Now-a-days where there is a discussion about the war that broke out between Russia and Ukraine. Russian soldiers have attacked various cities of Ukraine. In addition to the Ukrainian army, the citizens of Ukraine themselves have taken to the streets with weapons and are guarding the border of their own garrisons. The Russians are working hard to stop the tanks from entering the cities.
This struggle of ordinary citizens of Ukraine for the world may be new. But let us tell you that in 2013 and 2014 also there was a mass revolution in Ukraine, at that time the President of Ukraine was Viktor Yanokovich.
Viktor was considered close to Russian President Putin. Being the sovereign of Ukraine, he was bringing himself closer to Russia. On the other hand the appearance of the people of Ukraine was in support of European countries and NATO. Victor was indirectly behaving like a dictator. In such a situation, some people started protesting against President Viktor at Maiden Square in Ukraine. The campaign started by a few people took a big form and soon thousands of Ukrainians gathered and started opposing the pro-Russian stand of the then government of Ukraine. The situation had become such that the security squads started wreaking havoc on the common people. Violent clashes took place. At that time some heart-wrenching pictures of this struggle, which lasted for about 93 days, were captured in the camera.
Filmmaker Evgeny Efinivsky then collected those video footage to make a documentary called Winter on Fire. This documentary, screened on the OTT platform Netflix, was highly appreciated worldwide. The public attitude and the violent clashes between the security personnel were caught on live cameras. We are seeing through the news media the bombing scenes of the war that is going on in Ukraine right now. But in this documentary of Netflix, how people had suffered bloody struggle at the grassroots level can be experienced. The producer has interviewed some of the faces of that mass revolution by preparing them in the same sequence and taking them at the same place, which is featured in this documentary. One of the specialties of this documentary is that in this a confluence of diversity and unity can be seen among the people. People of all religions were seen fighting together for a goal. Shortly after this event, Russia annexed Crimea, a province of Ukraine itself. If you want to see and know more about this Ukrainian struggle, then YouTube link is available with this news. Do take an hour to watch this lively documentary and share your feedback.