EuroMaidan Revolution
Chicago Tribune: Ukraine’s winter of discontent
Anti-government protesters man a barricade they built to block the exit of \"Berkut\", special police units under the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs, from a base in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on January 30, 2014, to prevent their participation in clashes with the opposition in Kiev. AFP PHOTO/ YURIY DYACHYSHYN
It's no pleasure braving the harsh Ukrainian winter for weeks on end, but anti-government protesters have not let subfreezing temperatures or snow and ice weaken their resolve. The demonstrations that have been going on since November in the capital Kiev and other cities are proof that a broad segment of the citizenry wants a drastic change in the country's leadership and won't give up until they get it.
