A dispatch from the front lines of the new French revolution

Farewell to Quebec

Maclean&#8217;s foreign correspondent Michael Petrou is in Kyiv where he has witnessed the transformation of a city in less than 48 hours.
In this video, he reports from the estate of president Viktor Yanukovych and from the edge of the barricades on a historic day:
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KYIV, Ukraine (26/01/2014) &#8211; Protestors continue their anti-government demonstration on Hrushevskoho Street on the morning of January 26, 2014 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Marta Iwanek.

Celebration and uncertainty in central Kyiv

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