,MAIDAN & ITS ,CONTRADICTIONS 
,9T]VIEW ) A ,UKRA9IAN ,REVOLUTION>Y ,SYNDICALI/ 

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,AU?OR 3 ,AUTONOM\S ,WORK]S' ,UNION 

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,= WEEKS & WEEKS1 WE HAVE BE5 LOOK+ AT ,UKRA9IAN EV5TS1 TRY+ TO MAKE S5SE ( :AT HAS BE5 HAPP5+ 9 ,KYIV & O!R CITIES4 ,WE HAD READ MANY TEXTS1 COMM5TS & 9T]VIEWS & DISCUSS$ AB\T ,MAIDAN1 BUT WE HAD BE5 ALWAYS >RIV+ ONLY AT NEW QUE/IONS TO BE ANSW]$4 ,?US1 :5 A POSSIBILITY OCCURR$ TO GET 9 T\* ) ,UKRA9IAN COMRADES ONE ( US TRI$ TO USE IT AS BE/ AS HE C\LD4 ,AS A RESULT ( ?AT EF=T & ?ANKS TO K9DNESS & PATI5CE ( ,D5IS FROM A ,KYIV BRAN* ( A REVOLUTION>Y SYNDICALI/ GR\P CALL$ ,AUTONOM\S ,WORK]S ,UNION ! FOLL[+ 9T]VIEW CAME 9TO EXI/5CE4 ,HOPEFULLY1 IT WILL PROVIDE Y\ ) MANY USEFUL 9SI<TS 9TO ! ,MAIDAN MOVEM5T & ITS CONTEXT4 

7,N,B3 ,! 9T]VIEW WAS DONE BE=E ! NEW PHASE ( PROTE/S HAS BEGUN ON ,FEBRU>Y #a#h?4 ,/ILL1 IT GIVES A BROAD] CONTEXT = UND]/&+ ( ! REC5T DEVELOPM5TS4 ,SEE ALSO ! /ATEM5T ( ! ,A,W,U ,KIEV BRAN*4 - AVTONOMIA4NET7 

,VRATISLAV3 ,ALMO/ ?REE MON?S AGO A MOVEM5T BEGAN TO DEVELOP 9 ! ,UKRA9E :I* S9CE ?AT TIME HAS BECOME REALLY MASSIVE & SPREAD FROM ,KYIV TO O!R REGIONS4 ,IT 9VOLVES A LONG/&+ OCCUPATION ( ! ,9DEP5D5CE SQU>E & A SURR\ND+ >EA 9 ,KYIV1 RIOTS1 OCCUPATIONS OR BLOCKADES ( ADM9I/RATION & O!R (FICIAL BUILD+S 9 MO/ P>TS ( ! C\NTRY4 ,IT IS ALSO NOTORI\S = A V]Y /RONG 9VOLVEM5T ( F>-RI<T ORGANIZATIONS & PREVAL5CE ( A C]TA9 TRADITIONALI/ NATIONALI/ IDEOLOGY AMONG PROTE/]S4 ,?IS MOVEM5T IS CALL$ 11,MAIDAN0 OR11,EUROMAIDAN0 AFT] ! SQU>E OCCUPATION & ITS 9ITIAL DEM& ?AT ! ,UKRA9IAN GOV]NM5T RATIFIES AN ADMISSION TREATY ) ! ,E,U4 ,H[EV]1 QUITE SOON ?IS DEM& BECAME OV]%AD[$ BY ANO!R ONE2 A DEM& MORE PROM95T1 PRESS+ & OBVI\SLY MU* MORE ABLE TO MOBILIZE L>GE NUMB]S ( PEOPLE3 OV]?R[+ PRESID5T ,YANUKOVY* ) HIS GOV]NM5T & CORRUPT /ATE APP>ATUS4 ,IS ?AT A R\<LY CORRECT PICTURE OR IS SOME?+ MISS+ FROM IT8 ,IS ! ORIG9AL PRO-,E,U DEM& /ILL AN IMPORTANT & 9TEGRAL P>T ( ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ,YANUKOVY*'S REGIME OR HAS IT BECOME A COMPLETELY SECOND>Y ONE8 ,I MEAN1 IF ! CURR5T RUL+ CLAN IS TOPPL$1 WILL !Y BE TOPPL$ BY MASSES ?AT DEF9ITELY WANT TO TAKE 11! ,WE/]N ROAD08 ,IS ! ,MAIDAN MOVEM5T 9 ,KYIV & ACROSS ! C\NTRY ABSOLUTELY UNIFI$ AB\T ! QUE/ION ( 11ULTRA-,EURO-OPTIMISM08 

,D5IS3 ,YES1 Y\R ACC\NT IS MORE OR LESS CORRECT4 ,BUT Y\ %\LD UND]/& ?AT FROM ! V]Y BEG9N+ PEOPLE HAD A V]Y PECULI> UND]/&+ ( 0,EUROPE04 ,!Y PICTUR$ A V]Y UTOPIAN IDEAL - SOCIETY )\T CORRUPTION1 ) HI< WAGES1 SOCIAL SECURITY1 RULE ( LAW1 HONE/ POLITICIANS1 SMIL+ FACES1 CLEAN /REETS ETC4 - & CALL$ IT 0,E,U04 ,& :5 ONE TRI$ TO TELL !M ?AT ACTUAL ,E,U HAS NO?+ TO DO ) ?IS PRETTY PICTURE1 ?AT PEOPLE !RE ACTUALLY BURN ,E,U FLAGS & PROTE/ AGA9/ AU/]ITY ETC4 - !Y RETORT$3 0,SO W\LD Y\ BETT] LIVE 9 ,RUSSIA !N80 ,SO1 YES1 FROM ! V]Y BEG9N+ ! PROTE/ WAS DRIV5 BY ! FALSE CONSCI\SNESS ( 0CIVILIZATIONAL *OICE01 BY NATIONALI/ IDEOLOGICAL PATT]NS :I* DIDN'T LEAVE ANY ROOM = ! CLASS AG5DA4 ,!SE >E ! RESULTS ( ! B\RGEOIS CULTURAL HEGEMONY1 9 ,GRAMSCIAN T]MS1 & ?IS IS ! MA9 PROBLEM WE %\LD FI<T 9 ?IS C\NTRY OV] NEXT YE>S 7OR EV5 DECADES74 

,BUT 0,EUROPE0 WAS NEV] ACTUALLY ! MA9 AIM ( ! PROTE/]S4 ,ANTI-GOV]NM5T & ANTI-,RUSSIAN S5TIM5TS W]E MU* /RONG]1 SO !Y NATURALLY OV]TOOK ! PRO-,E,U RHETORIC AFT] ! POLICE CRACKD[N ( ,DECEMB] #a1 & N[ MO/ PEOPLE H>DLY EV5 REMEMB] :AT ! 9ITIAL CAUSE ( ! DEMON/RATIONS WAS4 ,MANY PEOPLE AGREE ?AT ! V]Y T]M ,EUROMAIDAN IS ALREADY ANA*RONI/IC4 ,! F> RI<T GR\PS1 :I* 9ITIALLY HAD TO HIDE !IR TRADITIONAL ATTITUDE TO ! 0LIB]AL DECAY+ ,E,U0 9 ORD] TO 9FILTRATE ! PROTE/S1 N[ OP5LY /ATE ?AT !Y DON'T C>E AB\T ! ,E,U & ONLY WANT A REGIME *ANGE4 ,?IS S5TIM5T IS ACCEPT$ 9 ! WIDE CIRCLES ( ! PROTE/]S4 

,AL?\<1 ON ! O!R H&1 IT IS A FACT ?AT ,UKRA9E HAS BE5 HI/ORICALLY DIVID$ 9TO TWO CULTURAL_/POLITICAL_/L+UI/IC 5TITIES4 ,! ,S\!RN & ,EA/]N P>T HAS MORE PEOPLE1 ALMO/ ALL 9DU/RY1 SPEAKS ,RUSSIAN & IS L>GELY LOYAL TO ! 0PRO-,RUSSIAN0 CULTURAL & POLITICAL AG5DA1 BE+ NO/ALGIC = ! ,SOVIET /ATE4 ,! ,WE/]N & ,C5TRAL ,UKRA9E IS MORE AGR>IAN & LESS POPUL\S1 SPEAKS MORE ,UKRA9IAN & LEANS MORE T[>DS ,WE/1 AWAY FROM ,RUSSIA4 ,DUR+ LA/ DECADE ,KYIV HAS %IFT$ POLITICALLY FROM ! FIR/ TO ! SECOND P>T4 ,?IS DIVIDE IS (T5 EXAGG]AT$ TO ! PO9T :]E ! EXI/5CE ( A S+LE ,UKRA9IAN NATION IS EV5 D5I$2 ?IS IS NOT TRUE3 ,I ?9K ,UKRA9E IS /ILL A MORE UNIFI$ NATION-/ATE ?AN ,BELGIUM1 = EXAMPLE4 ,BUT /ILL1 ?IS DIVIDE DOES EXI/1 & BY ! WAY IT WAS ! MA9 REASON :Y 9 ,UKRA9E ! RUL+ CLASS FAIL$ TO E/ABLI% AN AU?ORIT>IAN REGIME 9 ! MOLD ( ,RUSSIA OR ,BEL>US3 IT 5SUR$ ?AT NO POLITICIAN HAS EV] HAD SUPPORT FROM ! MAJORITY ( ! POPULATION4 ,!RE=E1 !Y HAD TO BALANCE & MAKE CONCESSIONS TO ! WEAK WORK+ CLASS3 B\RGEOIS DEMOCRACY WAS RETA9$1 & WELF>E /ATE ELEM5TS >E MU* MORE G5]\S ?AN 9 ,RUSSIA4 

,GIV5 ALL ?AT1 WE CAN CONCLUDE3 ,E,U 9TEGRATION IS NOT ! C5TRAL ISSUE ( ! PROTE/S AT ALL1 BUT IT IS IMPLICITLY REG>D$ BY ! PROTE/]S AS A NATURAL /EP :I* %\LD EV5TUALLY BE TAK5 BY ! 0GOOD0 GOV]NM5T AFT] ! FALL ( ,YANUKOVY*4 

,VRATISLAV3 ,MAIDAN PUTS =W>D EXCLUSIVELY POLITICAL DEM&S4 ,H[EV]1 ! SPH]E ( POLITICS DOES NOT EXI/ ISOLAT$ 9 A VACUUM1 IT IS A MOM5T ( A SOCIAL TOTALITY 9 ! SAME WAY AS ECONOMICS IS4 ,!RE=E1 ,MAIDAN'S POLITICAL DEM&S >E NOT CONT+5T & ,I AM 9T]E/$ 9 :AT K9D ( SOCIO-ECONOMICAL REALITY IS BEH9D !SE DEM&S4 ,:AT K9D ( G5]AL SITUATION 9 ! ,UKRA9E PRODUC$ PRECISELY ?OSE DEM&S = /EPP+ D[N ( ,YANUKOVY* & AGA9/ SY/EMATIC CORRUPTION P]MEAT+ ! /ATE8 

,D5IS3 ,FIR/ ( ALL1 BE> 9 M9D ! POLITICAL HET]OG5EITY ( ,UKRA9E :I* ,I DESCRIB$ ABOVE4 ,!SE DIVISIONS W]E ACTUALIZ$ DUR+ LA/ YE>S BY POLITICIANS = !IR PRACTICAL PURPOSES4 ,= EXAMPLE1 9 #b#i1 JU/ BE=E PRESID5TIAL ELECTIONS1 ! ,P>TY ( ,REGIONS :I* WAS !N 9 OPPOSITION 9CIT$ HUGE PROTE/S AGA9/ ,N,A,T,O MANEUV]S 9 ,CRIMEA4 ,!Y ALSO PROMIS$ TO MAKE ,RUSSIAN ! NATIONAL LANGUAGE4 ,9 #b#a1 :5 !Y CAME TO P[]1 !Y W]E ,O,K ) ! SAME MANEUV]S BY ,N,A,T,O & NOBODY DID ANY?+ 9 ! SPH]E ( LANGUAGES - UNTIL #b#a#b1 :5 !Y HAD TO W9 ! P>LIAM5T>Y ELECTIONS4 ,!N !Y PASS$ A LAW :I* DEF5D$ REGIONAL & M9ORITY LANGUAGES1 :I* MOBILIZ$ BO? P>TS ( ! POPULATION3 ! ,RUSSIAN-SPEAK+ PEOPLE SUPPORT$ ,P>TY ( ,REGIONS1 HAV+ SOMEH[ 0REMEMB]$0 ?AT !Y >E BE+ DISCRIM9AT$ AGA9/ & BELIEV+ ?AT ?IS LAW WILL SAVE !M2 ! ,UKRA9IAN-SPEAK+ OPPOSITION HELD MASSIVE PROTE/S AGA9/ 0L+UI/IC G5OCIDE04 ,SO1 BO? POLITICAL CAMPS MANIPULATE ) !SE ISSUES1 RADICALIZ+ ! POPULATION :5 PEOPLE !MSELVES W\LDN'T BO!R4 ,ONE YE> LAT]1 NOBODY REMEMB]$ AB\T ?AT 0HIDE\S0 LANGUAGE LAW ANYMORE4 

