Mykhailo Zhyznevskyi
25, journalist and activist,
Bila Tserkva, Kyiv
Confident posture, broad forehead and bright eyes. Dressed in camouflage uniform, with a beret on his head, an army belt on his waist and impeccably polished boots on his feet. Mykhailo was a guard who always kept watch at the entrance of the UNA-UNSO (Ukrainian National Assembly—Ukrainian People’s Self-Defence) tent situated on the right from the Maidan stage.
He had a way of looking somewhere far ahead and smile mysteriously. His gaze was focused on someplace full of light and kindness even when it was raining and the sky was covered with dark clouds.
This young man came to Ukraine as early as 2005. He was originally from the Belarusian city of Homel. Being a free spirit, at seventeen he decided to escape the regim
