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The history and evolution of Ukrainian national identity

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The Mydan Protests of 20 13-14

The ure mydan protests of 20 13 and 14 were named after the independent square in central kiv the mydan. What started out as a mass mobilization favoring closer ties with the eu, quickly turned into an all country wide mobilization against yakovitchs regime. The monastery in kiev was ringing its bells for the first time in years to alert the citizens of kiev to rise up. And then we saw little green men in lohansk and donetsk oblasts. We saw that russian military and army were not only moving hardware the border, but also personnal. In the last eight years, what started out as civil disobedience, a peaceful protest amongst e

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