How Azov instigates violence against its critics? My story
In September 2023, the 3rd Assault Brigade (Azov movement) opened an exhibition in the Museum of Kyiv where its fighters were compared to Waffen SS Division Galicia members. I made a small critical post about that on my Facebook page. The main idea of it was: the glorification of Nazi collaborators was harmful to Ukrainian democracy and fed Kremlin propaganda.
🔷Reaction from the 3rd Assault Brigade. A couple of fighters said that I have no right to "open my d*rt* mouth" and talk about the active military duty members who "defend me." Maksym Zhorin, deputy commander of the Brigade, used my private photo to attack me on his Telegram channel. He wrote to his more than 100.000 followers: "Every "expert" who starts to look for Nazism in Ukrainian military history and culture, as a rule, has an LGBT or Russian pidarsku (homophobic slur) orientation. Or both". Oleksiy Reins (Konsul), the ideologist in the Azov movement, criticized me in Ukrainian media and on his private Telegram, claiming that members of Waffen SS Division Galicia are "heroes."
🔷Reaction from far-right affiliated with/sympathizes with Azov:
- Challenge my expertise: publications, posts, and YouTube programs exposing that I am "a Kremlin agent," on "Putin's payroll," a "Russian propagandist" who doesn't know "basic facts" that Divison "never committed any crimes."
- Antisemitism: creating caricatures where I was portrayed with stereotypical J*wi*h features, questioning my loyalty to the Ukrainian state ("as J*** always do to Ukrainian national cause"); arguing me to go to Israel and give up Ukrainian citizenship.
- Death threats and rape threats to me and my pre-teen son.
- Attacks on my Facebook page that was deleted as a result of it.
🔷Reaction in Ukrainian academia: my colleague, a professor at one of the prestigious Universities, said that if I return to Lviv, he will not be surprised if someone 'h*t* her in the face". Another professor of Lviv Polytechnic U., Iryna Farion, who became a victim of lethal political violence, strongly recommended the public to "memorize the name of this g*rb*ge [my name]." Ivan Franko Lviv National University students denounced me to the Ministry of Education and Science, demanding "actions" against me and my "anti-state rhetoric."
When all this developed, I was in the US. I can't imagine what would happen to me if I was in Ukraine.
I think you and I would very much disagree on the origins of this conflict. But i very much feel for you for this abuse. I know it well. Ukrainian extremism is out of control. Criticize them in urkaine. And they can kill you. Its why i did work about them putting the names and
Shut up, you are Putin‘s b!tch🖕🖕🖕
Pull out Russian dick from your mouth, than try to say something.
