Thank you for trying to find it - the thread had hundreds and hundreds of replies, and started in 2013, the protest started in November 2013. I tried gulagle searches, FR searches, using many terms, keywords and everything I could think of. To no avail. Probably had over 1000 comments.
I just looked for the thread and couldn’t find it either.
I bet pertinent information is archived here though:
https://jeffhead.com/2014Ukraine/index.htm
Remember Freeper Jeff Head?
That’s his site and it’s loaded with information and pictures.
Perhaps Jim Robinson can help you find the thread