Ukrainian Revolution of Dignity

Ukrainian revolution: Entry 1

Herszenhorn, D. M., (January 23, 2014). Cease-Fire in Kiev as Opposition Leaders Meet With Ukraine President. The New York Times. Retrieved from: www.nytimes.com

How the opposition spoke at Maydan after meeting with Mr Yanukovych. (January 25, 2014). KorrespondenT. Retrieved from: http://ua.korrespondent.net/

The latest events, which have taken place in Ukraine since the end of November, bother all the world. Almost all the world news every day starts with what is going on in the capital city of Ukraine – Kiev. The article about it can be found on the first page of The New York Times, as well as in all the Ukrainian newspapers as, for example, the KorrespondenT. The very last incident was the most horrible: on the 22nd of January 5 protesters were killed and more than 50 were injured. It was the first blood spilled during this revolution.

The article in The New York Times is twice as big as the one about the same topic in the KorrespondenT. Both of them cover the theme of the meeting between the opposition and the president. However, the New York Times’ piece told the reader also about the basic facts, like when the revolution started, which part of the country is taking part in it and some other most important happenings, which were held during all the protests. In comparison, in the Ukrainian newspaper such facts cannot be seen. This is because all the populations are keeping an eye on what is going on at the Maydan (the main capital square, where people gathered and constructed barricades in order to protect themselves from the police). Around 20 new articles about revolution are written on a daily basis day by day in the KorrespondenT newspaper.

There are a few things to mention, which are quite different in both writings. First of all, in The New York Times the author writes about the opposition leaders and tells us that they have threatened an escalation of violence if Mr Yanukovych does not agree to early presidential elections. I am Ukrainian, thus I know that these three leaders most of all want this revolution to be peaceful. This is clearly seen in the KorrespondenT’s article. Other sources, such as Aljazeera, also illustrate the other point of view: one of the leaders said: "We are demonstrating our willingness to find a compromise” (Ukraine talks under way after violent clashes, 2014). From this standpoint, The New York Times is not quite right. It was told by the opposition that if nothing changes after 24 hours they are going to take some actions, but they did not concretize what they meant by saying this. That is why I find the KorrespondenT’s article is a bit better. On the other hand, The New York Times gives us information about the attitude of the other countries regarding these events, such as the USA, the European Union and others, which is quite interesting for the reader. Similarly, both articles have video in it, which is remarkable, because many people do not like to read a lot, thus they will find the video as an excellent addition to this piece of whiting. Furthermore, the video gives the reader a possibility to feel a real essence of this revolution and maybe