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  • Shevchenko and the Orange Revolution
  • Protestors march through Kiev, most likely towards the Supreme Council. A couple in the front is holding up a sign with a quote from the most beloved Ukrainian author Taras Shevchenko.
  • Yellow sign reads: Борітеся - поборете, вам Бог помагає! Національний музей Тараса Шевченка
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  • Mass Advertisement
  • Flags, signs, and large Yushchenko posters are hung over the roof of a building that faces Maidan. The hotel "Ukraine" is visible in the background.
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  • A call home
  • Protestors are using local phone booths to call home in order to inform their loved ones that everything is okay.
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  • The Orange Revolution in action
  • A regular night at Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti. Protestors are out waving flags, protesting, while speakers are talking or other presentations are taking place.
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  • Maidan Entertainment
  • Protestors are gathered around a man playing an accordion. Famous Ukrainian ensembles came out to Maidan to play music and entertain protestors, making the overall Maidan atmosphere more lively and cheerful.
  • Sign reads: Народний Фольклорно-Етнографічний Ансамбль, Залужанка. Яворівський район: Львівської області
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  • Orthodox procession in support of Yanukovych
  • An Orthodox Church procession of Yanukovych supporters is marching in the traffic lane of a Kyiv street past a snowy park. A man carrying the lantern is in the front, followed by a man carrying the cross, and others carrying crosses, icons, and...
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  • Bujak's comment: Moscow Patriarchate Orthodox Church procession, supporters of Yanukovych.
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  • Night Protestors
  • A pro-Yushchenko supporter is smiling as he is holding up a fishing-pole which he is using to hold up a flag, a common practice during the revolution. He is also wearing orange ribbons and an orange head band to demonstrate his support for the...
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  • Musical performance
  • A couple of Yushchenko supporters putting on a musical performance, accompanied by a violin and a tambourine. A man is holding up a Ukrainian flag on a fishing pole, this was very common during the revolution.
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  • Busy Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti
  • Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti filled with protestors, signs, posters, and flags. A woman in the middle of the crowd is videotaping the events occurring at Maidan that day. The posters hanging off the bridge are all pro-Yushchenko and names of different...
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  • Protestors taking a break from Maidan activities.
  • Group of protestors standing out at Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti. During the times when there were no speakers and demonstrations, protestors took their time to converse with one another and text or call their families.
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  • Cossack style tents
  • A couple of protestors are standing in front of a series of tents with roofs that symbolize the Ukrainian Cossacks.
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  • Child enjoying Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti
  • A child is enjoying her time at Maidan while sitting on someone's shoulders. She is wearing a warm purple jacket along with orange ribbons. She is also holding up an orange fox stuffed animal.
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  • Young Yushchenko supporters
  • A group of young girls assembled orange plastic fringes to wear during the protests at Maidan.
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  • Cat of the Revolution
  • A woman is holding up a kitten with an orange ribbon tied around its neck.
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  • Distributing Information
  • Crowd gathering around a hearse plastered with fliers and other information. Many are wearing orange ribbons in order to demonstrate their support for the presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko. The Ukrainian flag is visible overhead.
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  • Funeral vehicle used as moving bulletin board with flyers, current info about protest.
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  • Revolutionaries in front of Parliament
  • Protestors stand in front of the building which houses the Parliament of Ukraine. Many brought flags, signs, and banners to demonstrate their support and demand change for the betterment of their country.
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  • Leaving a mark
  • Protestors are leaving their marks on the streets of Kiev.
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  • Violin player
  • A violin player representing Yushchenko by wearing an orange ribbon, is playing at Maidan. A child in the background is also wearing orange ribbons to support Yushchenko.
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  • Profit makers
  • Individuals are buying Ukrainian flags from fellow protestors that have set up their own benches around Maidan to make a little bit of profit from the Orange Revolution.
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