KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Gazing across the Maidan square, Evelina Martirosyan recalls how euphoric she was as she joined protests that changed Ukraine’s history.
Since the revolution that toppled a despised president, her dreams of a better future have been blunted by war and near economic collapse.
[…] Bentleys, Porsches, Jaguars and Range Rovers cruise the streets of Kiev — a symbol of a growing wealth gap in a city where average salaries of $600 are being eaten away by galloping inflation.
Kuznetsov and his 28-year old son, Ihor, for a while became potent symbols of the Maidan movement when they were photographed …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
