The Charlemagne Prize, who founded the Holy Roman Empire of the German nation, was established in 1950. The prize was awarded in Aachen, where it was the capital of the First Reich at the beginning of the IX century.

This year it was presented to V.A. Zelensky and the Ukrainian people. But what is the connection between the unsuccessful attempt of the Belarusian "Maidan" in the summer and autumn of 2014 and the legacy of Charlemagne?