Maidan

Demonstrators in Moscow seem to be living in a ‘parallel universe’

February 23, 2015Global Politics

The “Anti-Maidan” rally in Moscow marked one year since a pro-Western uprising in Kiev’s Maidan Square toppled Ukraine’s president. But the attendees have a far different view of everything that’s happened since then, and they’re not afraid to say it.

Ivan Rodichenko used to be a hip-hop promoter and nightclub manager in Kiev. Now he finds boots for soldiers.

From hip-hop promoter to commander on Ukraine’s frontline

February 12, 2015Conflict

Anti-government protesters run with an injured man on a stretcher in downtown Kiev, February 20, 2014.

‘Sniper’ tells the BBC he may have helped provoke a massacre in Ukraine

February 12, 2015Conflict

Vigil for those who died in eastern Ukraine

Meet a broken family in Ukraine — divided by geography and blame

February 6, 2015Conflict

Burnt-out vehicles in an area that was recently shelled in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine. The ceasefire has been marred by shelling and shooting.

Kiev reaches out to eastern Ukraine, but rebels there are skeptical of the offer

September 16, 2014Global Politics

Anti-government protesters sleep in Kiev's Mikhailovsky Monastery last week.

How a monastery became a symbol of Ukraine’s uprising

February 25, 2014Conflict & Justice

A jittery quiet returned to Ukraine’s capital Kiev Tuesday, in the wake of the ouster of president Viktor Yanukovych. Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov says the city’s monastery played a critical role in sheltering protestors.

Russian OMON security forces detained dozens outside a Moscow courthouse, where anti-Putin protestors were sentenced to up to four years in prison.

Inside and outside a Moscow courtroom, Russia cracks down on dissent

February 24, 2014Conflict & Justice

Vladimir Putin’s Russia took a hard line against protesters on Monday, just days after protesters brought down the president of neighboring Ukraine. A Russian judge sentenced anti-Putin demonstrators to as many as four years in prison, while special police arrested scores of protesters outside the courtroom.