,SO1 !RE IS ALWAYS A L>GE P>T ( POPULATION :I* HATES ! CURR5T PRESID5T & !Y ONLY NE$ A TRIGG] TO />T PROTE/+ AGA9/ HIM 7ESPECIALLY S9CE ,KYIV1 ! CAPITAL1 IS 9 ! 0OPPOSITION0 P>T74 ,?IS TIME !RE WAS A TRIGG]3 AN ,E,U HY/]IA PROVOK$ BY ! GOV]NM5T ITSELF6 ,= ! :OLE YE> #bac !Y W]E CON/ANTLY TALK+ AB\T H[ ,UKRA9E IS GO+ TO SIGN ?AT AGREEM5T ) ! ,E,U4 ,!Y'VE R\S$ ! EXPECTATIONS ( ! 0PRO-,EUROPEAN0 P>T ( ! POPULATION1 & !N1 :5 SUDD5LY !Y MADE A ,U-TURN1 PEOPLE W]E EXTREMELY FRU/RAT$ & ANGRY4 ,?AT WAS ! 9ITIAL IMPULSE4 

,BUT1 OBVI\SLY1 !RE >E V]Y REAL REASONS = PEOPLE TO HATE ! GOV]NM5T1 TOO4 ,:5 ,YANUKOVY* BECAME PRESID5T 9 #b#a1 HE />T$ PU%+ = UNPOPUL> NEO-LIB]AL /EPS4 ,! NATURAL GAS T>IFFS W]E GR[+2 ! GOV]NM5T LAUN*$ M$ICAL RE=M :I* WILL EV5TUALLY LEAD TO CLOSURE ( MANY M$ICAL 9/ITUTIONS & TO 9TRODUC+ ! UNIV]SAL M$ICAL 9SURANCE 9/EAD ( ! UNCONDITIONAL COV]AGE2 !Y PU%$ ?R\< EXTREMELY UNPOPUL> P5SION RE=M 7RAIS+ P5SION AGE = WOM57 AGA9/ ! WILL ( MORE ?AN #i.0 ( POPULATION2 !RE WAS AN ATTEMPT AT PASS+ ! NEW ,LABOR ,CODE :I* W\LD S]I\SLY AFFECT WORK]S' RI<TS2 ! RAILWAY IS BE+ CORPORATIZ$2 F9ALLY1 !Y PASS$ A NEW ,TAX ,CODE :I* HIT SMALL BUS9ESS4 ,BUT EV5TUALLY ?IS ASSAULT WASN'T V]Y SUCCESSFUL1 & ! GOV]NM5T HAD TO BACK (F4 ,! T>IFFS ( NATURAL GAS1 ELECTRICITY1 HEAT+1 WAT] >E FROZ5 AT A LEVEL :I* IS ONE ( ! L[E/ 9 ,EUROPE & EX-,U,S,S,R2 ! ,LABOR ,CODE IS BURI$ 9 ! P>LIAM5T2 ! NEXT /AGE ( ! P5SION RE=M 79TRODUC+ COMPULSORY P5SION SAV+ PLANS 9/EAD ( ! SOLID>ITY SY/EM7 IS HALT$4 ,!Y SAW !Y CAN'T MOVE ON ) SU* L[ LEVELS ( SUPPORT4 ,BUT /ILL1 ! WELF>E ( ! WORK+ CLASSES1 AS WELL AS ! G5]AL /ATE ( ! ECONOMY LEAVES MU* TO BE DESIR$1 & PEOPLE HAVE ALL LEGITIMATE REASONS TO DEM& BETT] LIV+ /&>DS4 ,SADLY1 !SE GRIEVANCES >E DRESS$ 9 ! FALSE CONSCI\SNESS ( NATIONALISM4 

,F9ALLY1 !RE'S ONE MORE IMPORTANT DETAIL4 ,S9CE #b#a1 ,VIKTOR ,YANUKOVY*1 :O HAD 9ITIALLY BE5 JU/ A PUPPET ( P[]FUL OLIG>*S1 HAS BECOME AN AMBITI\S BUS9ESSMAN HIMSELF4 ,HIS ELD] SON HAS ACCUMULAT$ VA/ P[]S2 0,! ,FAMILY0 OCCUPI$ IMPORTANT POSITIONS 9 ! GOV]NM5T1 MONOPOLIZ$ CONTROL OV] CAPITAL FL[S1 & />T$ FI<T+ ) ,R9AT ,AKHMETOV1 ,DMITRY ,FIRTA% & O!R OLIG>*S :O HAD BE5 !IR SPONSORS PREVI\SLY4 ,NATURALLY1 ! TRADITIONAL OLIG>*IC CLANS DIDN'T LIKE ?IS1 SO ! CURR5T PROTE/ HAS ALSO AN ELITE DIM5SION4 

,VRATISLAV3 ,N[1 IS IT POSSIBLE TO SUMM>IZE ,MAIDAN'S DEM&S8 ,I MEAN DEM&S COM+ FROM )9 ! MOVEM5T & EFFECTIVELY UNIFY+ & G5]ALIZ+ IT4 ,>E !RE ANY SU* CLE>LY & UNIV]SALLY >TICULAT$ DEM&S8 ,OR >E ?OSE POLITICAL DEM&S WE CAN SEE & HE> ONLY SUPPLI$ BY OPPOSITION P>TIES1 BECAUSE ! ,MAIDAN AS SU* IS RA!R A *AOTIC >RAY ( 9DIVIDUAL GRIEVANCES ?AT NEV]!LESS ID5TIFY ,YANUKOVY*'S CORRUPT & 9CREAS+LY AU?ORIT>IAN /ATE AS A COMMON S\RCE & 5EMY & !RE=E >E ABLE & READY TO SPEAK 9 ONE VOICE ) ! P>LIAM5T>Y OPPOSITION8 

,D5IS3 ,AS F> AS ,I UND]/& IT1 !RE'S ONLY ONE DEM& ?AT IS %>$ BY VIRTUALLY EV]Y P]SON ACTIVE 9 ,MAIDAN3 GET RID ( ,YANUKOVY*4 ,?AT IS 9DE$ ! GA!R+ PO9T :I* CAN UNIFY ALL SOCIAL /RATA & POLITICAL CAMPS PRES5T !RE4 ,( C\RSE1 MO/ PEOPLE W\LD SAY ?AT !Y DON'T WANT TO /OP AT ?AT1 ?AT !Y WANT TOTAL PURGE ( ALL GOV]NM5T /RUCTURES SO ?AT SOME 0NEW PEOPLE0 C\LD COME & SO ON4 ,IF WE LOOK CLOS]1 WE'LL SEE A VA/ SPECT] ( DIFF]5T VIEWPO9TS1 (T5 MUTUALLY CONTRADICTORY4 ,SO1 ,I ?9K Y\'RE RI<T ?AT ! OPPOSITION IS CAPITALIZ+ ON ! FACT ?AT CURR5TLY ALL HATR$ IS FOCUS$ SPECIFICALLY ON ,YANUKOVY*4 

,VRATISLAV3 ,I ?9K ,I CAN IMAG9E1 :AT W\LD ! ,EUROPEAN FREE TRADE AGREEM5T & ,I,M,F /RUCTURAL ADJU/M5T PROGRAM CAUSE 9 ! ,UKRA9E4 ,H[EV]1 IT IS A MY/]Y TO ME :AT W\LD 9TEGRATION ) ,RUSSIA LEAD TO8 ,:AT IS ?IS ,CU/OMS ,UNION ) ,RUSSIA1 ,BYELORUSSIA & ,KAZAKH/AN AB\T8 ,I READ AN >TICLE WRITT5 BY A ,UKRA9IAN LEFTI/ J\RNALI/ :O CLAIM$ ?AT ECONOMIC & SOCIAL POLICIES 9 ,RUSSIA >E CURR5TLY /RONGLY NEO-LIB]AL8 ,IS ?AT CORRECT8 ,IF ?AT IS ! CASE >E ?OSE POLICIES GO+ TO UNIFY ! 11,EUR,ASIA08 ,P]HAPS1 PLUS AN AU?ORIT>IAN =M ( /ATE1 GIV5 ! *>ACT] ( REGIMES 9 ,RUSSIA1 ,BYELORUSSIA & ,KAZAKH/AN8 

,D5IS3 ,WELL YES1 SO F> ! SITUATION ( ! WORK+ CLASSES 9 ,UKRA9E IS SIGNIFICANTLY BETT] ?AN 9 ANY ( ! C\NTRIES Y\'VE M5TION$ - BECAUSE ( ! REASONS ,I'VE DESCRIB$ ABOVE4 ,& ! 9TEGRATION 9TO ! ,CU/OMS ,UNION WILL MEAN ONLY BAD ?+S = WORK]S3 ! SCREWS WILL BE TI<T5$ BO? 9 ! SPH]E ( POLITICAL FRE$OMS & 9 ! SPH]E ( LIV+ /&>DS ( WORK]S4 ,ACTUALLY1 ! /ATUTES ( ! ,CU/OMS ,UNION DEM& UNIFICATION ( ! LABOR LAWS - ?AT'S JU/ ONE EXAMPLE4 ,! GOV]NM5T WILL GET C>T BLAN*E TO E/ABLI% MORE AU?ORIT>IAN REGIME & L[] LIV+ /&>DS4 

,9 ! MACROECONOMIC DIM5SION SU* 9TEGRATION WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO R5EW ! COOP]ATION L9KS 9 HI-TE* 9DU/RIES - !SE L9KS W]E BROK5 9 #a#i#iS4 ,SO1 EV5TUALLY ?IS CAN POSSIBLY BR+ AB\T A /RONG] ECONOMY - BUT AT ! T]RIBLE CO/1 & NOT ONLY TO WORK]S1 BUT ALSO TO ! ,UKRA9IAN B\RGEOISIE4 ,\R NATIONAL B\RGEOISIE IS MU* WEAK] ?AN !IR ,RUSSIAN C\NT]P>TS1 & 9TEGRATION 9TO ! ,CU/OMS ,UNION WILL MEAN !IR VIRTUAL EXT9CTION4 ,!RE=E ?IS IDEA IS QUITE UNPOPUL> AMONG ! ,UKRA9IAN RUL+ CLASS6 

,OBJECTIVELY1 ! OPTIMAL SC5>IO = ,UKRA9IAN ECONOMY W\LD BE TO CONT9UE ! OLD POLICIES ( GEOPOLITICAL 0NEUTRALITY01 )\T DECISIVE 9TEGRATION 9TO ,WE/]N OR ,EA/]N /RUCTURES4 ,ANY 0*OICE0 WILL BE A SEV]E BL[ TO ,UKRA9IAN EXPORTS & TO ! WELL-BE+ ( PEOPLE4 ,! ONLY QUE/ION IS1 H[ MU* TIME IS /ILL LEFT = SU* NEUTRALITY8 ,IT LOOKS LIKE BO? ,RUSSIA & ! ,E,U WANT ,UKRA9E TO /OP WRIGGL+ & MAKE H] M9D F9ALLY4 

,VRATISLAV3 ,I W\LD SAY ?AT !RE IS NOT MU* TIME LEFT4 ,IT SEEMS ?AT ! GLOBAL CRISIS HAS ]AS$ ANY POSSIBILITY = ! CAPITALI/ SOCIETY 9 ! ,UKRA9E TO GO ON EXI/+ SOME:]E 9 BETWE5 ! ,WE/ & ,RUSSIA4 ,! FACT ?AT ! ,UKRA9IAN ECONOMY GOT 9TO A RECESSION & ! /ATE HAS BE5 ON ! V]GE ( DEFAULT+ = MORE ?AN ONE YE> PO9TS \T ?AT ANY GOV]NM5T WILL HAVE TO MAKE A 0GEOPOLITICAL *OICE0 9 ORD] TO OBTA9 MORE CR$IT4 ,EV5 IF ! ,UKRA9IAN CAPITALI/ CLASS & ITS POLITICAL REPRES5TATIVES C\LD F9D A NEW 0MIDDLE WAY0 7ACCEPT+ LOANS BY BO? ,RUSSIA & ! ,I,M,F71 IT SEEMS TO BE OBVI\S1 FROM :AT Y\ HAVE JU/ SAID1 ?AT 9 ANY CASE SU* A 0MIDDLE WAY0 W\LD BE BAS$ ON 0NEO-LIB]AL0 RE/RUCTUR+4 ,! TIME HAS PROBABLY ELAPS$ = BE+ OV]CAUTI\S & SL[ ) IMPOS+ /RUCTURAL RE=MS 9 ORD] NOT TO ALI5ATE ! ELECTORATE4 ,:AT DO Y\ ?9K AB\T ?AT8 ,C\LD Y\ TELL US SOME MORE AB\T ! EFFECTS ( ! CRISIS 9 ! ,UKRA9E8 

