Events in Kyiv are already a revolution!

On Sunday, hundreds of thousands of people reached the Kyiv Maidan again. This is eloquently evidenced by photographs. Which completely did not prevent the first channel of Russian television from excluding from its reports, along with the general plans of the center of the Ukrainian capital, and the word “thousands”. Correspondents of this unique media without any embarrassment spoke about the "hundreds" of the manifestants. They forgot to tell their viewers that at about two hours local time the opposition decided to begin to build barricades around the government quarter in order to completely block it. From the rostrum of the evening (this is what the Sunday gathering was called) was a threat to block the suburban presidential residence of the Mezhgoria. In the event that Viktor Yanukovych refuses to resign the Azarov government and arrest the Minister of the Interior. For the implementation of these requirements, Yanukovych was measured 48 hours.

True, today the resignation of the government is by no means the main requirement of the protesters. The main thing is early parliamentary and presidential elections. Julia Tymoshenko from the conclusion called not to go to any negotiations with the current government. The head of the Fatherland party, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, informed the audience that the presidential administration was preparing a state of emergency in the country.

There is no doubt that in addition to all the accompanying circumstances, such a mass Sunday protest in the capital of Ukraine was provoked by the behavior of Viktor Yanukovych, who last Friday did not come up with anything better than on the return path from China to Sochi Vladimir Putin. Needless to say, with what anger in Kyiv the news was accepted that the president on his country so dramatic for his country cannot do without the briefing of the Russian leadership. However, it cannot be ruled out that Yanukovych intentionally performs actions leading to the escalation of the situation in Ukraine. And if the last assumption is true, then the introduction of a state of emergency does not at all look like such a fantastic scenario. In addition, it is very likely that these conditions - the dispersal of the Maidan and the neutralization of the leaders of the opposition - were nominated by the Russian side in negotiations in Sochi. Yanukovych said approximately the following: you, a friend, somehow solve your domestic political problems, and then we will talk about loans and a reduction in gas prices. In the meantime, Vali in your Kyiv and do not bother us to engage in preparation for the Olympics.

It is obvious that the situation in Ukraine is already annoying to Vladimir Putin, since it threatens to disrupt him the main foreign policy initiative - to collect the former Soviet republics under the wing of Russia, the actual recreation of the empire. It seems that everything turned out: the insidious plans of the United States and their European accomplices did not pass, Yanukovych managed to bend-and suddenly some people in some Kyiv, with the support of the CIA, allow themselves to intervene and put on the whole brilliant plan. Europe, you see, they are nicer! Of course, these people should be punished immediately.

Today, many Russian observers and experts, analyzing the situation in Kyiv and comparing it with the one in Moscow two years ago, quite rightly note that people who go to protest promotions are not much different from each other. The same excited faces, the same hope in the eyes, the same desire for changes, the same anger and contempt for power. But there is still a difference. First of all, in the ability of political leaders to formulate the agenda, in their understanding of the very nature of this format of civil will - street protest, in the presence of political will, and willingness to take responsibility.

Therefore, in one case, we have a limp-abstract and no one who does not bind the slogan “for honest elections!”, The attenuation of protest activity due to the lack of minimal results (where would they come from?) And as a result-“swamp business” and dozens of political prisoners, and in another, the policy of strict ultimatums, the uncompromising of the requirements and the faith of many thousands of people in The fact that their leaders will go to the end with them. Therefore, the hundred thousandth Maidan is worth it and is not going to victory. As they say, feel the difference.

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