EuroMaidan Revolution
Judith Baumel: Ukrainians are rallying for a land of openness
Last week I got a letter from my friend Marjana Savka, a poet and editor in chief of the Old Lion Publishing House in Lviv, Ukraine. Please help, she asked. Spread the word: Ukrainians are not naive pawns between a shaky European Union and rapacious Vladimir Putin. They don’t want a revolution. A patient and peaceful people, Ukrainians want an open culture that reflects and honors diversity of speech and their right to express themselves. Those in the Russian-speaking east want to maintain a primary connection to Russia. Throughout the country, east and west, everyone wants a government that represents all of Ukraine.