,D5IS3 ,I W\LDN'T RU% ) ! DOOM-&-GLOOM PR$ICTIONS JU/ YET4 ,FROM MY PO9T ( VIEW1 ! RUL+ CLASS WILL BE ABLE TO CONT9UE ) !IR CURR5T 0,BONAP>TI/0 POLICIES IF ! GLOBAL ECONOMY ALL[S ?AT4 ,EV5 9 #b#i1 :5 ! ECONOMY WAS S9K+ V]Y DEEP1 9COMES ( ! POPULATION TOOK A HIT1 TOO1 BUT ! GOV]NM5T DID !IR BE/ TO ALLEVIATE IT 7BECAUSE ( ! UPCOM+ PRESID5TIAL ELECTIONS674 ,! M9IMUM WAGES & P5SIONS W]E RAIS$ SEV]AL TIMES DUR+ ?AT YE>4 

,AFT] ?AT1 !RE WAS A C]TA9 ECONOMIC RECOV]Y1 BUT 9 ! MIDDLE ( #bab ,UKRA9E 5T]$ A NEW /AGE ( ! CRISIS BECAUSE ( ! FALL+ PRICES AT ! =EIGN M>KETS4 ,! RECESSION HAS BE5 >\ND = A YE> & A HALF4 ,DUR+ ?IS P]IOD1 ! GOV]NM5T HAS MANAG$ SO F> TO KEEP T>IFFS ON PREVI\S LEVELS & TO RAISE ! M9IMUM WAGES4 ,! NATIONAL CURR5CY HAS BE5 DEVALU$ ONLY LA/ WEEK4 ,!SE POLICIES REQUIR$ SQUEEZ+ ! LEGAL PR(ITS ( CAPITALI/S1 EV5 SO ?AT LA/ YE> ! GOV]NM5T TOOK SOME /EPS TO CURB EXPATRIATION ( PR(ITS BY ! BIG BUS9ESS4 

,ALSO1 ! GOV]NM5T HAD TO />T BORR[+ HEAVILY4 ,!Y OBTA9$ SOME MONEY FROM ! ,I,M,F 9 #bh BUT !N REFUS$ TO IMPLEM5T ! UNPOPUL> DEM&S4 ,/ILL1 !Y MADE USE ( ! B5EFICIAL TR5DS AT ! =EIGN MONEY M>KETS & BORR[$ ON COMM]CIAL T]MS 9 #b#a-#b#a#c4 ,RI<T N[ IT LOOKS AS ?IS OPPORTUNITY IS FAD+ AWAY BECAUSE ( ! TAP]+ ( ,Q,E BY ! ,U,S ,F$4 

,!Y MANAG$ TO GET MONEY FROM ,RUSSIA )\T ANY OBVI\S CONDITIONS4 ,IF ! AGREEM5TS ) ,RUSSIA DON'T BREAK D[N BE=E ! #bae ELECTIONS1 !RE'S NO D\BT ?AT ! CURR5T POLICIES WILL LA/ AT LEA/ UNTIL !N4 ,BUT EV5TUALLY EV]Y?+ DEP5DS ON :E!R ! SITUATION AT ! GLOBAL M>KETS BECOMES FAVORABLE = ,UKRA9IAN ECONOMY1 DEEPLY DEP5D5T ON EXPORTS & IMPORTS4 ,IF ! RECOV]Y COMES 9 #b#a#d1 ! RUL+ CLASS MAY BE ABLE TO WRIGGLE !IR WAY ?R\< & CONT9UE BUS9ESS AS USUAL4 ,O!RWISE1 !Y WILL HAVE TO TAKE SOME DRA/IC /EPS T[>DS L[]+ /&>DS ( LIFE = ! WORK+ CLASS & NEOLIB]AL ADJU/M5T ( ECONOMY 9 ORD] TO RE/>T 9DU/RIES & TO PAY BACK ! M\NT+ PILE ( CR$ITS4 ,SO1 9 ! PESSIMI/IC SC5>IO1 ! ,UKRA9IAN 0WELF>E /ATE0 ( SORTS WILL HAVE LIV$ EXACTLY T5 YE>S3 #b#d-#b#a#d4 ,WILL ,UKRA9IAN B\RGEOISIE BE /RONG 5\< TO P]SEV]E ?AT CRISIS & NOT BE SUBJECT$ TO ,RUSSIAN OR ,E,U 0COLLEAGUES08 ,?AT'S A QUE/ION :I* HAS NO ANSW] SO F>4 

,VRATISLAV3 ,IF ,I TRY TO LOOK AT ! ,MAIDAN MOVEM5T & UND]/& IT1 ,I AM ALWAYS CURI\S AB\T ITS CLASS & POLITICAL COMPOSITIONS & H[ !Y HAVE EVOLV$ DUR+ ! TWO MON?S4 ,I ?9K Y\ SAID SOME:]E ?AT ! 9ITIAL PRO-,E,U PROTE/]S W]E MIDDLE CLASS4 ,W]E Y\ TALK+ AB\T ! /UD5TS8 ,MIDDLE CLASS IS CURR5TLY QUITE A FA%IONABLE & AT ! SAME TIME V]Y VAGUE CATEGORY4 ,C\LD Y\1 PLEASE1 SPECIFY A LITTLE BIT MORE :AT DO Y\ MEAN BY ?AT 9 ! ,UKRA9IAN CONTEXT8 

,D5IS3 ,DEP5DS ON :AT P]IOD Y\ >E REF]R+ TO4 ,9ITIALLY1 YES1 ! PROTE/]S W]E MA9LY /UD5TS & URBAN 0MIDDLE CLASSES03 PETITE B\RGEOISIE1 BOHEMIAN CIRCLES1 (FICE WORK]S4 ,RI<T N[1 ! CLASS COMPOSITION ( ! PROTE/S HAS DEF9ITELY %IFT$ TO ! MORE UNIV]SAL ONE4 ,I'M NOT SURE AB\T ! EXACT PROPORTIONS BUT IT'S D\BTLESS ?AT ! PROTE/ HAS BECOME MORE 0PROLET>IAN0 - AL?\< ! %>E ( WORK]S IS /ILL L[1 & :5 !Y >E PRES5T1 !Y >E !RE AS 0,UKRA9IANS0 OR 0CITIZ5S0 BUT NOT AS 0WORK]S04 ,ALSO1 9 ,KYIV P] SE LIFE GOES ON AS USUAL1 NOBODY IS ON /RIKE ETC4 ,G5]ALLY1 ! PROTE/ HAS A CROSS-CLASS NATURE3 IT 9CLUDES UNEMPLOY$ PEOPLE AS WELL AS ! ,C,E,O ( ,MICROS(T ,UKRA9E4 

,VRATISLAV3 ,M$IA COMM5TATORS 9ITIALLY DESCRIB$ ?OSE ORIG9AL ,NOVEMB] PROTE/]S AS BE+ POLITICALLY LIB]AL1 /&+ = DEMOCRATIC PLURALISM1 MULTI-CULTURALISM1 ETC4 ,DO Y\ AGREE ) ?IS DESCRIPTION8 

,D5IS3 ,DEF9ITELY NOT MULTI-CULTURALISM6 ,I ?9K TODAY EV]YBODY IS ALREADY AW>E AB\T ! ROLE ( ! F>-RI<T 9 ! PROTE/S4 ,!Y >E NOT AS UBIQUIT\S AS ONE MAY ?9K BUT ! FACT IS ?AT !IR IDEOLOGY HAS REALLY BECOME MORE ACCEPTABLE 9 ! MA9/REAM 7:I* HAD 9ITIALLY BE5 LEAN+ TO ! RI<T674 ,= EXAMPLE1 JU/ REC5TLY ,VITALI ,KLITS*KO 7:O IS ! MO/ LIB]AL ( ALL ! ?REE OPPOSITION LEAD]S7 HAS PROCLAIM$ A CAMPAIGN CALL$ 0,DON'T BE AFRAID1 Y\'RE A ,UKRA9IAN60 ,( C\RSE1 MO/ PROTE/]S REALLY SAY !Y WANT POLITICAL PLURALISM1 B\RGEOIS DEMOCRACY 9/EAD ( ! CREEP+ MONOPOLIZATION ( P[] BY ONE P>TY1 AS ! ?+ LOOK N[4 ,BUT AT ! SAME TIME ! CR[D AT ! ,MAIDAN REVIVES SOME DEEPLY BURI$ PRE-MOD]N1 M$IEVAL SOCIAL PRACTICES LIKE :IPP+ PO/1 LYN*+1 RE9=C$ TRADITIONAL G5D] ROLES4 ,?IS SC>Y READ9ESS TO SLIP 9TO B>B>ISM IS BORN FROM ! G5]AL DIS5*ANTM5T ) P>LIAM5T>Y POLITICS & ! UBIQUIT\S NATIONALI/ MY?OLOGY AB\T ! GOLD5 PA/1 IMPOS$ 9 S*OOLS & M$IA4 ,M9D Y\1 ! SAME ?+S >E GO+ ON 9 ! OPPOSITE CAMP3 SOCIAL NETWORKS ( ! RIOT POLICE (FIC]S 9 ! 9T]NET >E FULL ( ! SAME %IT4 

,! ORIG9AL ,EUROMAIDAN AG5DA 9 ,NOVEMB] WAS A RI<T LIB]AL ONE1 /&+ = ! ,E,U1 0ECONOMIC LIB]TIES0 & B\RGEOIS DEMOCRACY4 ,BUT EV5 !N ! ISSUES ( MULTICULTURALISM1 ,L,G,B,T RI<TS1 WORK]S' RI<TS & FRE$OMS W]E SEV]ELY REPRESS$ BY ! POLITICALLY CONSCI\S F>-RI<T ACTIVI/S :O HAD JO9$ ! PROTE/S EV5 ?\< !IR [N POLITICAL PROGRAM HAD ALWAYS 9CLUD$ CRITIQUE ( ! ,E,U'S 0LIB]AL FASCISM04 ,ACTUALLY1 ! V]Y NAME 0,RI<T ,SECTOR0 ORIG9AT$ AFT] ONE ( SU* VIOL5T CLA%ES4 ,! ATTACK]S DIDN'T REPRES5T ! MAJORITY ( PROTE/]S1 BUT ! MAJORITY WAS V]Y SUSCEPTIBLE TO !IR POLITICAL AG5DA :I* !Y HAD BE5 AGGRESSIVELY PU%+ ?R\<4 

,VRATISLAV3 ,CAN WE SAY ?AT FOLL[+ ! FIR/ POLICE ASSAULT1 ! WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE 5T]$ ! ,MAIDAN8 ,I CAN IMAG9E ALL K9DS ( PROLET>IANS >E FREQU5T+ ! ,MAIDAN ONCE !IR WORK+ OR /UDY+ H\RS >E OV]3 PEOPLE ) /ABLE JOBS1 PREC>I\S WORK]S1 Y\NG & OLD1 M5 & WOM54 ,DOES ANY SU* CATEGORY COMPOSE A MAJORITY ( ! ,MAIDAN N[8 ,& :O >E ?OSE PEOPLE 9HABIT+ ! ,MAIDAN P]MAN5TLY8 ,>E !Y UNEMPLOY$1 CASUAL WORK]S1 :O >E JOBLESS DUR+ ! W9T]1 OR HOMELESS8 

,D5IS3 ,FIR/ ( ALL1 Y\ CAN'T SAY ?AT 0! WORK+ CLASS 5T]$ ,MAIDAN04 ,YES1 ! NUMB] ( WORK+-CLASS REPRES5TATIVES 9CREAS$1 BUT1 AS ,I SAID1 !Y DON'T CONSID] !MSELVES A CLASS1 = !M IT IS AN IRRELEVANT CATEGORY4 ,SO1 !RE'S NO 0CLASS-=-ITSELF0 AT ,MAIDAN4 ,& ! MAJORITY ( ! WORK+-CLASS POPULATION 9 ,KYIV IS /ILL APA!TIC - ,I MEAN1 Y\ CAN'T BE SURE ?AT SOMEONE Y\'VE MET 9 ! /REET SUPPORTS ,MAIDAN4 ,AS ,I SAID1 ! CLASS COMPOSITION IS N[ 0UNIV]SAL04 ,! MAJORITY1 ,I ?9K1 IS /ILL REPRES5T$ BY /UD5TS & PETITE B\RGEOISIE PLUS PROLET>IANS FROM ! ,WE/]N REGIONS ( ,UKRA9E4 ,?AT'S ESPECIALLY TRUE = ?OSE :O /AY !RE P]MAN5TLY4 ,HOMELESS PEOPLE >E NATURALLY ATTRACT$ BY ! FREE FOOD & HEAT+ BUT !Y >E FR[N$ UPON BY MANY ACTIVI/S4 

