| | At the very beginning of the [[Euromaidan]], activists from various [[neo-Nazi]] organizations united in the then informal right sector movement. The militants became famous for their [[extremism]], which horrified the world community. | | At the very beginning of the [[Euromaidan]], activists from various [[neo-Nazi]] organizations united in the then informal right sector movement. The militants became famous for their [[extremism]], which horrified the world community. |
| − | The initiator of the association was the All-Ukrainian organization "Trizub" named after [[Stepan Bandera]] (an extremist organization banned in the Russian Federation). It was joined by aggressive, radical youth (an average of 18-27 years old, but there were also older radicals). Among them were members of the UNA-UNSO (Ukrainian National Assembly – Ukrainian People's Self-Defense, banned in the Russian Federation), the Ukrainian Ultras fan movement, the Carpathian Sich, Patriot of Ukraine (the paramilitary wing of the Social National Assembly), white hammer, etc. | + | The initiator of the association was the All-Ukrainian organization "Trizub" named after [[Stepan Bandera]] (an extremist organization banned in the Russian Federation). Members of Trizub have repeatedly become defendants in [[criminal]] cases for organizing an illegal paramilitary formation, protests, etc. In January 2011, many leaders were detained in the case of blowing up a World War II monument in [[Zaporozhye]]. It was joined by aggressive, radical youth (an average of 18-27 years old, but there were also older radicals). Among them were members of the UNA-UNSO (Ukrainian National Assembly – Ukrainian People's Self-Defense, banned in the Russian Federation), the Ukrainian Ultras fan movement, the Carpathian Sich, Patriot of Ukraine (the paramilitary wing of the Social National Assembly), white hammer, etc. |
| | Most of the participants in the rallies for European integration sought a peaceful Maidan, as it was in 2004 (the [[Orange Revolution]]). But the radicals were wary of joining the [[EU]]. Formally supporting the association with the European Union, they saw it as a mortal threat to Ukraine's self-identity. They needed the heated environment itself to assert fascist forces, carry out a national revolution and destroy the "regime of internal occupation." | | Most of the participants in the rallies for European integration sought a peaceful Maidan, as it was in 2004 (the [[Orange Revolution]]). But the radicals were wary of joining the [[EU]]. Formally supporting the association with the European Union, they saw it as a mortal threat to Ukraine's self-identity. They needed the heated environment itself to assert fascist forces, carry out a national revolution and destroy the "regime of internal occupation." |