Not jumping for joy: Ukraine, a year later

Not jumping for joy: Ukraine, a year later

Just over a year ago, thousands of Ukrainians took to Kiev’s main square, angry at oligarchs and corruption. But instead of “Europe” and prosperity, they got a coup, more oligarchy, and war.

During the three-month “people power” spectacle in Kiev’s Independence Square (Maidan Nezalezhnosti) that began on November 21, 2013, one of the protesters’ favorite chants was “Who doesn’t jump is a Moskal” (a derogatory term for Russians).