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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]

  1. 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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  1. 1 2 "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. Archived frae the original on 28 Januar 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  3. Chervonenko, Vitalii (25 November 2013). "Ukraine's EU options 'still open'". BBC News. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  4. http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2014/mar/20/fascism-russia-and-ukraine/
  5. Kiev protesters gather, EU and Putin joust Archived 2014-01-25 at the Wayback Machine, Reuters (12 December 2013)