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Der gute Blogger schreibt, dass man heute sogar auf den Herrn Klitschko gehört hat und die vereinbarte Feuerpause von beiden Seiten eingehalten wurde. Als sie ausgelaufen ist, wurden die Reifen wieder angezündet, the show must go on.
Das Publikum ist ein Querschnitt der Gesellschaft, man verhält sich weitesgehend ordentlich, so eine Revolution ist ja sonst gerne ein Grund alle Geschäfte auszurauben und seinen Müll auf dem schönsten Platz der Stadt zu entsorgen, in Kiev versucht man im Rahmen des Möglichen sich zu Benehmen sprich die Schaufenster sind nicht zerbrochen und Putzkolonnen sorgen für Sauberkeit. Natürlich nicht an der Frontlinie.
Und zur meinen eigenen Verwirrung- eine komische Revolution. Und wie würde unsere Polizei reagieren? Brennende Barrikaden im Zentrum Berlins und brennende Polizisten?
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuO53xeZkm8&oref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DcuO53xeZkm8&has_verified=1]
Selbst irgendeine, sorry für mich ist das, Lappalie wie dieses komische Kulturhaus/besetzes Irgendwas ist ja ziemlich ausgeartet. Da stand die Polizei nicht nett daneben und hat zugeschaut als paar Steine flogen. (Wenn überhaupt, so genau verfolgte ich die Geschichte auch nicht.)
Andererseits kann man Deutschland und Ukraine nicht vergleichen.
Ach ja und Kiev ist nicht Irak (da reisen selbst die russischen Blogger maximal zu Kurden) kann da Spiegel und Co. nicht einen Korrespondenten hinschicken? Seltsamerweise habe ich durch den einen Blogger einen besseren Eindruck in das ganze Geschehen als durch alle deutschen Medien. Komisch.
*Warum nachplappern? Der hats in Englisch übersetzt:
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I would like to dispel the most common myths about Maidan in Kiev.
1."They destroyed the whole city"
Not true. All of the action you see in the pictures are happening on a small square near the entrance to a Dinamo stadium. This is a government sector, there is no intereference in peaceful life outside of this area. If you make an analogy with Moscow, imagine that the barricades are someone in the area of Ilinka or Varvarka, near the president's administration. Sure, it's the center, but regular Moscovites wouldn't notice. There is dark smoke and fire on all pictures: those are mostly burning tires. There is not tangible damage to the buildings. Unfortunately one store burned down last night near the barricades, resulted from a poorly thrown molotov cocktail. Even the statue of Lobanovsky, located in the epicenter of fighting has been covered with cloth to prevent damage. Overall, the protesters are very careful regarding property. They've take apart fences and benches, but no windows are broken, noone is vandalizing, and all looters are caught and beaten. So the picture is pretty apocalyptic, but things are not so bad.
2. "This is not a revolution, nothing horrible is happeneing"
Also not true. This is a real revolution. Decide for yourselves: it's been two months since the center of Kiev has been in the hands of the opposition. Several government buildings are seized. The work of many government offices is paralyzed. The opposition has created barricades, which the authorities have not be able to take. Despite the freezing temps, tens of thousands of people are on the streets for the last two months. The system of defense and supply chain are established. There is perfect order at the protestor HQ, people are fed, dressed, people are pooling money to gather supplies. The most important thing: the people in power are unable to restore order. The police has failed several times at try to storm the barricades. I'll make a separate post about this, but trust me, the only way to dismantle this is with heavy artillery, or drop in commandos. Every day the opposition is securing more territories. What is this if not a revolution?
3. "The entire Kiev is paralyzed, there is no peaceful life for the regular people."
Kiev is living its own life. All stores and cafes are working, people are going to work, study in universities, get married, divorce and even die their own death. Most of the Kiev populace are not inconvenienced. Imagine if Navalny took over the Red Square and set up his camp there. What would change for you, Moscovites? Nothing. So the only people who are inconvenienced are toruists. A few stores and cafes had to close down in the very center. Also, those living in the center have troubles with logistics. But the entire Kiev is not paralyzed.
Russian version with images:
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