,VRATISLAV3 ,H[ ?AT LIMIT$ 09FLUX0 ( PROLET>IANS 7IF WE ID5TIFY !M ON ! BASIS ( !IR POSITION 9 ! CAPITALI/ RELATION ( EXPLOITATION & NOT !IR CONSCI\SNESS7 TRANS=M$ ! POLITICAL L&SCAPE ( ! ,MAIDAN8 ,!Y *ANG$ IT 9TO AN ANTI-GOV]NM5T /RUGGLE ,I GUESS4 ,BUT :AT ELSE8 ,>E !Y ALSO ! MO/ NUM]\S SUPPORT]S ( NATIONALISM & F> RI<T IDEOLOGIES & ?US GREATLY BOO/$ ! 9FLU5CE ( ,SVOBODA & O!R FASCI/ ORGANIZATIONS )9 ! MOVEM5T8 

,D5IS3 ,YES1 ! PROTE/S BECAME MORE ANTI-GOV]NM5T & PRO-DEMOCRACY1 ESPECIALLY AFT] ! LAWS ( ,JANU>Y #a#f4 ,MO/ PEOPLE W]E APPALL$ BY ! AU?ORIT>IAN ?REAT ?AT WAS !IR MA9 CONC]N4 ,& NO1 ,I'D SAY ?AT /ILL ! MO/ NUM]\S SUPPORT]S ( NATIONALISM & F> RI<T =CES >E NOT PROLET>IANS4 ,IT'S 9TELLIG5TSIA & ESPECIALLY /UD5TS4 ,!RE=E1 ! 0DEMOCRATIZATION0 ( ! CLASS COMPOSITION ( PROTE/S L$ TO A TEMPOR>Y WEAK5+ ( ! ,NAZIS1 NOT /R5G!N+ !M4 ,AL?\< 9 ! LONG RUN ! RI<TI/ POLITICAL HEGEMONY IS BE+ RE9=C$ EV5 ?\< ! NUM]ICAL PROPORTION ( H>DCORE ,NAZIS MAY N[ BE LESS4 

,VRATISLAV3 ,WELL1 ?AT IS REALLY 9T]E/+ :AT Y\ HAVE JU/ SAID AB\T /UD5TS & $UCAT$ PEOPLE 9 G5]AL BE+ ! PR9CIPAL FOLL[]S ( ,UKRA9IAN FASCI/S & ULTRA-NATIONALI/S4 ,C\LD Y\ EXPLA9 REASONS ( ?IS PH5OM5ON A BIT8 

,D5IS3 ,I ?9K IT FITS ! CLASSIC ,M>XI/ ANALYSIS ( FASCISM QUITE WELL1 DOESN'T IT8 ,9DE$1 9 ,KYIV 9TELLIG5TSIA & PETTY B\RGEOISIE >E MA9 SOCIAL =CES SUPPORT+ ,UKRA9IAN NATIONALISM4 ,9 ! ,WE/]N REGIONS ( ,UKRA9E ,SVOBODA HAS A PROLET>IAN ELECTORAL BASE1 BUT 9 ,KYIV !Y GA9$ ! RECORD NUMB] ( VOTES 9 #bab DUE TO 9TELLIG5TSIA'S DIS5*ANTM5T 9 ! 0SY/EMIC0 P>LIAM5T>Y OPPOSITION & EAG]NESS TO TRY SOME?+ MORE 0RADICAL04 ,& S9CE ! BASIC 0COMMON S5SE0 HAD LONG AGO BE5 E/ABLI%$ ON ! NATIONALI/ FUNDAM5TAL ASSUMPTIONS1 ! RADICALIZATION GOES ONLY FUR!R 9 ?AT DIRECTION4 ,MEAN:ILE1 WORK+ CLASS IS /ILL P>TLY APA!TIC1 P>TLY TRU/+ ! MAJOR B\RGEOIS POPULI/ P>TIES4 

,VRATISLAV3 ,ACTUALLY1 QUITE REC5TLY ,I HAVE READ AN ANALYSIS ( ! ,MAIDAN PROTE/S WRITT5 BY A ,CZE* LEFT-W+ UKRA9I/4 ,HE CLAIMS ?AT !Y >E 0FIR/ & =EMO/ MIDDLE CLASS PROTE/S01 I4E4 PROTE/S ( 0RELATIVELY $UCAT$ & SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE01 :ILE 0! RADICAL ,RI<T REPRES5TS ! VOICE ( POOR] /RATA ( ! ,UKRA9IAN POPULATION04 ,HE ALSO SAYS ?AT 0A N>R[ /RATUM ( 9TELLECTUALS1 WRIT]S & >TI/S1 :O O!RWISE REPRES5T ! MO/ VOCIF]\S VOICE ( PROTE/S1 HAS NO 9FLU5CE ON0 ! ULTRA-RI<T4 ,NEV]!LESS1 Y\R ACC\NT SUGGE/S A COMPLETE OPPOSITE - AT LEA/ AS F> AS FASCI/S >E CONC]N$ - DOESN'T IT8 ,:AT AB\T EXPLICITLY *>ACT]IZ+ ! ,MAIDAN MOVEM5T AS 0FIR/ & =EMO/ MIDDLE CLASS08 ,9 Y\R VIEW1 W\LD ?IS BE A CORRECT DESCRIPTION8 

,D5IS3 ,I W\LD AGREE ?AT ! 0MIDDLE CLASS0 DEF9ITELY PLAYS A LEAD+ ROLE 9 ! PROTE/S - POS+ AS ! 0VOICE0 ( PROTE/]S1 EV5 IF NOT DOM9AT+ NUM]ICALLY 7,I'M NOT SURE AB\T NUM]ICAL PROPORTIONS !SE DAYS2 !RE HAS NOT BE5 S]I\S SOCIOLOGICAL RESE>* S9CE ! BEG9N+ ( ,DECEMB]74 ,ANYWAY1 ,KYIV B\RGEOISIE & 9TELLIG5TSIA CLAIMS TO SPEAK NOT ONLY = ITSELF BUT ALSO = EV]YBODY ELSE1 & !RE'S NO-ONE >\ND TO PROTE/ !IR CLAIM4 

,DO !Y HAVE 9FLU5CE ON ! ULTRA-RI<T8 ,VICE V]SA1 ACTUALLY4 ,AS ,I'VE BE5 TRY+ TO EXPLA91 ! ULTRA-RI<T DIDN'T FALL UPON US FROM ! SKY1 !Y >E A LOGICAL PRODUCT ( OBJECTIVE HI/ORICAL FACTORS & ( ! POLICIES ( ! RUL+ CLASS UND]/OOD 9 A BROAD MEAN+4 ,TODAY !Y HAVE EVOLV$ TO A PO9T :5 !Y >E A SELF-SU/A9$ POLITICAL SUBJECT1 ABLE TO DICTATE !IR [N AG5DA & TO BROAD5 !IR CULTURAL HEGEMONY4 

,9 ! ,WE/]N REGIONS ,SVOBODA IS CONSID]$ TO BE 0!0 PROLET>IAN P>TY1 A POLITICAL VOICE ( ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,I GUESS ?AT'S :AT Y\R AU?OR WAS WRIT+ AB\T4 ,?IS IS CONFIRM$ BY ! RESULTS ( ! LA/ P>LIAM5T>Y ELECTIONS4 ,9 ! ,EA/]N REGIONS1 SU* 0PROLET>IAN P>TY0 IS ! 0,COMMUNI/0 ,P>TY ( ,UKRA9E4 ,( C\RSE1 NEI!R ACTUALLY REPRES5TS ! WORK+ CLASS 9 ANY WAY1 IT'S JU/ A PICTURE ( SUBJECTIVE POLITICAL SYMPA?IES ( WORK]S4 

,MEAN:ILE1 ,KYIV IS A 0TRANSITIONAL ZONE0 BETWE5 ! TWO MACRO-REGIONS4 ,H]E1 9 ! CAPITAL1 NO ONE EXPECT$ ! TREM5D\S SUCCESS ( ,SVOBODA AT ! #bab ELECTIONS4 ,& ! MA9 ELECTORATE ( ,SVOBODA TURN$ \T TO BE ! 0CLEAN PUBLIC03 $UCAT$ & RELATIVELY WELL-(F 0MIDDLE CLASS0 :I* HATES ! CURR5T /ATE ( AFFAIRS & ASSOCIATES IT ) 0COMMUNI/0 RESIDUES4 ,:I* ?9KS ( ,E,U AS SOME FANTASY L& :]E P]SONAL VIRTUES >E REW>D$ ) MAT]IAL SUCCESS4 ,:I* TALKS AB\T 09T]NAL OCCUPATION0 BY SOME ANTI-NATIONAL ELEM5TS4 ,:I* (T5 SPEAKS ,RUSSIAN BUT IS /ILL DEVOT$ TO ,UKRA9IAN NATIONALISM4 

,?OSE PEOPLE >E NEW TO POLITICS1 !Y JU/ 0KN[0 !Y >E RI<TI/S & NATIONALI/S4 ,& !RE=E !Y TRU/ ! MORE POLITICALLY EXP]I5C$ LEAD]S TO EXPRESS !IR VIEWS & =MULATE !IR PROGRAM = !M4 ,IT JU/ SO HAPP5S ?AT ?OSE LEAD]S >E NATIONALI/S OR EV5 ,NAZIS4 ,& !Y %IFT ! C5T] ( ! POLITICAL DISC\RSE EV5 FUR!R TO ! RI<T4 

,?IS IS ! POLITICAL PORTRAIT ( ! MIDDLE-CLASS MAJORITY ( ! ,MAIDAN4 ,?AT'S :AT HAPP5S :5 Y\ DON'T HAVE DEVELOP$ LEFT MOVEM5T & Y\R LIB]ALS >E TOO CORRUPT & UGLY6 

,VRATISLAV3 ,Y\ HAVE ALREADY M5TION$ ?AT !RE IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT P]C5TAGE ( PETTY B\RGEOIS & EV5 B\RGEOIS PEOPLE 9VOLV$4 ,ALL ?OSE P>LIAM5T>Y OPPOSITION LEAD]S & !IR OLIG>*IC CRONIES4 ,?US1 AT ! 5D ( ! DAY WE GET QUITE AN 9T]CLASS MOVEM5T ) A NUM]ICALLY M9ORIT>IAN WORK+ CLASS COMPON5T1 RI<T8 ,N[1 H[ >E POLITICAL VIEWS DI/RIBUT$ AMONG ?IS MASS8 ,I READ ?AT ! ULTRA RI<T ACTIVI/S >E A M9ORITY )9 ! MOVEM5T1 H[EV] AN IMPORTANT ONE4 ,C\LD Y\ POSSIBLY MAKE AN E/IMATION H[ BIG ?IS M9ORITY IS & EXPLA9 :AT GIVES !M SU* AN IMPORTANCE8 ,& :AT AB\T LIB]ALS8 ,H[ NUM]\S !Y >E & :AT IS !IR IMPORTANCE 9 ! MOVEM5T8 ,I MEAN EV5 9 T]MS ( PRACTICE4 

,D5IS3 ,UKRA9E HAS A BIG PROBLEM ) LIB]ALS - !Y DON'T EXI/ AS A SELF-SUFFICI5T /RONG POLITICAL TR5D4 ,BO? POLITICAL CAMPS >E DOM9AT$ BY RI<T POPULI/ IDEOLOGIES - A WILD MIX ( CONS]VATISM & NATIONALISM4 ,?AT'S ! MA9 PROBLEM1 BECAUSE ! ACTUAL NUMB] ( ! ULTRA RI<T ACTIVI/S IS NOT ?AT BIG1 IT'S EV5 T9Y COMP>$ TO ! CR[D :I* AT SOME TIMES CONSI/$ ( #a ?\S& PEOPLE OR EV5 MORE2 :ILE ! FULL MOBILIZATION POT5TIAL ( FASCI/S FROM ALL ,UKRA9E IS APPROXIMATELY #a-#b ?\S&S4 ,BUT1 FIR/ ( ALL1 !IR IDEAS >E WELCOME AMONG ! APOLITICAL CR[D2 SECOND ( ALL1 !Y >E V]Y WELL ORGANIZ$1 & ALSO PEOPLE LOVE !IR 0RADICALISM04 ,AN AV]AGE ,UKRA9IAN WORK] HATES ! POLICE & ! GOV]NM5T BUT HE WILL NEV] FI<T !M OP5LY & RISK HIS COM=T4 ,SO HE OR %E WELCOMES A 0VANGU>D0 :I* IS READY TO FI<T ON !IR BEHALF2 ESPECIALLY IF ?AT VANGU>D %>ES 0GOOD0 PATRIOTIC VALUES4 

,NEV]!LESS1 !RE IS A C]TA9 DI/ANCE BETWE5 ,NAZI FI<T]S & 0NORMAL0 PROTE/]S1 EV5 ! PHYSICAL ONE4 ,! =M] >E N[ MO/LY GA!R$ AT ! ,GRU%EVSKOGO /REET1 AT ! B>RICADES1 :ILE ! REGUL> 0CITIZ5S0 >E /AY+ AT ,MAIDAN4 

