Weapons of the Ukrainian Revolution
Marty Mcfly
Published
03/11/2014
Self-made weapons of the Ukrainian revolution
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The photos in this series were shot at various places around the occupied zone. Jamieson and his assistant would simply set up a black background cloth and shoot in natural light. -
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A club with nails hammered in at the end. The inscription reads "Ternopil," which is a city in Western Ukraine. According to the owner, the handle is wrapped in tape after having broken in clashes with the Berkut. -
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This weapon reads "Sailor of the Black Sea Fleet." -
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The inscription reads "Glory to Ukraine." -
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The inscription on this one says it all. -
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A baton with a sticker showing former president Yanukovych behind bars. It reads "Yanukovych under arrest." -
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There were more advanced weapons in use by the protesters, while others, apparently including automatic guns, were kept locked away in case the situation escalated into open war. -
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Each protester simply held their weapons up as the camera prepared to shoot, leading to a unique composition for each shot. -
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Despite the crude nature of the weapons, protesters maintained organized ranks and internal operations, without which it wouldn't have been possible to mount an effective resistance -
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Another common weapon was simple stones, hurled with devices or by hand at government forces and stored at strategic locations throughout the conflict zone. They were usually chipped directly out of the sidewalks and streets. -
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This protester's helmet is painted with an image of St. Michael, next to the Ukrainian crest -
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The markings and signs of use on each weapon tell their own stories, usually having to do with bludgeoning a policeman. -
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Not all of the photos document the protesters' weapons. These are the remnants of stun grenades carried around by a protester. Apparently, it was common among them to carry around the leftovers of weapons that failed to take them out of the game. -
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Brutal as these weapons look, they're basically medieval compared to modern security forces. "Its literally sticks and stones, As mean and nasty as they look -- and of course theyre intentionally made to look that way -- its nothing in comparison to a gun." -
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According to Jamieson, every protester had a helmet, a balaclava, and a club-like implement of some sort. -
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This bat's inscription roughly translated reads, "For Ukraine and good fortune, city of Kiev."
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