Kyiv
<p>This Special Report contains reissued texts that were first published in the last Village Voice edition of Munich’s <em>Superpaper</em> (07/2018).</p> <p>Different times: No pandemic in sight, Putin was a popular motif for topless calendars, and war — despite Crimea and Donbas — felt far away. On the contrary, it seemed as if an unexpected energy was about to break through in Kyiv. After Euromaidan and the fighting of 2014/15, Kyiv was suddenly a vibrant metropolis and place of freedom for a new generation, not only in Ukraine but for the whole post-Soviet space.</p> <p>At that time, Martin Fengel, Christian Gottwalt, Jonas König and Lukas Kubina set out to take a close look at Kyiv – Munich’s sister city. Today, these “old news” demonstrate how normal and cool things had just been there. And are in brutal contrast to what is taking place right now: A horrific war of aggression against our liberal values. In Europe. This Special Report is full of melancholy. And yet: Go Fuck Yourself, Putin. And Go Fuck Yourself Russian Warship.</p>
Editors: Christian Gottwalt, Jonas König, Lukas Kubina
Contributors: Jonas König, Lukas Kubina, Slava Lepsheev, Hanna Vasyk, Maya Baklanvo, Tanya Voytko, Martin Fengel
Designer: Wiegand von Hartmann
Part of: Sorry Reports