The contradictions of the Euromaidan uprising in Ukraine | ROAR Magazine

The contradictions of the Euromaidan uprising in Ukraine | ROAR Magazine:

 Editor’s Note: Now that the mass protests against the pro-Russian government of Viktor Yanukovych have escalated into open revolt in the Europe-oriented West of the country, and now that Kiev is witnessing scenes of outright civil war — with many dozens left dead after another bloody day of gun-fighting between government forces and opposition militia — a proper understanding of the nature of the Euromaidan revolt seems more important than ever.

 

 

As Ukraine descends into civil
war, a revolutionary syndicalist argues that the left should build a
second front against both the government and the far-right.