A winter on fire..

           Well hello Charlie, today I wanted to share a documentary with you, a documentary which I think could actually interest anyone who's reading this article.

 “Winter on Fire: Ukraine's fight for Freedom” follows the story of Ukrainians joining in manifestations firstly taking place in favour of Ukraine's association with the European Union during november 2013.

 As Viktor Ianoukovytch, who was then president, refused to sign this agreement in spite of the population's mobilisation, a common anger burst out, denouncing an abuse of power, and the protests intensified. That's when it really went wrong, the Berkut (police forces) intervened with a massive violence, starting point of mortal scuffles. 

The documentary focuses on the protests' core : Maidan, more precisely, Maidan Nezalezhnosti : Independence Square, in Kiev, which gave part of its name to the movement's nickname: "Euromaidan". During these events, "Maidan" has become a beautiful symbol of freedom and hope for the population and I thought it was a truly inspiring concept to discover through this crisis.

"Winter on fire" had me, both, admiring the wave of solidarity created among the Ukranians as well as their fiery will of defending their rights and their country's future, and wondering about how violent the police had been, how repressive the government had been.

I vividly recommend you to watch this documentary which really is emotionally charged but I must advise you that it also is harsh visually, as the fascinating scenes showing unity and love are punctuated with violent and appalling ones...

 Here's a preview of what the documentary is like.

M.