More living in truth in Kiev
Viktor Yuschenko
Here are the voices of protest from Kiev:
- “I don’t realize I’m freezing and exhausted until I get home every night and collapse,” said Alexander Kmet, his hands shoved in his pockets and his shoulders hunched and shuddering as he spoke. “But this is an inspiring moment in the history of our country. We have to be here.”
- “The truth makes us warm,” said Ala Babich, 38, a management student, before breaking into the protest song We Shall Overcome in English.
- “At first we watched it on television because we’re not so young anymore, and we live on the edge of the city,” said Galina Kiyashko, 68, a retired engineer who came to the square with her husband, Grigory. “But our hearts called us out.”
- “Our nation is finally awake,” said Yurig Shekurko, 28, a priest from from Staryy Sambir on the Polish border. “Before, we talked and complained, but now we’re actually doing something.”
- “It’s hard,” said Shekurko, “but freedom is never easy.”
Space is opening in the Ukraine. It’s been four days now and the election has been called for the Victor Yanukovych, but the people know that the result is dubious. It seems inevitable that Viktor Yushchenko will eventually win. My hopes are that democracy wins the day peacefully. This photo is a good sign:
More at the BBC. And here’s a portal for information on the Orange Revolution.
