His Story

In modern-day Ukraine peace is the most urgent phenomenon. The all-out war that is going on now hasn’t broken out suddenly. From the early beginning of its independence there are a lot of difficulties which as we can see today were the recipe for disaster and caused chaos in our country. Is it possible to avert war when you stand up for your liberty and sovereignty?

Looking back in the past, Mahatma Gandhi is the historic figure that is interesting for me because, it may sounds strange, but his battle was peaceful. M. Gandhi was a great human that gain new knowledge, kind of teaching called gandhism.

M. Gandhi got higher education in Britain in 1891 and then came back home to serve his country being not a soldier, but a politician armed with good word and hoped to make useful contributions in the development of India. The most important thing that he had, his life, he devoted to the most difficult thing I mean fight for freedom and independence of his country. He wanted British Empire took his nation seriously using peace talks in order to ensure that India was strong enough to build its own democracy and live in peace. He said that an eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind. That’s why he offered resistance in a peacekeeping way, trying to avoid the horror of war. He had a great support from Indians as his lifestyle wasn’t as one of typical politician. Indians described Gandhi as the father of the nation and he lived like they. For instance, he lived modestly, ate simple vegetarian food and wore the traditional Indian clothes and therefore, he was aware of the main concerns of the nation.

Gandhi had a brilliant success applying the practice of non-violence to defeat and overturn unjust laws that existed in South Africa.

“Non-violence and truth are inseparable and presuppose one another”.

Non-violence was his main weapon against the British rule and he did his best to find effective ways with the assistance of which people would reach a compromise in diverse situations, but not declaring a war. I take the view that this man is a symbol of peace, because his way of discovering the truth is a fundamental step to a lot of historical events that have made change in our society. It is said that the Dr. Martin Luther King concept, the Polish trade union ”Solidarity”, the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and soviet dissidents are encompass some branches of non-violence philosophy considerably.

Moreover, Euromaidan also began as a peaceful protest as Ukrainians want to have a say in deciding our country’s future. It’s my firm conviction ideas of M. Gandhi can make good progress in each conflict, but it’ll cost a lot of efforts, as “non-violence, which is the quality of the heart, can not come by an appeal to the brain” (M. Gandhi).