On a freezing night in December, standing on a stage set up among tents and would-be revolutionaries in Maidan, Kyiv's main square, the Ukrainian pop star Ruslana shouted to protesters to stay peaceful as police began to surround them.
“I am not afraid of your clubs! I am not afraid of your gas attacks!” Ruslana screamed into the microphone. “I am just a singer, singing songs for peace in Ukraine!”
