Euromaidan

The Euromaidan (Ukrainian: Євромайдан, Yevromaidan, leeterally "Eurosquare")^{[nb 1]} wis a wave o ongangin demonstrations an ceevil unrest in Ukraine, which began on the nicht o 21 November 2013 wi public protests demandin closer European integration. The scope o the protests haes syne evolved, wi mony crys for the resignation o Preses Viktor Yanukovych an his govrenment.^[5]

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↑ The term "Euromaidan" wis ineetially uised as a hashtag on Twitter.^[1] A Twitter accoont named Euromaidan wis creatit on the first day o the protests.^[2] It soon acame popular in the internaitional media.^[3] The name is componed o twa pairts: "Euro" is short for Europe an "maidan" refers tae Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Unthirldom Squerr), the main squerr o Kiev, whaur the protests are centered.^[1] During the protests the wordmaidan has come to mean the act of public politics itself.^[4]

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↑ ^a ^b "Ukraine's Euromaidan: What's in a name?". Washington Post. 2 December 2013. Archived frae the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
↑ "Євромандай". Twitter. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
↑ Chervonenko, Vitalii (25 November 2013). "Ukraine's EU options 'still open'". BBC News. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
↑ http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2014/mar/20/fascism-russia-and-ukraine/
↑ Kiev protesters gather, EU and Putin joust Archived 2014-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Reuters (12 December 2013)

[5] The term "Euromaidan" wis ineetially uised as a hashtag on Twitter.^[1] A Twitter accoont named Euromaidan wis creatit on the first day o the protests.^[2] It soon acame popular in the internaitional media.^[3] The name is componed o twa pairts: "Euro" is short for Europe an "maidan" refers tae Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Unthirldom Squerr), the main squerr o Kiev, whaur the protests are centered.^[1] During the protests the wordmaidan has come to mean the act of public politics itself.^[4]

[What's_in_a_name-1] "Ukraine's Euromaidan: What's in a name?". Washington Post. 2 December 2013. Archived frae the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

[2] "Євромандай". Twitter. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.

[3] Chervonenko, Vitalii (25 November 2013). "Ukraine's EU options 'still open'". BBC News. Retrieved 2 December 2013.

[4] ttp://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2014/mar/20/fascism-russia-and-ukraine/

[Reuters121213-6] Kiev protesters gather, EU and Putin joust Archived 2014-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Reuters (12 December 2013)

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