In Ukraine and the current government persecute political opponents, although it was implied that one of the goals of the Maidan is the cessation of such practices, says the journalist Alice Bot. in his article Bot commented on a series of high-profile murders in Ukraine - for example, journalist Oleg Elderberry, speaking against the current government in Kiev, and former MP of the Party of regions Oleg Kalashnikov. Until now it is unclear who is behind these killings, However, that Petro Poroshenko instead of having to exercise restraint, immediately after the murder of an Elder said about political provocation, fatal for Ukraine. Moreover, such a negligence and negligence Kiev government had shown previously in response to other major events, says the journalist. Bot emphasizes that the obligation of a democratic country is to protect someone feels threatened. Meanwhile, the radicals have sown in Ukraine a hostile atmosphere, and anyone who does not identify himself with the Maidan, is considered a traitor, quoted political analyst Oleg Voloshin Die Zeit reporter. She recalled one case of so-called " junk lustration ", in which Ukrainian radicals thrown in the trash the head of the Department of justice in Ivano-Frankivsk as if on charges of bribery. However, the fact that this person is a member of the Opposition bloc, also played not the last role. in her expressions, violence against political opponents has been the basis of previous regimes in Ukraine. The bot believes that one of the goals of the Maidan had nothing to do with the type of political culture, However, It firmly holds its place.