Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
The Next Generation Of Revolution
A documentary on the unrest in Ukraine during 2013 and 2014, as student demonstrations supporting European integration grew into a violent revolution calling for the resignation of President Viktor F. Yanukovich.
Wokeness: 50%
Overall Score: 70%
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wokernot
An important film
Given the recent events of Russia invading Ukraine, I sought to know more about the recent history of the nation. Several of my business contacts on LinkedIn recommended this film, and it was extremely enlightening!
It covers mostly the events of 2013-2014 leading up to Ukraine's revolution to overthrow their president, who was obviously in alignment with Vladimir Putin. The peaceful protests resulting in said president failing to sign Ukraine into the EU resulted in a major protest and uprising by the people.
The resulting reaction from their state government ultimately lead to an escalation of violence which resulted in innocent bloodshed and death. But the people never waivered, ultimately bringing about resignation of their president (who fled to Russia) and becoming a free nation.
It's easy to see why the resulting conflicts and turmoil since this uprising have percolated into a boil that has now ensnared their nation into war. This film will ultimately give insight into the plight of Ukraine and the utter passion it's people have for fighting to keep their freedom from oppressive regimes. I highly recommend seeing this film. I think it is one of the most important works we have to give context to the brutality we are seeing in Ukraine right now.
Created: 03-01-2022
Samantha
Depends What You Consider Woke, I Guess
Someone else gave it a woke-free rating. But to me, the whole Ukraine vs Russia thing was something cooked up by Biden to distract from his miserable presidency, just as the calling Trump a Russian colluder was a narrative they did to try to discredit him. Ukraine is a country that is still pretty darned Soviet (I know this, as I was going to there for Peace Corps then decided against). Russia on the other hand largely turned its back on all that, and should be our ally if not for leftists constantly trying to stir up mischief.
So yes, you could say this is not woke if you buy the Ukraine narrative. I don't however.
Created: 06-24-2023
