Protesters in Ukraine Topple Vladimir Lenin Statue as Rallies Grow

[FrankRep]

Lenin statue toppled in Ukraine protest

Kiev, Ukraine (CNN) -- Protesters knocked down a statue of Vladimir Lenin on Sunday as outrage mounted over the Ukrainian government's push for closer ties with Russia.​

Protesters in Kiev Topple Lenin Statue as Rallies Grow


NY Times
December 8, 2013


Protesters in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, toppled the city’s main statue of Lenin on Sunday and then pounded it into chips with a sledgehammer as a crowd chanted and cheered. The destruction of the statue was a cathartic moment in the biggest day of demonstrations so far against President Viktor F. Yanukovich’s turn away from Europe.

Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians filled the streets of Kiev on Sunday, first to hear speeches and music and then to fan out and erect barricades in the district where government institutions have their headquarters.

Carrying blue-and-yellow Ukrainian and European Union flags, the teeming crowd filled Independence Square, where protests have steadily gained momentum since Mr. Yanukovich refused on Nov. 21 to sign trade and political agreements with the European Union. The square has been transformed by a vast and growing tent encampment, and demonstrators have occupied City Hall and other public buildings nearby. Thousands more people gathered in other cities across the country.

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Many towns in Ukraine tore down statues of Lenin years ago, erasing monuments to the Soviet communism that had crushed their nation with famine, but the one in Kiev had stood intact until Sunday.
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The accords were also viewed as a way to break free of the grip of Russia, which nearly a quarter-century after the collapse of the Soviet Union continues to exert heavy sway here, including complete control over Ukraine’s crucial natural gas supply.
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[Origanalist]

Protesters in Kiev Topple Lenin Statue as Rallies Grow


NY Times
December 8, 2013


Protesters in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, toppled the city’s main statue of Lenin on Sunday and then pounded it into chips with a sledgehammer as a crowd chanted and cheered. The destruction of the statue was a cathartic moment in the biggest day of demonstrations so far against President Viktor F. Yanukovich’s turn away from Europe.

Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians filled the streets of Kiev on Sunday, first to hear speeches and music and then to fan out and erect barricades in the district where government institutions have their headquarters.

Carrying blue-and-yellow Ukrainian and European Union flags, the teeming crowd filled Independence Square, where protests have steadily gained momentum since Mr. Yanukovich refused on Nov. 21 to sign trade and political agreements with the European Union. The square has been transformed by a vast and growing tent encampment, and demonstrators have occupied City Hall and other public buildings nearby. Thousands more people gathered in other cities across the country.
...
Many towns in Ukraine tore down statues of Lenin years ago, erasing monuments to the Soviet communism that had crushed their nation with famine, but the one in Kiev had stood intact until Sunday.
...

The accords were also viewed as a way to break free of the grip of Russia, which nearly a quarter-century after the collapse of the Soviet Union continues to exert heavy sway here, including complete control over Ukraine’s crucial natural gas supply.
...




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I've been waiting for someone to post this.^^^^^

 

[axiomata]

I've been waiting for someone to post this.^^^^^

^Yes, that's Seattle

 

[Origanalist]

^Yes, that's Seattle

Does the STL for your location stand for Seattle or St. Louis?

 

[axiomata]

St Louis, but I have lived in Seattle.

 

[Origanalist]

St Louis, but I have lived in Seattle.

Ah. I lived there as a yout'.

 

[Keith and stuff]

Taking downing symbols of communism is good. But if they are putting their hopes in the EU, they aren't looking in a great direction.

 

[Origanalist]

Taking downing symbols of communism is good. But if they are putting their hopes in the EU, they aren't looking in a great direction.

Between a rock and a rotten place. They should just make their own way, with open relations with both.

 

[compromise]

Just swapping one dictatorship for another.

 

[eduardo89]

I'm glad I got my picture taken with the statue before it got destroyed.

Anyway, I hope the Ukrainian government has a large enough stockpile of teargas and pepper spray for these losers.

 

[FrankRep]

Just swapping one dictatorship for another.

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[oyarde]

I saw this early today while having coffee, I was kind of suprised that statue was still there.

 

[FrankRep]

Ukraine security services investigate opposition for alleged coup plot

FT.com
December 8, 2013

The Ukrainian security services have launched a criminal investigation into “activities aimed at overthrowing the government” as hundreds of thousands of pro-EU protesters gathered on Sunday in Kiev in response to calls for a “million-man march”.

The move suggests a deepening of the political crisis that has gripped the government of Viktor Yanukovich since it unexpectedly backed off an agreement to strengthen ties with Europe, apparently under pressure from Moscow. Russia is trying to expand its own trade bloc, or Customs Union.
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[FloralScent]

I know it's hard to tell, but I don't see any EU flags as the article stated.

 

[FrankRep]

I know it's hard to tell, but I don't see any EU flags as the article stated.

I see one.

 

[silverhandorder]

Ukraine is poor as hell. 300$ a month is avg salary. Their managers earn about 1000$ a month. That is their middle class there.

There is money flowing into the country for opposition. They literally paying people to go out into the streets. The more presentable you look the more you get paid. It comes out about 4$ an hour.

This is not going to get anywhere. Both sides are thugs with no qualms about turning to violence.

 

[Carson]

Just swapping one dictatorship for another.

You kind of focused for me in my head what I was about to post. Now I see it is covered and don't feel I need to.


Perhaps they brought socialism down once, and now that they are good at it, may help in bringing down another one. And then there is the free stuff!

 

[fr33]

I've been waiting for someone to post this.^^^^^

Holy shit. How often does that statue get graffiti'd?

If they had one of those in Texas I can imagine a Simpsons episode with Nelson and crew sawing off it's head.

 

[Ronin Truth]

Lenin is OH SO last millennium.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

There is money flowing into the country for opposition. They literally paying people to go out into the streets. The more presentable you look the more you get paid. It comes out about 4$ an hour.

This is not going to get anywhere. Both sides are thugs with no qualms about turning to violence.

Yeah, I'm not taking the OP story at face value. I'll wager there are several agendas at work, and the real reasons for these people protesting in the streets aren't being reported.