“Winter on Fire” director Evgeny Afineevsky visited Slovakia on June 1 to show his Academy Award nominated film about the events on Kyiv’s Maidan in 2013-2014. Afineevsky met with people from all sectors of Slovak society to speak about his film, the sacrifices Maidan protestors made for basic civil liberties, and their courage in the face of government-sponsored violence while demanding a free and democratic Ukraine. Audiences praised the film and Afineevsky’s efforts to raise awareness of Ukraine’s ongoing struggle to create a better country. “Winter on Fire” is now available on Netflix.
