Name: Fighters and mourners of the Ukrainian revolution
Uploaded: 2014-12-09T15:50:58Z
Duration: 5 min 56 s
Description: “Men fight wars, and women mourn them,” says documentary photographer Anastasia Taylor-Lind. With stark, arresting images from the Maidan protests in Ukraine, the TED Fellow shows us intimate faces from the revolution. A grim and beautiful talk.

“Men fight wars, and women mourn them,” says documentary photographer Anastasia Taylor-Lind. With stark, arresting images from the Maidan protests in Ukraine, the TED Fellow shows us intimate faces from the revolution. A grim and beautiful talk.

Fighters and mourners of the Ukrainian revolution

The uprising in Kiev’s Maidan Square exposed how conflict carves distinct roles for men and women. Ordinary men became fighters, piecing together makeshift armor, while women filled the square with millions of flowers in quiet mourning. Over 120 died in three months, and the violence left a lasting impact on the city and its people. Photographs stripped of dramatic scenery invite a closer look at the human cost and ritual of war.