,!RE IS A C]TA9 7QUITE SMALL7 NUMB] ( LIB]ALS :O DON'T SUPPORT ! F>-RI<T4 ,SOME ( !M EV5 /AG$ A PROTE/ AGA9/ ! ,B&]A TOR* M>*4 ,O!R LIB]ALS /& BEH9D ! OPPOSITION P>TY LEAD]S BUT ! OPPOSITION IS QUITE UNPOPUL> AMONG PROTE/]S4 ,I W\LD SAY ?AT ! G5]AL MOOD IS PATRIOTIC1 EV5 NATIONALI/1 BUT MANY PEOPLE DON'T SUPPORT ,NAZIS & CONSID] !M PROVOCATEURS4 

,VRATISLAV3 ,FROM ALL Y\ HAVE SAID IT SEEMS ?AT ! BULK ( PROTE/]S IS SOME:]E BETWE5 RI<T-W+ POPULI/S1 DISGUIS$ AS LIB]ALS1 & FASCI/S2 !Y DO NOT ID5TIFY !MSELVES ) NEI!R ( ! TWO POLES ( ! SO CALL$ NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION1 BUT AT ! SAME TIME !Y FEEL TO BE BO? PRO-NATIONAL & PRO-DEMOCRATIC & ALL ! ?REE POLITICAL CURR5TS >E UNIT$ ON ! BASIS ( BE+ ANTI-,YANUKOVY*4 ,IS ?IS ! CASE OR NOT8 

,D5IS3 ,?AT'S RI<T6 

,EXCEPT = ! P>LIAM5T>Y LIB]ALS3 RA!R !Y >E TRY+ TO DISGUISE !MSELVES AS LEFT POPULI/S4 ,O!RWISE Y\ JU/ CAN'T W9 ANY SUPPORT FROM ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,!RE=E1 EV]Y MAJOR P>LIAM5T>Y POLITICAL =CE HAS A RI<T LIB]AL W+1 :I* ALWAYS >GUES = AU/]ITY & LIB]AL RE=MS1 & A LEFT POPULI/ W+1 :I* DEM&S MORE GOV]NM5T H&\TS TO ! IMPOV]I%$ POPULATION4 ,! FIR/ ONES USUALLY GET ! UPP] H& :5 !IR P>TY IS 9 P[] & NO ELECTIONS >E 9 SI<T2 ! SECOND ONES >E PROM95T :5 !IR P>TY IS 9 ! OPPOSITION OR DUR+ ELECTORAL CAMPAIGNS4 ,! RESULT+ VECTOR ( !SE P>TIES ( L>GE B\RGEOISIE IS A RIDICUL\S MANEUV]+3 = EXAMPLE1 DUR+ ONE MEET+ AT ,MAIDAN ,>S5IY ,YATS5IUK FROM ,BATKIVS*YNA P>TY SAID ?AT ,UKRA9E %\LD URG5TLY ACCEPT ALL ! DEM&S ( ! ,I,M,F4 ,A WEEK LAT] HE SAYS ?AT N[ ?AT ,RUSSIA GAVE A NATURAL GAS DISC\NT ,YANUKOVY* MU/ CUT ! EQUAL P]C5TAGE (F ! 7ALREADY HEAVILY SUBSIDIZ$7 NATURAL GAS T>IFFS = ! POPULATION4 

,VRATISLAV3 ,IT IS OBVI\S ?AT CONS]VATIVE VIEWS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE )9 ! CONSCI\SNESS ( A L>GE P>T ( ! ,UKRA9IAN POPULATION4 ,:]E %ALL WE LOOK = HI/ORICAL & SOCIAL S\RCES ( SU* CONS]VATISM8 

,D5IS3 ,YES1 ,I'VE ALREADY WRITT5 AB\T ! CREEPY >*AIC PATT]NS ?AT >E BE+ REVIV$ AT ,MAIDAN4 ,ALSO1 AB\T ! REASONS3 DUR+ ! LA/ #b YE>S ! HUMANIT>IAN POLICIES ( ! /ATE W]E 9 ! H&S ( NATIONALI/S4 ,& !Y MANAG$ TO RAISE A G5]ATION :I* DOESN'T SEE ANY PROBLEM 9 PHRASES LIKE 0,UKRA9E = ,UKRA9IANS0 OR 0,UKRA9E IS ABOVE ALL01 9 A NOTION ( 0G5E POOL ( ! NATION04 ,ALSO1 ! TRADITIONS & ! 0H]OIC0 PA/ IS ALSO CONSID]$ AS SOME?+ A PRIORI GOOD4 ,D5Y+ ! CURR5T /ATE ( AFFAIRS & ! ,SOVIET EXP]I5CE1 BE+ AFRAID ( ALL ! PROGRESSIVE ELEM5TS ( ,E,U IDEOLOGY 7LIKE TOL]ANCE = ,L,G,B,T1 POPUL>ITY ( LEFTI/ IDEOLOGY7 !Y >E GLADLY EMBRAC+ ALL ! 9V5T$ TRADITIONS !Y W]E TAU<T 9 S*OOLS4 

,VRATISLAV3 ,W\LD IT BE PLAUSIBLE TO ID5TIFY AS A REASON ( ?IS CONS]VATISM ALSO ! FACT ?AT AFT] ! 9ITIAL 0%OCK !RAPY0 9 ! #a#i#i'S1 ! CAPITALI/ RE/RUCTUR+ LO/ ITS MOM5TUM & S9CE !N ! ,UKRA9E HAS T5D$ T[>DS BECOM+ A 0WORLD = ITSELF0 & PRES]V+ A C]TA9 SOCIAL-ECONOMIC /ATUS QUO1 P]HAPS1 9 ORD] TO AVOID AN EXPLOSION ( SO MANY CONTRADICTIONS 7CLASS1 NATIONAL1 GEOPOLITICAL1 ECONOMICAL1 ETC47 ?AT 9T]SECT EA* O!R 9 ! ,UKRA9IAN SOCIETY8 ,9 SU* A CONTEXT ( A DEF5SIVE )DRAWAL FROM GLOBAL LIB]ALIZATION PROCESSES1 /RONG & WIDESPREAD CONS]VATIVE NATIONALISM1 ) ITS UNQUE/ION+ CELEBRATION ( ! 0GLORI\S0 PA/1 W\LD SEEM TO MAKE S5SE4 

,D5IS3 ,I DON'T KN[ MU* AB\T H[ ?IS RE/RUCTUR+ W5T 9 ! 0EXEMPL>Y0 C\NTRIES LIKE ,CZE* ,REPUBLIC2 DIDN'T Y\ HAVE A C]TA9 RESURG5CE ( CONS]VATIVE VALUES & NATIONALI/ 09V5T$ TRADITIONS08 ,AS F> AS ,I KN[1 ?AT HAS BE5 ! CASE NOT ONLY 9 ,UKRA9E & ,RUSSIA1 BUT ALSO 9 SU* C\NTRIES AS ,POL&1 ,HUNG>Y1 ,ROMANIA1 =M] ,YUGOSLAV REPUBLICS4 

,I W\LD RA!R EXPLA9 IT 9 ANO!R WAY3 ! CRA% ( ! 0REAL SOCIALISM0 ALSO BR\<T AB\T ! CRA% ( ! PROGRESSIVE VALUES :I* HAD BE5 (FICIALLY PROMOT$ 9 ?AT SOCIETY 7A!ISM1 FEM9ISM1 9T]NATIONALISM74 ,! GAP HAS BE5 PROMPTLY FILL$ BY ! WILD MIXTURE ( NATIONALISM & CONS]VATISM 7& ,NEW ,AGE *>LATAN PHILOSOPHY1 = ?AT MATT]74 ,?IS %IFT WAS EAG]LY SUPPORT$ BY ! /ATE IDEOLOGICAL APP>ATUS4 ,ACTUALLY1 9 MANY UNIV]SITIES AT ! BEG9N+ ( #a#i#iS ! DEP>TM5TS ( 0SCI5TIFIC COMMUNISM0 W]E REBR&$ 9TO 0SCI5TIFIC NATIONALISM06 ,LAT] !Y BECAME ! DEP>TM5TS ( 0POLITICAL SCI5CE0 ?\<4 

,SO1 ?IS SITUATION IS 9 MANY WAYS SIMIL> TO ! WAVE ( CONS]VATISM & ,ISLAMISM :I* CAME TO ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/]N C\NTRIES AFT] ! D[NFALL ( ! MOD]NIZ+ B\RGEOIS DICTATOR%IPS & ( ! OPPOS+ SOCIALI/ IDEOLOGY4 ,MY HYPO!SIS IS ?AT ! SEV]ITY ( ?IS PROCESS MAY CORRELATE TO ! LEVEL ( URBANIZATION 9 A GIV5 C\NTRY3 ! L>G] ! P>T ( URBAN DWELL]S1 ! LESS ! PROBABILITY ( SU* SLIDE BACK TO CONS]VATISM & ! DEP? ( ?IS SLIDE4 

,IT'S TRUE ?AT !RE WAS A P]IOD ( C]TA9 DOM9ANCE ( ,WE/]N LIB]AL IDEAS 9 ! #a#i#iS4 ,BUT IT 5D$ :5 ! /ATE REGA9$ ITS POSITIONS & ! SOCIETY /ABILIZ$ AFT] ! 9ITIAL %OCK4 

,VRATISLAV3 ,N[1 LET ME GET BACK TO ! ULTRA-RI<T ELEM5TS4 ,H[ MU* PRO- OR ANTI-,EUROPEAN IS,SVOBODA8 ,SO F> ,I HAVE SE5 QUITE CONTRADICTORY 9=MATION4 ,IS ,TYAHNYBOH & HIS ,M,PS REALLY DET]M9$ TO CO-MANAGE ,I,M,F AU/]ITY PROGRAMS 9 CASE ! MOVEM5T WILL OV]?R[ ,YANUKOVY* & TODAY'S P>LIAM5T>Y OPPOSITION WILL =M A NEW PRO-,WE/]N GOV]NM5T8 ,W\LD NOT SU* A POLICY POSSIBLY ALI5ATE !IR RANK & FILE MEMB]S8 

,D5IS3 ,AS ,I'VE ALREADY SAID1 !Y TREAT ! ,E,U 9TEGRATION 9 A PURELY PRAGMATIC1 POPULI/ MANN]4 ,IT CONTRADICTS !IR PROGRAM1 BUT !Y 7,SVOBODA7 WILL SUPPORT IT AS LONG AS IT'S IMPORTANT = MASSES4 ,9 ! CASE ! OPPOSITION W9S OV]1 ! RI<T LIB]ALS WILL IMPOSE AU/]ITY MEASURES :ILE ,SVOBODA WILL PROBABLY CRITICIZE !IR P>TN]S4 ,NORMALLY1 !Y >E QUITE S5SITIVE TO ! SOCIAL-ECONOMIC ISSUES1 0DEF5D+0 ! WORK]S4 ,BUT AT ! 5D ( ! DAY1 IT'S ! OLD DILEMMA ( ,HITL]I/S V]SUS ,/RASS]IANS4 ,& !RE'S NO D\BT ?AT ! =M] WILL DEFEAT ! LATT]4 ,ACTUALLY1 !RE WAS ALREADY ONE G5]ATION ( ,/RASS]IAN ACTIVI/S 9 ! RANKS ( ,SVOBODA :O W]E REC5TLY EXPELL$2 N[ !Y >E FI<T+ ) ,SVOBODA 9 ,LVIV4 ,OBVI\SLY1 IF,SVOBODA AT SOME PO9T 9 HI/ORY W9S OV] ! C\NTRY !Y WILL FOLL[ ! EXAMPLES ( !IR HI/ORICAL PR$ECESSORS4 

,VRATISLAV3 ,:ILE LOOK+ AT ! ,UKRA9IAN MOVEM5T1 ,I CAN'T ESCAPE AN IMPRESSION ?AT IT COMB9ES SOME IMPORTANT *>ACT]I/ICS ( TWO DIFF]5T MOM5TS 9 ! GLOBAL PROCESSES ( CLASS /RUGGLE4 ,ON ONE H&1 ,I CAN'T HELP RECALL+ ,HUNG>IAN RIOTS 9 #be & #b#f4 ,?AT WAS BE=E ! BEG9N+ ( ! GLOBAL CRISIS1 BUT ,HUNG>Y EXP]I5C$ A F9ANCIAL COLLAPSE AT ?AT TIME & Y\NG FASCI/S EXPRESS$ A MOVEM5T ?AT AT ! 5D ( ! DAY L$ TO 9/ALLATION ( ,ORBAN'S NEO-LIB]AL GOV]NM5T1 BACK$ BY ,JOBBIK4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 !RE >E ALSO SIMIL>ITIES BETWE5 ! ,MAIDAN MOVEM5T & ,9DIGNADOS1 ,OCCUPY OR ,>AB ,SPR+ MOVEM5TS1 BO? 9 T]MS ( !IR =MS & CONT5TS4 ,PROLET>IANS >E GETT+ AGITAT$ BY SOCIAL & ECONOMICAL GRIEVANCES1 BUT !Y DO NOT /RUGGLE DIRECTLY ON ?AT BASIS4 ,!Y SEEM TO BYPASS SOCIAL REALITY ( !IR LIVES & ONLY COME TOGE!R ON A POLITICAL T]RA91 AS UPSET CITIZ5S OR ANGRY NATIONAL COMMUNITY OR SOME?+ 9 BETWE54 ,:AT DO Y\ ?9K AB\T ?AT PICTURE1 BAS$ ON Y\R DIRECT EXP]I5CE FROM )9 ! ,MAIDAN8 

