Ukraine on Fire

I am a Ukrainian citizen.The film reveals true facts about Ukrainian history and Maidan.

But there are things missing here like interviews with Georgian snipers hired to shoot peaceful protesters in Kiev and details on bombing of civilians in Donetsk and Lugansk. Horrible events.

A powerful documentary, which the far-right elements from Ukraine and elsewhere mistakenly portray as "pro-Russian propaganda" (check the one star votes).

No. What we have here is an, admittedly, somewhat one-sided portrayal of events leading up to the US-sponsored coup d'etat in Ukraine in 2014, but since we have already heard the entire narrative of the other side being parroted by MSM, this is not an issue. It's not an issue because everything presented here is factual, accompanied with plentiful video proof. The only error I've found is that Khrushchev was not really Ukrainian (he was pro-Ukrainian, but ethnically Russian).

The narrative goes back to WW2 and examines the roots of Ukrainian nationalism. It then continues to explain the US Cold-War involvement, and the continued interests of, especially, neoconservative elements of the US to poke the Russian bear until there's a reaction that could be used to make Russia weaker.

Watch this as soon as you can because there's a chance it will be banned (though Oliver Stone's name may mean that does not happen). And notice that people criticizing this film only talk in general terms without disputing anything of relevance that is present in the film.

I looked throw the polarizing reviews. And it's rather sad. There isn't "the truth," or "pure Russian propaganda." This documentary was made before the war in Ukraine was made public to the Western World. Most of the polarizing reviews are written after the major invasion of Ukraine.

Now after getting the nonsense out of the way. I really enjoyed this documentary because it gives the audience a fresh look at the Ukrainian conflict, between the East and the West. Oliver Stone I'm sure isn't a genius like Noam Chomsky but he is looking at the Ukrainian problem in this doc, from his perspective, and this is very obvious. Gray or grey...not right or wrong.

What I really enjoyed about Oliver's documentary, is that I got a fresh perspective, different from the major networks from around the Globe. I go new information that I was never exposed to before. Giving me an opportunity research new material.

A documentary isn't meant to be a justification for one cause or another, it's hardly two hours long! A good documentary is meant to peak your interests and open your mind to new perspectives...that is all. Any doc that claims "The Truth," is obviously just propaganda/marketing.

Oliver went out of his way not to make an outright claim on knowing the answer. And this is the reason I enjoyed watching it so much. Right or wrong, I got new insightful information! Which is a lot more than what our mass media feeds us...

I was positively surprised to watch this documentary, as I have had a hard time explaining people the real situation in the Ukraine. Most of the time the reaction was like: "Unbelievable, the media is saying something different. Why should all media lie?!". I was born in the Eastern Ukraine, near Donezk, and I still have many friends and relatives in the Ukraine, including Kiev. The relatives in Kiev were happy when the Maidan began, as they were completely against Yanukovich. Now they keep saying that life was much better before the Maidan revolution. It got worse. And my friends and relatives from the Eastern Ukraine told me many facts that did not get to the media, or the facts just got turned upside-down. There was a referendum in the Donbass, too. For the people there it was like a holiday, they were willing to stand in the cue for hours just to be able to vote against the NEW MAIDAN REGIME. When Ukrainian army took over some parts, people were asked to snitch their neighbours to be so called "separatists". Even urns were positioned to collect anonymous hints. People in black wearing masks to cover their face then went to these "separatists" and carried them away. This is just one story out of many. I have collected a lot of material and videos, even made a screenshot of a Ukrainian soldier's profile on vk, where he published pictures showing him working on the BUK systems near the town Konstantinovka (as GPS coordinates were uploaded with the pictures). And then I had to read that Ukraine does not own such systems, that shot down MH17?! Anyone can read from Ukrainian official sources that they own such systems, but why do the "free" journalists (in Germany for example) not do any researches that just take 2-5min in order to find out this info cannot be correct? I am so glad people like Oliver Stone fighting for the truth exist. Thank you!

A very useful documentary for discover, understand the Ukrainean file in fair manner. Inspired portrait of Ukrainean nationalism , precise image of the events of near reality, subjective, in some measure, not doubts but great for development of the other side front to official speech of media and politicians.

The right answer for many holes about recent events .

Not only explanations but the necessary frame for interpret the reality near us , for observe the nuances and solve the puzzle defining, in some measure, our lives.