Enter Yanukovich. Bear in mind, that his "sal"e happened at the last moment - up to the point of turning East he was actively pursuing the EU vote. Had he continued his work with the West, there would be no Maidan. So he simply betrayed the trust of his electorate. This sometimes happens.
It is perfectly fine to be suspicious of ANY historic account - presumably there is no single objective one in existence throughout the human history. That does not mean we should not consider them.
The history of Maidan is extremely difficult to unravel. To this day there are many, many mysteries regarding such things as the unknown snipers - I suspect this will never be resolved, and without knowing this key element of the story much else takes fuzzy flavor.
One thing is certain - the uprising was incredibly bloody by the European standards - some sources put the number of killed at 700 (according to the medical personnel at site). The level of brutality was also disgustingly high.
Let me know your impressions after seeing it.
