Russia and Ukraine: caught in a war of symbols. Images mixed by Kevin Rothrock.
Russians and Ukrainians these days are trading a lot more than bullets and bombs in the conflict over Donetsk and Luhansk, where separatists believed to have Moscow’s support have waged a war against the young government in Kyiv. Last week, someone in Munich desecrated the grave of Stepan Bandera, Ukraine’s most celebrated nationalist. This week, a group of agile youngsters climbed one of Moscow’s “Seven Sister” skyscrapers, planting a Ukrainian flag and painting the old Soviet star atop the building in Ukraine’s national colors, yellow and blue. …read more
Source: Global Voices
