Maidan, Ukraine … Tahrir, Egypt … the square symbolises failure, not hope | Simon Jenkins | Comment is free | The Guardian
Simon Jenkins: 'Squares are famously potent political theatres. Their
furniture is the barricade, their tipple the Molotov cocktail, their
tonic the tear gas canister. They gather people in their thousands to
sacred forums and invite the world to witness the latest trial of
strength with a supposedly oppressive regime. Sometimes they even win.' -
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Protesters in Kiev's
Maidan square rejected a package negotiated by the EU to resolve the
crisis and bring about a disciplined transfer of power. Photograph:
Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images
