KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The towering fleece hats and elaborate beards of Ukraine’s 16th-century Cossacks are favored by many of the demonstrators on Kiev’s main square, who have camped out in anti-government protests for nearly two months.
When events turned violent this week, demonstrators’ weapons also had an antique aura and clashes resembled a Medieval assault.
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