How Old Posts Can Become Popular Again
Suddenly, my post about why Ukraine should be divided between its anti-Russian and pro-Russian parts has seen a dramatic increase in page views. That is no doubt related to the latest escalation of Ukraine's political crisis with both government forces and the neo-Nazi elements of the opposition increasingly using violent means in the confrontation. Ukraine is dangerously close to a full scale civil war. Let's hope that it doesn't come to that. Ukraine has been ravaged for a century by wars, German Nazis, Communism, corruption and ethnic conflict, to add a(nother) civil war would be really cruel. I remain convinced that secession is the best way to solve the conflict peacefully.
posted by stefankarlsson at 7:29 PM
2 Comments:
When I used to blog I noticed that my most popular posts were often those with images. People would find images through Google Image search or something, and come to my blog. Since that post has a map of Ukraine I guess many people may have been led there by searching online for an ethnic or linguistic map of Ukraine.
In any case I also hope Ukraine can find a peaceful solution. I worry that EU member states are not helping by talking of sanctions against the government. It seems some of the protesters are hardly exemplary either.
Well, Google encrypts searches these days so I don't know what search words are used, but your guess may be right.
And indeed, many of the "protesters" aren't really protesters, they're armed rebel warriors affiliated with the neo-Nazi group Svoboda.
Post a Comment
<< Home