,D5IS3 ,YES1 AS A MATT] ( FACT IT'S A V]Y ACCURATE DESCRIPTION4 ,! P>ALLEL ) ,HUNG>Y-#b#f IS A GOOD ONE4 ,BUT ,I W\LDN'T COMP>E ,UKRA9IAN PROTE/S ) ! ,SPANI% 9DIGNADOS BECAUSE 9 ,SPANI% SOCIETY !RE'S A C5T]-LEFT CULTURAL HEGEMONY1 UNLIKE ,UKRA9E4 ,! SAME GOES = ,OCCUPY3 ?AT MOVEM5T WAS QUITE IDEOLOGICALLY CONFUS$ BUT /ILL ! MA9/REAM !RE WAS LEFT LIB]AL4 ,ONE GOOD P>ALLEL IS ,EGYPT3 WE SAW H[ ! PROGRESSIVE REVOLUTION>Y IMPULSE BR\<T AB\T ! FALL ( ,MUB>AK1 BUT !N ,ISLAMI/S TOOK OV] ! PROTE/S1 MONOPOLIZ$ ! REVOLUTION & SPLIT ! MASSES4 ,EV5TUALLY1 !Y SC>$ ! POPULATION BACK 9TO ! H&S ( ! OLD REGIME4 ,UKRA9IAN ,SVOBODA & O!R FASCI/S >E SIMIL> TO ! ,EGYPTIAN ,MUSLIM ,BRO!RS & O!R ,ISLAMI/S 9 MANY WAYS4 ,!Y >E 0!0 OPPOSITION TO ! HAT$ REGIME2 BUT !Y CANNOT 7HOPEFULLY7 UNITE ALL PROTE/]S UND] !IR BANN]4 ,! PROTE/+ PEOPLE1 ON ! O!R H&1 >E V]Y ANGRY BUT !Y LACK !IR [N LANGUAGE TO EXPRESS !MSELVES1 & !Y BORR[ ! LANGUAGE ( ! MO/ PROM95T GR\P4 ,!Y >E NOT READY TO ORGANIZE !MSELVES ALONG ! CLASS L9ES1 !Y PRES5T !MSELVES AS A 0NATION0 7OR 0,UMMA01 AS 9 ,EGYPT74 ,EXCEPT ?AT ,EGYPT IS MORE HOMOG5E\S1 IT DIDN'T HAVE 0! O!R HALF ( ! C\NTRY0 LOYAL TO ,MUB>AK4 

,IF WE =GET AB\T ! EXI/5CE ( ,S\? & ,EA/1 !N 9 ! T]MS ( B\RGEOIS POLITICS ! SITUATION RESEMBLES ! ,HUNG>IAN ONE EV5 CLOS]4 ,C5TRAL & ,WE/]N ,UKRA9E >E MO/LY 9 FAVOR ( RI<T LIB]AL POPULI/S 7,BATKIVS*YNA7 :O HAVE SMALL] & MORE RADICAL ALLIES 7,SVOBODA7 - COMPLETE P>ALLEL TO ,FIDESZ &,JOBBIK4 

,VRATISLAV3 ,IT SEEMS ?AT A /RUGGLE AGA9/ CORRUPT RUL]S &_/OR CORRUPT BUS9ESSM5 IS SOME?+ :AT L9KS ! ,MAIDAN ) O!R SQU>E MOVEM5TS4 ,I GUESS ?AT FI<T+ AGA9/ ,YANUKOVY*'S 11FAMILY0 USURP+ ! /ATE1 AGA9/ ! POLICE PROTECT+ & ITSELF EMBODY+ ! CORRUPT REGIME & = AN IDEAL ( 11,WE/-LIKE0 DEMOCRACY IS ! ,UKRA9IAN WAY ( FI<T+ = 11REAL DEMOCRACY08 ,IS ?AT RI<T8 

,D5IS3 ,R\<LY SO1 YES4 ,I DON'T EV5 KN[ :AT ELSE TO ADD4 

,VRATISLAV3 ,! ,MAIDAN AS A SOCIAL BODY HAS TO TACKLE ITS [N REPRODUCTION1 TO ORGANIZE ITS [N 9FRA/RUCTURE1 DEF5SE1 ETC4 AS ! ,OAKL& ,COMMUNE OR ,TAHRIR HAD TO DO4 ,IT W\LD BE GREAT IF Y\ C\LD TALK A BIT AB\T ?IS IMPORTANT ASPECT & DESCRIBE H[ IS ,MAIDAN'S 9T]NAL LIFE SU/A9$ & ORGANIZ$4 

,D5IS3 ,AS F> AS ,I UND]/&1 ALL ! POT5TIAL SELF-ORGANIZATION AT ,MAIDAN IS SUB/ITUT$ BY ! ORGANIZATIONAL /RUCTURES ( ! RI<TI/ POLITICAL =CES4 ,SVOBODA1 ,RI<T ,SECTOR & ,SPILNA ,SPRAVA OCCUPY BUILD+S & MANAGE ! EV]YDAY LIFE4 ,! P>LIAM5T>Y OPPOSITION ALSO HAS ITS VOICE 9 !SE MATT]S2 ANYWAY1 EV]Y?+ IS /RONGLY DEP5D5T ON LEAD]S :O REPRES5T ! ALREADY E/ABLI%$ POLITICAL /RUCTURES4 ,= EXAMPLE1 !RE >E SOTNIAS - 0HUNDR$S01 DEF5SE UNITS4 ,=MALLY !Y >E ALL UND] COMM& ( ,&RIY ,P>UBIY - ONCE A F\ND+ MEMB] ( ,SOCIAL ,NATIONALI/ P>TY ( ,UKRA9E :I* IS N[ CALL$ ,SVOBODA1 BUT N[ A MEMB] ( ,BATKIVS*YNA4 ,9 REALITY1 !RE >E UNITS :I* DON'T OBEY ,P>UBIY OR EV5 ,SVOBODA 7LIKE ! ,RI<T ,SECTOR71 BUT ANYWAY ! EXI/5CE ( 0NOT SANCTION$0 UNITS IS D\BTFUL4 ,! SAME GOES = O!R ISSUES3 FOOD1 FIREWOOD1 PETROLEUM1 MAKE%IFT WEAPONRY4 ,Y\ CAN WALK >\ND & COLLECT MONEY = !SE PURPOSES BUT Y\ MU/ GIVE AWAY #g.0 TO 0BOSSES0 :O WILL KN[ H[ TO SP5D ?AT MONEY4 ,!RE IS SOME SPACE = SELF-ORGANIZATION BUT IT'S V]Y LIMIT$4 ,VITAL ?+S JU/ 0APPE>0 = AN ORD9>Y P]SON !RE1 RANK-&-FILE ACTIVI/S DON'T TAKE ANY P>T 9 DECISION-MAK+4 ,AL?\< IF Y\ BELONG TO A C]TA9 0SOTNIA01 IT CAN BE QUITE AUTONOM\S 9 MANAG+ ITS [N FUNDS & RES\RCES4 ,!N EV]Y?+ DEP5DS ON ! /RUCTURE & RELATIONS 9SIDE ?AT P>TICUL> UNIT4 

,VRATISLAV3 ,SO1 :ILE = 9/ANCE ,9DIGNADOS T5D$ TO EXCLUDE POLITICAL P>TIES FROM OCCUPATIONS1 9 CASE ( ! ,MAIDAN OPPOSITION P>TIES >E PRES5T 9 ITS V]Y HE>T & ,MAIDAN'S SELF-REPRODUCTION IS DEP5D5T ON ,BATKIV%*9A1 ,U,D,>1 ,SVOBODA & !IR [N /RUCTURES & RES\RCES4 ,MOREOV]1 ELSE:]E Y\ SAID ?AT !RE >E NO ASSEMBLIES TAK+ PLACE AT ! ,MAIDAN4 ,DUR+ TWO MON?S ( BE+ & /RUGGL+ TOGE!R AT ! ,MAIDAN P>TICIPANTS HAVE NOT PRODUC$ !IR [N SEP>AT$ MOM5T ( COLLECTIVE DECISION-MAK+4 ,:Y IS IT SO8 ,BECAUSE DECISIONS >E 9 FACT MADE BY ! OPPOSITION LEAD]S & !IR HI]>*IES8 ,9 SOME O!R 9T]VIEW Y\ ALSO PO9T$ \T ?AT !RE IS A K9D ( DI*OTOMY BETWE5 0! CR[D0 & POLITICIANS4 ,H[ DOES ?IS DI*OTOMY COME 9TO EXI/5CE & EXPRESSES ITSELF8 

,D5IS3 ,I ?9K ,I'VE P>TLY ANSW]$ Y\R QUE/ION ABOVE4 ,YES1 ! OPPOSITION P>TIES >E NOT EXACTLY POPUL> AMONG PEOPLE AT ,MAIDAN1 !Y >E CONSID]$ TO BE OPPORTUNI/S PURSU+ !IR [N 9T]E/S & READY TO BETRAY ! PROTE/ MOVEM5T4 ,BUT /ILL !Y >E 9DE$ MANAG+ ! 9FRA/RUCTURE ( ,MAIDAN & >E ! ONES :O MAKE ACTUAL DECISIONS4 ,9DE$1 !RE HAV5'T APPE>$ ANY ASSEMBLIES OR O!R 9/RUM5TS ( COLLECTIVE DECISION-MAK+4 ,MAYBE 9 C]TA9 RESPECT ?IS P>ADOXICAL SITUATION IS A REFLECTION ( ! SOCIETY AS A :OLE ) ITS PAT]NALI/IC ATTITUDES & SOCIAL PASSIVITY3 IT'S CONV5I5T TO HATE BOSSES BUT TO LET !M DO ! ?+S6 

,VRATISLAV3 ,H[EV]1 FROM A %ORT ANALYSIS PUBLI%$ BY ,BYELORUSSIAN AN>*I/S ON ! ,REVOLUTION>Y ,ACTION WEBSITE IT SEEMS ?AT 9 REGIONS \TSIDE ,KYIV1 ESPECIALLY ,LVIV & ,SUMY1 ! DI*OTOMY BETWE5 PROTE/]S & POLITICIANS IS MU* DEEP] & MORE >TICULAT$4 ,V]Y BRIEFLY !Y TALK AB\T AN ELABORAT$ CONCEPTION ( AN 0APOLITICAL PROTE/0 7)\T PRIMACY ( POLITICIANS OV] CITIZ5 ACTIVI/S74 ,!Y SAY !RE WAS AN ASSEMBLY 9 ,SUMY ELECT+ SO CALL$ REGIONAL 0,NATIONAL ,C\NCIL0 & E/ABLI%+ DI/RICT ,NATIONAL ,C\NCILS 9 ORD] TO CONTROL LOCAL POLITICIANS & 9VE/IGATE CORRUPTION2 & ORGANIZ+ 0CITIZ5 MILITIA0 UNITS4 ,!Y DESCRIBE ! SAME PROCESS TAK+ PLACE 9 ,LVIV & QUOTE A LOCAL 0COMM&] ,SOKOLOV0 :O SAID ! ,NATIONAL ,C\NCILS >E TAK+ OV] & >E AB\T TO ELECT !IR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES1 :ILE POLITICIANS WILL BE EXCLUD$ FROM !M1 BECAUSE PEOPLE DO NOT TRU/ !M ANYMORE4 ,C\LD Y\ POSSIBLY EXPLA9 MORE AB\T ?IS T5D5CY & ANALYZE IT A BIT8 

,D5IS3 ,AS F> AS ,I KN[1 ?OSE 0,NATIONAL ,C\NCILS0 USUALLY CONSI/ ( SELF-APPO9T$ P>TY ACTIVI/S & DEPUTIES ( LOCAL & REGIONAL C\NCILS4 ,!Y'VE PROMIS$ TO HOLD ELECTIONS BUT SO F> NO TRANSP>5T ELECTIONS HAVE BE5 ORGANIZ$4 ,! OPTIMISM ( ! ,BYELORUSSIAN COMRADES IS BAS$ ON WILDLY EXAGG]AT$ ASSUMPTIONS4 ,!SE 0,NATIONAL ,C\NCILS0 DIDN'T D>E TO TAKE ON ANY REAL P[]S1 !Y DIDN'T DO ANY?+ :I* C\LD BE CONSID]$ 0USURP+ ( P[]0 & H>DLY BROKE ANY LAW6 ,! HEAD ( ! ,LVIV 0,NATIONAL ,C\NCIL0 :O IS1 9CID5TALLY1 ALSO ! HEAD ( ! ,LVIV REGIONAL C\NCIL & PROM95T MEMB] ( ,SVOBODA1 REQUE/$ PROTE/]S TO LEAVE ! BUILD+ ( ! REGIONAL /ATE ADM9I/RATION4 ,&RIY ,SOKOLOV1 ! COMM&] ( ! 0MILITIA0 ?AT Y\'VE M5TION$1 PROMPTLY COMPLI$ & CLE>$ ! BUILD+4 ,SO1 ! 0REVOLUTION>Y0 ,NATIONAL ,C\NCIL HAS 9 EFFECT DI$1 NOT HAV+ DONE ANY?+ AT ALL4 

