The Euromaidan Revolution: How Ukraine’s 2014 grassroots rebellion changed history
It began with beaten students in Kyiv's central square. It ended with a president fleeing the country and Ukraine forever changed.
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Decade-long Euromaidan massacre trial ends with life sentence for 1 officer
A Kyiv court has delivered limited justice for the deaths of nearly 50 protesters shot in February 2014, and disproved conspiracy theories about the involvement of alleged “foreign snipers” in the Ukrainian capital. However, true justice is yet to be delivered: the bigwig perpetrators are fugitives in Russia.
On the streets with big plans. How Kyiv’s Euromaidan museum wants to promote democracy for the whole of Europe
After the first 5 years of work, the newly created Ukrainian National Museum of the Revolution of Dignity…
What did Ukraine’s Euromaidan revolution really achieve?
What was the place of Euromaidan in Ukrainian history? What has it achieved, and what was not reached?…
“King of the titushkas” who attacked Euromaidan protesters sentenced to 8 years in prison
Often, words from foreign languages enter English. Such as the German “wanderlust,” or French “entrepreneur.” One of the…
30 years of independence: how Ukraine’s political landscape changed
Contents The childhood: Communists, birth of oligarchsTeenage years: censorship, Orange revolution, and decadenceBecoming mature: Euromaidan revolution, birth of…
37 unique photos to remember the Euromaidan Revolution
After the Euromaidan revolution, Ukrainian photographers united to create a photo project to remember the events of 2013-2014…
Euromaidan “key event of state-building,” states Ukrainian Parliament to repel Russian propagandists
The “Revolution of Dignity” is a common perception of 2014 events by most Ukrainians, who commemorate those killed…
ECtHR’s Euromaidan decision: Ukraine’s chance to redeem justice
From Euromaidan in the winter of 2014 to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). This is the…
ECtHR rules Yanukovych government responsible for crimes against Euromaidan, death of one protester
On Thursday, 21 January, the European Court on Human Rights (ECtHR) made a historical decision regarding the numerous…
Charge of Euromaidan activist with non-existent murder slammed as revanche of pro-Russian forces
Contents What happened on 18 February 2014“Case against the Euromaidan”Legal experts: accusations are voidRead more:What happened on 18…
The power of volunteerism: providing protective gear for protesters during Euromaidan
Every day on the Khreshchatyk in Kyiv, volunteers organized the stay of several thousand people on the Maidan…
The lessons of Euromaidan: why the Belarusian revolution is at a stalemate
Before the presidential elections of 2020 in Belarus, observers could not anticipate the massive mobilization against the long-lasting…
Seven years after Euromaidan: how much has Ukraine progressed?
The 16th annual conference by Kyiv Dialogue, an independent German-Ukrainian platform for intensified dialogue between the countries, was…
Portnikov: Belarus should be seen through prism of Ukraine’s 2004 Orange Revolution, but not 2014 Euromaidan
Sixteen years ago, presidential elections – very similar to the Belarusian 2020 vote – were held in Ukraine.…
What we know about the bloodiest days of Euromaidan
The developments of 18-20 February 2014 in central Kyiv when law enforcement officers killed dozens of Euromaidan protesters…
Ukrainian lawyer on hunger strike over investigation of Maidan massacre
The pause in the Maidan killings probe was caused by the reforms in Ukraine’s public prosecution. Shortly after…
World cannot overcome the current crisis by neglecting the destiny of Ukraine – Soviet dissident
We know from Christian social teaching that Judeo-Christian understanding of human dignity differs from its civic understanding in…
Dignity after the Revolution of Dignity
Nobody knows who coined the term “Revolution of Dignity” to describe the Euromaidan revolution. But it resonated so…
Human dignity, political autonomy, and Ukraine’s right to self defense
This – as you all know – not a theoretical question. I will deliberate this question in five…