Kyiv, 6 March 2014 – Yevgeny Utkin, one of the biggest IT-entrepreneurs in Ukraine and Russia is sure that “Maidan is to accelerate the change of civilization values. Today we are witnessing the transition to the pyramid of values on top of which is a human being.”
Dispelling myths on revolution participants Utkin, who was staying on Maidan for three months with his family, noted: “I love Russian language. I am a Ukrainian nationalist because I am a citizen of Ukraine and I love Kyiv. I am homeless who until recently was at the top 100 compiled by Ukrainian Forbes. I am a fascist, my both grandfathers are heroes of the World War II. Millions of people are like me”.
In Utkin’s opinion “Ukraine’s soft power” is Ukrainian women, who formed a human chain between Ukrainian soldiers and Russian combatants ready to attack them.
“Three months ago a lie provoked our revolution. The lie which is now flowing down from Russian TV channels will provoke our next revolution,” added Mr. Utkin.
Speaking about the current role of the private sector, the entrepreneur said: “First of all we need to save the country”.
Yevgeny Utkin is a Ukrainian and Russian IT-entrepreneur, founder and President of KM Core hi-tech holding company, investor, philanthropist. He is the author of the famous letter addressed to Russians.
In 1997 he was pronounced Ukrainian “Businessman of the Year”. From 1998 till 2001 Yevgeny Utkin held the position of the Chairman of the Council of Entrepreneurs under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. In 2007 Utkin was nominated to take part in the “TOP-10 managers of Russia” contest.
He is the organizer of numerous educational and cultural projects: Gogolfest contemporary art festival, “Jazz in Kiev” jazz festival and the “MasterKlass” Cultural and Educational Centre.
