Ukraine's Revolution on Granite

Published: July 25, 2022, 9 a.m.

In 1990, Ukrainian students went on a hunger strike that helped bring down the Soviet regime there. It took place in Kyiv\u2019s central square and inspired later protests against Russian influence in Ukraine: the 2004 Orange Revolution and the 2014 Maidan Revolution. The granite floor of the square provided its name: the \u2018Revolution on Granite\u2019. Ben Henderson spoke to Oksana Zabuzhko, an award-winning Ukrainian author, who participated in the protest when she was a recent university graduate.\n(Photo: Oksana Zabuzhko wearing a red jumper at the Revolution on Granite in 1990)