Most of the pro-coalition/pro-Yanukovych/pro-Moroz/pro-Symonenko folks at European Square had badges of the "delegates" of something called the National Unity Forum.
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I loved how Mishah called the opposition/pro-Yulia/pro-Yushchenko/pro-Lutsenko crowd "the pro-presidential opposition" - so absurd.
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A friend of ours was very impressed with Lutsenko's Maidan speech (which I missed): she said he was like a Ukrainian Lenin, and that made us frown, so she explained he was the most inspired and inspiring of them all.
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At European Square, I eavesdropped on some Kyiv guys discussing their allies from Donetsk: how totally uncool they looked.
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They were dancing at both squares, and here are the videos - three from the coalition rally at European Square, and one from Maidan, all shot shortly before I went back home - shortly before the beginning of Yulia's speech:
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ReplyDeleteI am glad to hear the news about Lutsenko - he is one cool speaker!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the pics of the dancing. I'm guessing there must've been a good deal of that going on...
ReplyDeleteMore details on the rallies wd be appreciated.
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