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That’s me in the picture: Markiyan Matsekh plays the piano for riot police in Kiev, 7 December 2013


‘I took off my coat and started playing Chopin. It was about -15C, and my fingers could barely move. Not my best performance’My dad thought it was a stupid idea. He said, “Son, it’s a nice thought, but these people have been beaten by riot police. How is a piano going to cheer them up?” I just wanted to give people a reason to keep protesting.On 30 November, there were 300 students in the city square singing in peaceful protest at the president’s resistance to greater integration with the EU, and they were brutally beaten by riot police. We demanded …read more

Source: The Guardian

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