It was cold. He was walking on Hrushevskogo street. He didn’t have any weapon. He was wounded 4 times. We’ll never see his face. But his deep brown eyes could only be seen in some photos and the video where he reads Shevchenko’s poem “Kavkaz”. His name is Sergiy Nigoyan.
His parents are Armenians. They live in Dnipropetrovska oblast’ and moved there after having escaped from Nagorno-Karabakh war. Though Sergiy was Armenian, he was a great patriot. He loved Armenia. He knew the history of his folk and the flag of Armenia hangs in his bedroom. As time passed his patriotism became to be dedicated to Ukraine.Teachers told that he studied Ukrainan history with avidity. What's more, Sergiy’s Ukrainian patriotism was even stronger that the same feeling of other pupils. Apart from this he loved sport, especially karate. But he wanted to become an actor.
At first his parents didn’t know that Sergiy went to Maidan. After two days had passed, Nogoyan called his father. He asked:”Where are you?" - ”On the Maydan in Kiev”
- ”Where? Why?...Be careful then. Don’t take part in different confrontations”.
Sergiy didn’t support any political leader, he wasn’t in any radical patriotic organization and no one noticed him in any fights. However, he was widely known on Euromaidan. Nigoyan was a guardsman on one of the barricades. Unlike to other activists, he didn’t talk a lot with others and kept an eye on the situation around. Many people even didn’t know what his name was. The thing many were aware of was that there was the Armenian guy with brown hair and an Armenian flag who was always on duty near Lyadski gates. When people asked him why he was there, he answered in Ukrainian:”This is also my future. I will be living in this country”.
He returned to parent’s home at the beginning on January. Though parents tried to persuade him, they didn’t succeed. “If I don’t go there then who will?”.
22th of January 2014. Sergiy Nogoyan was shot in head, neck and chest. Doctors have been trying to bring him back to life for 20 minutes. Finally, they stated death from lead buckshot. He was buried on 26th of January in Dnipropetrovska oblast’. His coffin was put in the grave while Ukrainian anthem was sounding.
He was the first. When he was killed, we didn’t know that within the month we will know Nebesnya Sotnya(one hundred people killed during 18-20th of February). But it was shock to everyone of us. He had no weapon. People say the only thing he had in his hands was mobile phone.
Now he is the symbol for us. Sergiy really loved Shevchenko and his poems. On Maydan he made a video where he reads popular Shevchenko’s poem “Kavkaz”. Even if you don’t know Ukrainian, you can watch it. After I have watched it, Shevchenko’s words “Борітеся, поборете” (“Boritesya, poborete” from Ukrainian “Fight and you’ll succeed” ) have new, deep meaning. When I feel clanked, these words help me to gain strength. When I remember him and everyone who was killed by the regime I realize that we have to win. We have to fight. We believe that we’ll succeed. We believed in it when we were fighting on Euromaian. So believed Sergiy. He believed that we’d definitely win. Such a pity he didn't see our victory...
P.S. A couple days ago in Kiev a graffiti was created. It's dedicated to Sergiy. If you’ll be in Kiev, take a look at it. And reread this story. It should be here. Sergiy Nigoyan should be remembered.
Photo:life.pravda.com
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