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Maidan: Two Sides of the Same Coin
According to Kost Bondarenko , the head of the Ukrainian Politics Institute, mass protests in the Maidan are gradually losing their nationwide significance and transforming into dissatisfaction with the local problems in Kiev " (link)
Kievans say "NO" to protests on Maidan
The damage to the capital's economy has already reached "dozens of millions." (link) If the unrest lasts for another month, then the damages caused by the mass protests may reach 5% of the Ukraine's annual GDP.
Local citizens are increasingly worried, as the socially-dangerous members of population flock to Maidan attracted by free food, shelter, and entertainment, During less than two months of protests, Maidan consumed 410,000 litres of borsch, 106,000 meals and 37 tons of sausage. This would suffice for providing hot meals to all street children in Ukraine during 1 year. Crime rate has also gone up, including thefts, robberies and lootings, Constant traffic jams, noise, the smell of decaying garbage, and bonfire smoke make life in Kiev unbearable.
Deficit of ideas and protest radicalization
The key problem of Maidan is its weak ideological component. Indeed, the biggest crowds were recorded on December 01 , the day after special forces cruelly suppressed student demonstrations.
With very few protesters left, Maidan action turned radical, with mottos t extremism, xenophobia, ultra-nationalism.
President Yanukovych remains Ukraine's most popular political figure
According to the survey conducted by Research & Branding Group the popularity rating of President Viktor Yanukovych is twice as high as that of his main opponent, EuroMaidan leader Vitaly Klichko.