Ukraine On Fire

Ukraine on Fire from Sovtelexport on Vimeo.

I'm posting this just so I might notice if it gets taken down from Vimeo. According to Bayou Renaissance Man it's already been taken down from YouTube. I suppose I should back up my blog in case someone decides that I, too, am a purveyor of disinformation. Bayou Renaissance Man provided a link to Vimeo, but it leads to a black screen. There appear to be several other copies of this movie available though.

Summary from IMDB:

Ukraine. Across its eastern border is Russia and to its west-Europe. For centuries, it has been at the center of a tug-of-war between powers seeking to control its rich lands and access to the Black Sea. 2014's Maidan Massacre triggered a bloody uprising that ousted president Viktor Yanukovych and painted Russia as the perpetrator by Western media. But was it? "Ukraine on Fire" by Igor Lopatonok provides a historical perspective for the deep divisions in the region which lead to the 2004 Orange Revolution, 2014 uprisings, and the violent overthrow of democratically elected Yanukovych. Covered by Western media as a people's revolution, it was in fact a coup d'état scripted and staged by nationalist groups and the U.S. State Department. Investigative journalist Robert Parry reveals how U.S.-funded political NGOs and media companies have emerged since the 80s replacing the CIA in promoting America's geopolitical agenda abroad.

I don't know what's going on but it sure looks like Tom Luongo might be on to something.

Lots of people don't like Putin, but it strikes me that that dislike arises from the propaganda being produced by the powers that be, propaganda they produce because they fear him. The USSR collapsed 30 years ago. Putin came to power in 2000 and since then he has got Russia moving again, doing things like exporting grain and natural gas, launching satellites into space and building luxury automobiles.