 VIOL5TLY D>N+ A NEW SOCIAL FABRIC1 DRAB BUILD+S BUILD !MSELVES TO ! SKY1 D>K COATS HURRY BY2 NEW T[N ( MUD1 ICE1 /EEL BEAMS & HOMELESS DOGS1 OLD T[N ( COBBLE/ONE & S\V5IR /&S1 PA/EL AP>TM5TS ) BALCONIES & W9D[S 9 LONG /ACK$ R[S1 /ONE $IFICE 9 CURV+ ANGL+ TEXTURE 7NEO-CLASSICAL871 LIKE ,P>IS OR ,SANKT ,PET]BURG2 *UR*ES1 MONA/]IES1 ONION DOMES ( SLATT$ WOOD1 ONION DOMES ( GOLD1 BULB$ /EEPLES ( PATI5T GRE5 ON SQU>E :ITEWA%$ BODIES2 EV]Y:]E ICONS1 SA9TS1 = SALE OR SALVATION2 BABU%KAS SELL ICONS1 Y\NG WOM5 CROSS !MSELVES ON ! ?RE%OLD1 BLACK-CASSOCK$ PRIE/S CLASP !IR H&S AT ! SMALL ( !IR BACKS1 M>RIAGE CELEBRATIONS /OP TRAFFIC ON WEEK5DS1 ON WEEKDAYS BABU%KAS 9 !IR %AWLS WE> REFLECTIVE TRAFFIC-WORK] VE/S & SWEEP ! GUTT]S ) HOMEMADE WICK] BROOMS1 GIRLFRI5DS /ROLL >M 9 >M1 WELL PRE5$ WOM5 M9CE D[N ! /REET 9 /ILETTO BOOTS1 EYES FLITT+ ASIDE TO APPRAISE1 %>KLIKE1 ! FA%IONS ( !IR SI/]S1 WOM5 WE>+ BAMBI & ?UMP]1 GLANC+ = FREQU5T REASSURANCE TO !IR PROPHETS 9 ! /OREW9D[ PO/]S :ISP]+ KILL ?Y NEI<BOR AS ?YSELF2 OLD WOM5 ) PURPLE OR H5NA$ HAIR1 ANCI5T WOM5 -- BABU%KAS -- WR9KL$ FACES1 %AWLS >\ND !IR HEADS1 LOOK AWAY FROM ! UNBRIDGEABLE GAP ( HI/ORY BETWE5 !M & ! Y\NG3 !Y >E GO+ EXT9CT1 !RE WILL BE NO MORE BABU%KAS2 Y\NG M5 ) S(T FACES & EQU9E HAIR1 M5 ) EVIL FACES1 M5 ) HAGG>D FACES1 SMOK+ CIG>ETTES1 TALK+ FOOTBALL1 CONDUCT+ BUS9ESS DEALS1 PUFF+ \T *E/S OR HURRY+ TO ! ,NEXT ,?+1 OLD M5 DRESS$ LIKE ,BELA ,LUGOSI2 GANG/]S WE>+ %9Y BLACK CLO!S & %9Y BLACK C>S1 WE>+ ! WOM5 ON !IR >MS2 BODY GU>DS1 SECURITY GU>DS2 ,MEGAM>KET P>K+ ATT5DANTS WE>+ BLUE CAMO & JACKBOOTS2 POLICEM51 MILITSIYA1 TRAFFIC COPS1 HONOR GU>DS1 (FIC]S1 EV]Y:]E1 ) !IR DO(US-CAPS & !IR DUMB FACES ( HAPPY P[]4  ,BONEHEADS 9 ! METRO4 ,BUNDL$ M5 SIT BY S&WI* BO>DS1 SELL+ PHONE C>DS1 9T]NET C>DS1 WAIT+2 ADV]TISEM5TS1 ADV]TISEM5TS1 %9Y ?+S TO BUY1 %IPM5TS ( ,COCA-,COLA1 B5T GR&MAS BEGG+1 GYPSY FAMILIES BEGG+1 COLD1 COLD1 COLD4  ,WOM5 9 %ORT SKIRTS & HOMELESS DOGS DEFY LOGIC & EXT9CTION AS ! TEMP]ATURE DROPS4  ,! CITY WAKES UP WRAPP$ 9 FOG4  ,QUE/IONS1 CONTRADICTIONS1 & MO/LY ! LONG BL& PAUSES 9 BETWE54  ,WALKS TO ! P>K1 TRAFFIC S\NDS1 E>LY D>KNESS4  ,EV]Y NI<T1 FIREWORKS4  ,NO REASON1 JU/ FIREWORKS4  ,9 A GRAVEY>D ON A HILLSIDE COV]$ 9 TREES1 Y\ CAN WALK 9 PEACE & M\? ! NAMES ( ! DEAD1 !IR SYLLABLES FREEZ+ 9 ! AIR4  ,!N A ?AW COMES1 ! W>ME/ ,DECEMB] EV]4  ,GLOBAL W>M+ BR+S SMILES & DR9K+ 9 P>KS4  ,I'M P9+ = A BLIZZ>D4 

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