Ukraine's European Revolution?

[Barrister]

How do Crimean Tatars figure into all this?

They were all deported during WWII to Siberia.  Wiki says that as of today a quarter million have returned, which is a pretty negligible number.

[Ed Anger]

That was saucy.

[Liep]

Question about the Russian-speaking Ukrainians:  do they consider themselves real, patriotic Ukrainians, or would they sell out Ukraine the first chance they get in order to live under the Russian flag?

There was a Crimean separatist movement under Yurij Meshkov in the 90's that might have seen the Russians living there joining Russia.

[Queequeg]

Crimea has no real connection to the Ukraine historically.  It's an accident of the creation of the SSRs that it was part of the Ukraine SSR and not an autonomous SSR under Russia. 

[Syt]

Police have stormed barricades in Kiev. Two protestors died; media say they were shot by police.

[Tamas]

This might just be the battle that decides where Ukraine swings for the next few decades, and those who want to belong to the developed world seem to be losing the battle.

I predict the same stuff happening in Hungary in about ten years.

[Tamas]

This is how you riot properly:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APGnKRx67kI

[Tamas]

Since apparently the police`s assault on the barricades was repulsed, I wonder when the army will move in?

[Crazy_Ivan80]

This is how you riot properly:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APGnKRx67kI

looks like a bunch of re-enactors having some playtime :p Their costumes suck though.

[Iormlund]

As cute as that is, home-made rockets would be far less cumbersome. Our rioting miners vouch by them.

[Ed Anger]

I'm enjoying the beat downs.

[derspiess]

Or beet downs? 

[Tamas]

Or beet downs?

[Tamas]

[Tamas]

Allegedly, tanks are being railroaded to Kiev:
https://twitter.com/detinets_tv/status/426023797863362560/photo/1

The prez postponed any decision until tomorrow, so probably there will be a big crackdown tonight.