Ukrainian mask-maker Bob Basset made this grotesque mask depicting a baton smashing the wearer’s face; it symbolizes political repression in Ukraine, and is being auctioned to benefit Hromadske.tv, a news outlet Basset calls “one of the last outposts” of “truly independent journalism” in Ukraine.
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EuroMaidan: a Facebook revolution in the streets of Kiev
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