,VRATISLAV3 ,I SEE4 ,SO EV5 9 ! REGIONS WE GET ! SAME PICTURE AS 9 ,KYIV3 ! MOVEM5T'S DI/RU/ T[>DS POLITICAL P>TIES DOESN'T REALLY TRANSLATE 9TO ANY S]I\S ATTEMPTS AT =M+ SELF-ORGANIZ$ BODIES ?AT W\LD BE ABLE TO AU!NTICALLY >TICULATE MOVEM5T'S CONT5T4 ,REC5TLY1 ,I READ ?AT !RE WAS ALSO AN ATTEMPT ( V>I\S CITIZ5S' ASSOCIATIONS & 9ITIATIVES 9VOLV$ 9 ! ,MAIDAN TO ORGANIZE ! ,CITIZ5S' ,C\NCIL ( ! ,MAIDAN AS A DIRECT EXPRESSION ( ! MOVEM5T4 ,H[EV]1 OPPOSITIONAL POLITICIANS W]E ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY DISCR$IT & ABORT ?IS ATTEMPT4 ,C\LD Y\ POSSIBLY TELL ME MORE AB\T ?IS DEVELOPM5T8 ,:O W]E ! PEOPLE BEH9D ?IS ,CITIZ5S' ,C\NCIL8 ,H[ & :Y !Y C\LD FAIL SO EASILY8 

,D5IS3 ,! 0,CIVIC ,C\NCIL ( ,MAIDAN0 WAS =M$ BY SEV]AL PROM95T HUMAN RI<TS ACTIVI/S1 LAWY]S1 CELEBRITIES & ,N,G,OS :O DON'T P>TICUL>LY LIKE P>LIAM5T>Y OPPOSITION & >E NOT V]Y FOND ( NATIONALI/S4 ,AS F> AS ,I KN[1 ! ,CONF$]ATION ( ,FREE ,TRADE ,UNIONS ( ,UKRA9E ALSO JO9$ !M4 ,!Y'VE TRI$ TO CREATE A LIB]AL 7P>TLY EV5 LEFT LIB]AL7 ALT]NATIVE 9 ! MOVEM5T1 /IPULAT+ ! IMPORTANCE ( HUMAN RI<TS1 CIVIC FRE$OMS1 HORIZONTAL DECISION-MAK+1 GRASSROOTS 9ITIATIVES ETC4 ,BUT SOMEH[ !Y FAIL$ TO DEVELOP 9TO ANY S]I\S =CE4 ,! 9ITIATIVE IS MO/LY VIRTUAL1 )\T ANY CONSID]ABLE NUMB] ( RANK-&-FILE ACTIVI/S ON ! GR\ND4 ,:Y IS ?AT8 ,! REASON1 ,I ?9K1 IS NOT ! CUNN+ /RATEGY ( ! OPPOSITION1 BUT ! OBJECTIVE CONDITIONS1 NAMELY1 ! /ATE ( PUBLIC DISC\RSE4 ,IF A P]SON IS 9T]E/$ 9 OPPOSITIONAL ACTIVITY1 %E WILL MO/ LIKELY JO9 ! 0/RONG]0 CURR5T ) BRAVE NATIONALI/ MA*OS & P[]FUL POLITICIANS4 ,! NUMB] ( PEOPLE :O >E E>NE/LY 9T]E/$ 9 SU* ALT]NATIVE 0CIVIC0 MOVEM5T IS QUITE SMALL1 9DE$2 9 ?IS FIELD EV]Y?+ HAS BE5 EAT5 UP BY ! OPPOSITION 9 ,DECEMB]1 AFT] ! 0CIVIC0 ,MAIDAN 79ITIALLY AT ,MAIDAN P] SE7 WAS M]G$ ) ! 0POLITICAL0 ,MAIDAN 79ITIALLY AT ! ,EUROPEAN ,SQU>E74 ,AFT] ?AT1 POLITICIANS SAID MANY ?+S AB\T H[ Y\ CAN'T DO ANY?+ )\T !IR SUPPORT4 ,& TO A C]TA9 EXT5T !Y >E RI<T6 ,9DE$1 TODAY ,MAIDAN CONSUMES LOTS ( MAT]IAL & HUMAN RES\RCES PROVID$ BY P>TIES4 

,VRATISLAV3 ,9 AN 9T]VIEW = ,LIB,COM Y\ EXPLA9$ H[ ! OPPOSITION P>TIES ATTEMPT$ TO TRANSF] ! ,MAIDAN BEYOND ITS T]RITORIAL BORD]S BY PROCLAIM+ A POLITICAL G5]AL /RIKE & H[ !Y FAIL$ QUITE MIS]ABLY4 ,! REASON Y\ GAVE WAS ?AT !Y DO NOT HAVE ANY WORKPLACE /RUCTURE TO DO ?AT4 ,H[EV]1 ! ,MAIDAN HAS BE5 ABLE TO SPREAD FROM ,KYIV TO O!R REGIONS1 BUT IT SEEMS ?AT ONCE AGA9 ONLY AS A MOVEM5T ( OCCUPATIONS & RIOTS4 ,Y\ ALSO TALK$ AB\T A PROTE/ ( ,KYIV PUBLIC TRANSPORT COMPANY WORK]S ?AT DID NOT F9D ITS WAY TO ! ,MAIDAN & VICE V]SA4 ,& Y\ M5TION$ ?AT ,UKRA9IAN PEOPLE >E NOT US$ TO /RIK+4 ,9 SUM1 DOES IT MEAN ?AT ! ,UKRA9E 7AS MO/ O!R ,C5TRAL & ,EA/]N ,EUROPEAN C\NTRIES & MANY O!R REGIONS ( ! WORLD7 IS *>ACT]IZ$ BY A /RIK+ LACK ( WORKPLACE /RUGGLES8 ,9 Y\R VIEW1 :AT >E ! REASONS8 

,D5IS3 ,YES1 ?AT'S RI<T4 ,!RE >E PL5TY ( !ORIES TO EXPLA9 ! LABOR WEAKNESS 9 ! ,EA/]N ,EUROPE4 ,ONE ( ! MO/ CONV9C+ IS ! LEGACY ( ,SOVIET POLITICAL CULTURE :]E Y\ HAD BOSSES :O DID EV]Y?+ = Y\ & 9/EAD ( Y\4 ,!RE IS A HUGE 9/ITUTION LEFT FROM ! ,U,S,S,R1 ,F$]ATION ( ,TRADE ,UNIONS ( ,UKRA9E4 ,(FICIALLY1 IT HAS MILLIONS ( MEMB]S1 BUT IT IS 9 NO WAY A MILITANT ORGANIZATION :I* DEF5DS WORK]S' RI<TS4 ,!Y HAVE GOOD LAWY]S & BUREAUCRATS :O TAKE P>T 9 ! PROC$URES ( SOCIAL P>TN]%IP1 HONE/LY TRY+ TO W9 AS MANY CONCESSIONS AS !Y CAN1 BUT !Y SEE !MSELVES AS CO-MANAG]S ( ! CORPORATI/ ECONOMY1 NOT AS REPRES5TATIVES ( WORK]S4 ,AS = O!R1 TRULY 9DEP5D5T1 MILITANT UNIONS - WELL1 !RE >E VIRTUALLY NONE4 

,:Y HASN'T ! WORKPLACE MILITANCY DEVELOP$ DUR+ PO/-,SOVIET TIME8 ,P>TLY BECAUSE ( ! LONG & PA9FUL ECONOMIC CRISIS4 ,Y\ CAN'T UNIONIZE & /RIKE :5 Y\'RE AB\T TO BE KICK$ \T 9TO ! /REETS1 & Y\R FACTORY IS AB\T TO CLOSE4 ,!RE W]E MASSIVE /RIKES 9 #a#i#iS1 TO BE SURE1 BUT !Y W]E MO/LY ORGANIZ$ BY MANAGEM5T ( NON-PRIVATIZ$ 5T]PRISES AS AN 9/RUM5T ( PRESSURE ON !IR BOSSES4 ,SO1 NEW /RUCTURES & 9/ITUTIONS :I* C\LD BECOME A BASE = AN 9DEP5D5T WORK]S' MOVEM5T SIMPLY DID NOT APPE>4 ,! OLD PATT]N ( DELEGAT+ Y\R /RUGGLE TO ! BOSSES WAS ?US CONFIRM$4 ,& ! ECONOMIC BOOM ( #bS TURN$ \T TO BE TOO %ORT = *ANG+ ?AT ATTITUDE4 

,VRATISLAV3 ,N[1 C\LD Y\ POSSIBLY EXPLA9 :AT O!R /RUGGLES HAVE BE5 GO+ ON >\ND ! ,MAIDAN & IF !RE W]E AT LEA/ SOME ATTEMPTS TO L9K !M ) ! ,MAIDAN8 ,WE HAVE JU/ M5TION$ A PROTE/ ( PUBLIC TRANSPORT WORK]S 9 ,KYIV4 ,I ALSO READ SOME?+ AB\T A /UD5T /RIKE 9 ,KYIV-,MOHYLA ,ACADEMY4 ,C\LD Y\ P]HAPS ALSO EXPLA9 :AT IS ! RELATION ( ! ,UKRA9IAN ULTRA-LEFT T[>DS BO? ! ,MAIDAN & O!R /RUGGLES8 ,:AT IS ITS ROLE & ACTIVITIES 9 !M8 ,I ASSUME IT MU/ BE V]Y DIFFICULT TO BE 9VOLV$ 9 ! ,MAIDAN1 GIV5 ! 9FLU5CE ( FASCI/S & E?NO-NATIONALI/S4 ,NEV]!LESS1 ,I READ AB\T AN>*I/S & FEM9I/S BE+ PRES5T & ACTIVE !RE4 

,D5IS3 ,! F> LEFT HAVE BE5 DIVID$ TO SOME EXT5T 9 !IR RELATION TO ! ,MAIDAN4 ,A SMALL] P>T DECL>$ ! PROTE/S AS UTT]LY REACTION>Y & DECL9$ ANY SUPPORT AT ALL4 ,! PROBLEM IS ?AT SU* POSITION PU%ES !M 9TO ! RANKS ( GOV]NM5T SUPPORT]S6 ,! LOGICAL \TCOME IS ! SITUATION :]E A MEMB] ( ONE SU* ORGANIZATION1 ,BOROTBA1 DEF5DS ! REGIONAL /ATE ADM9I/RATION 9 ,ODESSA FROM ! SIEGE BY OPPOSITION ACTIVI/S4 ,TRUE1 ! SIEGE WAS L$ BY NEO-NAZIS1 BUT !RE W]E NEO-NAZIS AMONG ! DEF5D]S AS WELL6 ,NAMELY1 LOCAL 0,COSSACKS01 P>AMILIT>Y PRO-,RUSSIAN UNITS4 

,ANO!R P>T ( ! LEFT REPETITIVELY TRI$ TO JO9 ! MOVEM5T1 EV5 AFT] !Y W]E REPETITIVELY KICK$ \T ( IT4 ,SOME ( ! 0EURO-5?USIA/IC0 LEFTI/S CAME TO ,MAIDAN 9 ,NOVEMB] ) R$ 79/EAD ( BLUE7 FLAG ( ! ,E,U1 ) BANN]S = FREE HEAL?C>E & $UCATION1 & ) FEM9I/ SLOGANS4 ,!Y W]E BRUTALLY ATTACK$ BY ,NAZIS4 ,!N !RE WAS AN EPISODE :5 ! F>-RI<T ATTACK$ ! T5T ( ! ,CONF$]ATION ( ,FREE ,TRADE ,UNIONS ( ,UKRA9E NE> ! ,MAIDAN4 ,A MAN ON ! /AGE SAID ?AT !RE W]E SOME 0PROVOCATEURS0 & SAID ?AT 0M5 KN[ :AT TO DO02 AS A RESULT1 A MOB ( ,NAZIS HAS BROK5 RIBS ( ! TRADE UNION ACTIVI/S1 TORE !IR T5T ) KNIVES & /OL5 !IR PROP]TY4 ,! VICTIMS HADN'T BE5 DO+ ANY?+ 0LEFTI/0 P] SE1 BUT !Y W]E MEMB]S ( ! LEFT MOVEM5T1 KN[N TO !IR POLITICAL ADV]S>IES1 & ?AT WAS 5\<4 

