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Ugh, I barely managed to finish it yesterday before dawn, but I didn't have the energy to respond. I'm writing this specifically for the forum, even though I'm feeling lazy, because I really appreciate his way of thinking. But no matter how much we filter out the garbage from our media (including online sources), the negativity still seeps through the defenses of common sense. It's strange that no one from Kyiv has tried to break down the situation, but they've only focused on superficial aspects. So, according to eyewitnesses and participants: indeed, someone in power tried to implement a very aggressive scenario, a kind of "Putin-style" intimidation tactic. The flaw in the script was that the more primitive the mind, the more likely it is to judge others based on itself (it's quite obvious that the garbage that rises to the top has a primitive mind). In other words, when they planned to harshly suppress the regular Euromaidan (where students might have been hanging out for the infamous sausage and bread), they assumed that the people would be as cowardly as they themselves were. And after the exemplary demonstration on state TV channels, showing how the brutal Berkut chased people down alleys and beat them almost to death, without even bothering to distinguish between student protesters and random passersby, the reaction of the masses was not that of a cowardly mob, but a very human reaction. Yanukovych was already unpopular, but THIS, in its blatant display on state media, was simply intolerable, and the people's reaction was absolutely RIGHT, and, sorry, Yuri, but GOOD – in the sense that it was as close as possible to human ideals! As a result, we have a phenomenon called the Hromada. Now, about the goals – the Hromada opposition believes about as much as the authorities do – that is, people understand that there is garbage on both sides, only the authorities are overfed and arrogant, while the opposition is hungry for money and populist. However, in these conditions, if anything can rise to the top in the political mess, it is precisely worthy individuals who, in a different situation, would not have gotten involved in politics, but now someone needs to formalize the results politically, and the Hromada has had enough of the established opposition. The main political result of the events seems to be a shift from a presidential system to a parliamentary system + a redistribution of power with local self-government and re-elections of all these bodies. Given the current mood, there is a huge chance that, as a result of the re-elections, with the demonstrated attitude of the masses, a very large percentage of worthy representatives will get into the authorities, but at the very least, the people will actively reject the puppets. So, tell me, Yuri, are re-elections a "barn-breaking" event? And finally, there are quite a few provocateurs mixed in with the Hromada, yes – Yanukovych desperately needs leverage to support that part of the population that, in his opinion, is still deluded – support for a forceful solution, and he can't imagine anything else. But the Hromada perfectly understands all this, and attempts at provocations are being nipped in the bud... although you can't stop a bulldozer, but it is still more beneficial to the authorities, which is obvious. Nevertheless, even the provocations that have taken place have not given Yanukovych free rein – he's afraid, because he is a coward, and he has plenty to be afraid of. So, we need to realize that the events are not being controlled by the opposition, but by the will of the people – initially spontaneous, but now taking shape in a transformation and cleansing of power. What this will lead to, we will see. The authorities are now cowering and hiding, waiting for the fervor to subside. But the mood and atmosphere that prevail in the Hromada should not allow the will for better to fade away – yes, Yuri, that's exactly the word! :)