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“Maidan: Tonight Tomorrow,” Davide Monteleone and Leeor Kaufman’s short film about the unrest in Ukraine

In “Maidan: Tonight Tomorrow,” Davide Monteleone and Leeor Kaufman’s short film about the unrest in Ukraine, a protester tells the camera, not without pride, that most of his friends call him a fascist. “To me, that sounds like ‘patriot,’” he says. “I say, ‘Thank you, that’s a compliment.’” Even after a pro-Western industrialist, Petro Poroshenko, won the recent Presidential election, the influence of fascism in Ukrainian politics remains a subject of debate. To Vladimir Putin, the country is full of fascists—but he has enlarged the definition to include anyone who resists partitioning the country. To the supporters of the protesters, including the prominent Yale historian Timothy Snyder, the fascist influence is overstated. The film takes us to Maidan, when the new Ukrainian government was being forced to reckon with the far right. During the initial protests that forced out the corrupt government of Viktor Yanukovych, the ultra-nationalist group Right Sector played a crucia

UK Foreign Secretary, William Hague's message to the Ukrainian people

UK Foreign Secretary, William Hague's message to the Ukrainian people

Ukraine: A dangerous game. A film by Michael Andersen

Ukraine: A dangerous game . A film by Michael Andersen  (Danish film maker)

Fans celebrity unity of Ukraine after last match of last match of the 2013-14 season . 18/05/2014

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Ukrainian anthem by fans at Dnipro stadium, Karpaty lviv vs Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 18/05/2014. Unity of fans for  Unity of Ukraine. 18.05.2014 18.05.2014 Dnipro Arena Dnepropetrovsk is singing "Voїni Svitla" song after  the match Dnipro Dnepropetrovsk -Metallurg Donetsk.

The Fans of Zenit beat Dynamo player in the match, "Zenit" - "Dynamo"

The Zenit's Fans beat Dynamo player Vladimir Granat in the match, "Zenit" St.Petersburg- "Dinamo" Moskow Fans disrupted the end of one of the most important matches in the Russian championship. They intervened in the course of confrontation Petersburg "Zenith" and Moscow "Dynamo". St. Peterburgs club which is fighting for the championship was losing against the capital's team with a score of 2:4, when fans broke through on the field. Some of them attacked the players. The judge was forced to lead the team in the locker room. He decided not to renew the game.