,ANYWAY1 MO/ ( ! LEFT ACTIVI/S UND]/& ?AT IT'S NOT !IR W>4 ,AFT] ! 0DICTATORIAL LAWS0 W]E PASS$1 !Y DECID$ TO JO9 ! MOVEM5T - NOT SO MU* AS POLITICAL ACTIVI/S1 MORE AS COMMON CITIZ5S :OSE POLITICAL FRE$OMS W]E AT RISK4 ,MANY LEFTI/S JO9$ =CES TO 9/ITUTE ! 0,HOSPITAL ,WAT*03 GU>D+ 9JUR$ PEOPLE 9 HOSPITALS SO ?AT !Y >E NOT TAK5 AWAY BY ! POLICE4 ,( C\RSE1 ?IS IS AN 9FRA/RUCTURAL1 0HUMANI/01 NOT POLITICAL PROJECT4 ,O!R PEOPLE TRI$ TO ORGANIZE AN ALL-,UKRA9IAN /UD5T /RIKE4 ,!Y />T$ FROM ! ,KYIV-,MOHYLA ,ACADEMY BUT EV5TUALLY FAIL$3 EV]Y?+ WAS OV] :5 ! UNIV]SITY WAS CLOS$ = W9T] VACATIONS ANYWAY4 

,N[ !RE IS ALSO ANO!R GR\P ( PEOPLE :O >E (T5 CONFUS$ ) ! RADICAL LEFT4 ,I MEAN ORGANIZATIONS LIKE0,N>ODNIY ,NABAT0 & SEV]AL O!R 9ITIATIVES :O CALL !MSELVES AN>*I/S BUT ACTUALLY HAVE A V]Y CONS]VATIVE POLITICAL AG5DA FULL ( MA*ISMO & X5OPHOBIA4 ,AFT] ! PROTE/S HAVE BEGUN1 !Y %IFT$ TO ! RI<T DRAMATICALLY2 !Y REA*$ TRUCE ) ! NAZI GR\PS & %[]$ ,MOLOTOV COCKTAILS AT ! POLICE TOGE!R4 ,EV5TUALLY1 !Y P>T$ WAYS ) LEFT MOVEM5T F9ALLY4 

,A WEEK AGO !Y1 TOGE!R ) SOME ACTUAL LEFTI/S :O WANT$ TO 0ACT01 DECID$ TO =M AN 0AN>*I/ SOTNIA0 9 ! ,MAIDAN SELF-DEF5SE4 ,9 ORD] TO DO ?AT1 !Y W]E PREP>$ TO GIVE AN OA? TO ,&RIY ,P>UBIY4 ,BUT :5 !Y =M$ !IR RANKS TO DO ?IS1 !Y W]E MET BY APPROXIMATELY #ae ,SVOBODA FI<T]S ) BASEBALL BATS & AXES4 ,! FASCI/S ACCUS$ !M ( BE+ RACIALLY IMPURE & POLITICALLY IRRELEVANT & =C$ !M \T ( ,MAIDAN4 ,N[1 ! FUNNY ?+ IS ?AT ! NEXT DAY ?OSE MA*O-NATIONALI/-0AN>*I/S0 SAID ?AT ! REASON = !IR BAD RELATIONS ) ! ,SVOBODA P>AMILIT>Y WAS ?AT SOME ( \R COMRADES DRAW ANTI-NATIONALI/ GRAFFITI >\ND ,MAIDAN4 ,SO !Y ?REAT5$ TO BEAT !M UP = DI/ORT+ !IR FRI5D%IP ) ! ,NAZIS6 

,! MO/ REASONABLE /RATEGY = ! LEFT1 AS = ME1 IS TO TRY TO BUILD A 0SECOND FRONT0 AGA9/ ! GOV]NM5T AS WELL AS ! F>-RI<T4 ,?IS %\LD BE DONE FROM \TSIDE ( ,MAIDAN1 NOT FROM 9SIDE ( IT4 ,WE %\LD NOT BE AFRAID ( SAY+ :O WE >E & :AT >E \R ULTIMATE POLITICAL GOALS2 ONLY 9 ?IS WAY WE CAN BUILD A /RONG POLITICAL COALITION ) O!R =CES :O >E 9 ! SAME POSITION RI<T N[ 7NAMELY1 ) LEFT LIB]ALS :O >E ALSO EXCLUD$ FROM ! MOVEM5T74 ,RI<T N[ WE >E PLANN+ A CAMPAIGN AGA9/ POLITICAL DICTATOR%IP1 /IPULAT+ ?AT ! WEAK5+ ( PRESID5TIAL P[]S ACTUALLY DOES NOT CORRESPOND TO ! 9T]E/S ( ANY POLITICAL P>TIES4 ,?IS CAN BE A RALLY+ PO9T = A BROAD COALITION1 & !N WE CAN />T DEVELOP+ A CRITIQUE ( B\RGEOIS DEMOCRACY P] SE4 ,ANO!R IMPORTANT DIRECTION IS PREP>+ = ANTI-AU/]ITY CAMPAIGN IF ! GOV]NM5T FACES BUDGET CRISIS LAT] ?IS YE>4 ,BUT ANYWAY1 WE MU/ UND]/& ?AT WE CANNOT REV]SE ! FUNDAM5TAL TR5DS & A*IEVE CULTURAL HEGEMONY OV]NI<T4 ,WE HAVE A LOT ( H>D WORK BE=E US1 !RE WILL BE YE>S BE=E WE WILL HAVE \R [N REVOLUTION4 

,VRATISLAV3 ,:AT >E ! LATE/ DEVELOPM5TS8 ,I HAVE HE>D AB\T A POSSIBILITY ?AT ! MILIT>Y C\LD /EP ONTO ! /AGE & AB\T AMNE/Y = >RE/$ PROTE/]S BE+ RATIFI$ BY ,YANUKOVY*4 ,H[EV]1 ! GOV]NM5T KEEPS ON 9SI/+ ?AT ! ,E,U ADMISSION TREATY W\LD BE AN ECONOMICAL DISA/] = ! ,UKRA9E1 :ILE ,KLIT%KO KEEPS ON PROCLAIM+ ?AT !RE IS NO O!R WAY BUT ! PRO-,EUROPEAN ONE444 

,D5IS3 ,! PROBABILITY ( MILIT>Y /EPP+-9 T5DS TO Z]O4 ,UNLIKE ,EGYPT1 9 ,UKRA9E ! MILIT>Y >E *RONICALLY UND]FUND$ & 9EFFICI5T1 !Y >E ALSO NOT CONSID]$ TO BE A POLITICAL ACTOR AT ALL4 

,! AMNE/Y - WELL1 LA/ WEEK ! P>LIAM5T PASS$ A V]Y /RANGE LAW :I* SAYS ?AT ALL ! POLITICAL ACTIVI/S WILL BE P>DON$ & WON'T BE HUNT$ BY ! POLICE IF DUR+ NEXT #ae DAYS ! ,PROSECUTOR ,G5]AL PUBLI%ES ON HIS WEBSITE ! NEWS RELEASE ?AT ALL ! BUILD+S ( P[] /RUCTURES >E EMPTI$ FROM ! PROTE/]S1 & ?AT PROTE/]S HAVE MOV$ BACK TO ,MAIDAN FROM O!R /REETS !Y HAD REC5TLY OCCUPI$4 ,RI<T N[ ?IS IS A MATT] ( DISCUSSION - :E!R !SE CONDITIONS WILL NOT BE ALT]$1 BECAUSE PEOPLE >E NOT HAPPY ) SU* PROSPECTS & >E NOT READY TO BACK (F4 

,ANYWAY1 RI<T N[ ! MA9 DISCUSSION GOES >\ND NEW ,CAB9ET 7H[ MANY OPPOSITION POLITICIANS IT WILL 9CLUDE7 & ! POSSIBILITY ( ! RETURN TO ! PREVI\S V]SION ( ! ,CON/ITUTION1 ) /RONG] P>LIAM5T & WEAK] PRESID5T4 

,AB\T ! ,E,U TREATY - ,I DON'T ?9K IT MATT]S MU* TO ANYONE RI<T N[4 ,( C\RSE1 ,E,U & ,RUSSIA WILL EA* TRY TO =CE ?R\< !IR [N 9T]E/S 9 ,UKRA9E DUR+ ! SOLV+ ( ! CONFLICT1 BUT = N[ IT WILL GO UNNOTIC$ BY ! G5]AL PUBLIC4 ,ANYWAY1 IT'S LIKELY ?AT ! ,E,U TREATY WON'T BE SIGN$ DUR+ NEXT FEW MON?S4 

,VRATISLAV3 ,ON ,FEBRU>Y #g1 ,&RIY ,P>UBIY ANN\NC$ A PLAN TO TRANS=M ! ,MAIDAN ,SELF-,DEF5SE9TO A 0UNIT$ REVOLUTION>Y >MY0 CALL$ ! ,UKRA9IAN ,SELF-,DEF5SE ,LEAGUE & EXP& IT ?R\<\T ! NATION4 ,HE TALK$ AB\T A NE$ TO 9CREASE ! NUMB] ( ITS FI<T]S FROM CURR5T #a#b4 TO #c4-#d4 VOLUNTE]S 0:O C\LD GET TO ,KYIV & EFFICI5TLY OPPOSE ! REGIME04 ,HIS DEPUTY COMM&] ,&RIY ,LEVUS ADD$3 0,BEG9N+ TODAY1 EV]Y SELF-DEF5SE FI<T] IS NOT ONLY A GU>D1 BUT ALSO REVOLUTION>Y POLITICAL SOLDI]40 ,H[ DO Y\ 9T]PRET !SE WORDS & 9T5TIONS8 ,IT SEEMS LIKE ! OPPOSITION LEAD]S GR\P$ 9 ! ,NATIONAL ,RESI/ANCE ,HEADQU>T]S DECID$ TO PREP>E = A F9AL %[D[N BY FACILITAT+ !MSELVES ) A SIZABLE FI<T+ =CE ?AT C\LD HELP !M TO SEIZE ! P[] BY ANY MEANS NECESS>Y4 

,D5IS3 ,AT LEA/ !Y >E HEAT+ UP !IR RHETORIC4 ,!ORETICALLY1 ?IS C\LD MAKE S5SE4 ,! MILIT>Y CAN'T BE C\NT$ UPON2 ! RIOT POLICE =CE IS APPROXIMATELY #e ?\S&S2 ALSO1 REC5TLY ! GOV]NM5T HAS TAK5 /EPS TO LEGALIZE 0SELF-DEF5SE UNITS0 - LOYALI/ ?UGS OP]AT+ AS AN AUXILI>Y =CE AT ! COMM& ( POLICE (FIC]S4 ,SO1 IF IT COMES TO OP5 VIOL5T CONFLICT1 SU* =CE - #c-#d ?\S&S ( ANTI-GOV]NM5T FI<T]S - CAN REALI/ICALLY BE GA!R$ & CAN PROBABLY ORGANIZE AN EFFECTIVE RESI/ANCE4 ,BUT AS IT LOOKS RI<T N[1 ! GOV]NM5T IS NOT READY TO /AGE DIRECT PHYSICAL ASSAULT = A NUMB] ( REASONS4 ,!RE=E1 ,I ?9K !SE CALCULATIONS WILL REMA9 ON A PURELY !ORETICAL LEVEL4 

,VRATISLAV3 ,IS !RE SOME?+ ELSE Y\ W\LD LIKE TO SAY AB\T ! ,MAIDAN MOVEM5T OR AB\T ! CURR5T SITUATION2 OR1 P]HAPS1 AB\T POSSIBLE PROSPECTS ( ! :OLE MOVEM5T ACROSS ! C\NTRY8 ,IS !RE SOME?+ Y\ NE$ AN>*I/S & COMMUNI/S ABROAD TO DO 9 ORD] TO SUPPORT Y\8 

,D5IS3 ,I ?9K ! BE/ =M ( SUPPORT FROM ABROAD W\LD BE CAMPAIGN+ AGA9/ ! 0LEFTI/0 >M ( ! ,UKRA9IAN GOV]NM5TAL COALITION - ! SO CALL$ ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY ( ,UKRA9E - & 9/ITUTIONS :I* >E RELAT$ TO IT4 ,9 ?IS WAY COMMUNI/S & AN>*I/S SYMPA?IZ+ ) ! OPPRESS$ WORK]S & LEFT ACTIVI/S WILL NOT BE %[+ ANY SUPPORT TO ! F> RI<T1 LIB]AL & PATRIOTIC ELEM5TS DOM9ANT 9 ! PROTE/2 ! F>-LEFT NATURE ( ! SOLID>ITY ACTION WILL BE CLE>LY PRON\NC$4 

,VRATISLAV3 ,?ANK Y\ V]Y MU* = ! 9T]VIEW & GOOD LUCK 9 Y\R /RUGGLE6 

,D5IS3 ,?ANKS = 9T]VIEW+ US1 & LET'S KEEP 9 T\*6 

,VRATISLAV3 ,SURELY1 WE WILL6 

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