http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/mar/06/ukraine-crisis-russia-andrey-kurkov
Why I stayed as the crisis in Ukraine flared
The Ukrainian novelist was determined not to be cowed as rioting
rocked Kiev and Russia moved troops into Crimea
Andrey Kurkov
The Guardian, Thursday 6 March 2014 10.45 EST
... I am also Russian, an ethnic Russian who has lived in Kiev from
early childhood. Between 8 and 14 million of Ukraine's 47 million
population are ethnic Russians and the word Russian doesn't give rise
to any aggression among Ukrainians or spark any glint of hatred in
their eyes. My grandfather was the first to arrive on Ukrainian soil.
He came in 1943, was killed in the battle to free Kharkiv and is
buried in a mass grave at the railway junction of Valki, not far from
the city. He died fighting against fascism and now I hear the word
fascist used about me because I am against the occupation of my
country by Putin's army, because I am against the state of total
corruption created by Yanukovich and his clan, because I want the
country where I live to be guided by the rule of law. No, I am not a
political activist and have never joined any political party and I
don't plan to join one. I am simply a citizen of my country. ...
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