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  • Young protesters
  • Three young protesters wearing white headbands in kamikaze style to demonstrate their commitment to hunger strike.
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  • Bujak’s comment: "Bands around heads (kamikaze style) symbolize commitment to hunger strike."
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  • Yanukovych supporters
  • Two Viktor Yanukovych supporters stand wearing light blue ribbons, the color of the Yanukovych party. The girl is wearing a light blue scarf which reads "I am going to vote" and the young man is wearing an orange scarf which represents the Donetsk...
  • Blue scarf reads: Я. Иду на выборы. Orange scarf reads: Шахтер чемпион. Донецк.
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  • Young protestor
  • A little girl is distracted by something above her while being help up by her father. On top of her warm winter coat she is wearing pro-Yushchenko attire to demonstrate her support for the presidential candidate.
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  • Information van on a Kyiv street
  • Pedestrians are reading pro-Yushchenko information leaflets taped to the rear window of a minivan parked on a Kyiv street. Several people have orange ribbons tied to their clothes. There are orange ribbons tied to the fence in the background.
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  • Bujak's comment: Revolution needs rapid flow and easy access to information. Everybody needs to know what is happening. This is a key requirement for the leaders (if they have been already chosen) to be trusted. The organizers of the Orange...
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  • Protesters mingling outside the Central Terminal
  • Protesters are mingling outside of the Central Terminal of the Kyiv Passenger Railway Station. A stage has been erected near the Terminal entrance. Yushchenko supporters are wearing orange plastic ponchos, orange ribbons and headbands. One man is...
  • The blue and white Yanukovych banner reads: "За Януковича! Вибiр 2004" (For Yanukovych! The choice for 2004.) The orange Yushchenko flag reads: Вiрю Знаю Можемо. Так! (I believe, I know, we can. Yes!)
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  • Marching towards the Supreme Council
  • Protestors are marching towards Supreme Council. They are holding bouquets of flower arrangements as well as holding up flags and wearing orange ribbons.
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  • Crazy orange hair day
  • Two young Yushchenko supporters have decorated their hats and are wearing orange scarves and ribbons to demonstrate their support for Yushchenko. In the background, other protestors can be seen wearing orange ribbons and a Yushchenko flag.
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  • Young revolutionaries
  • Kids are waving their orange Yushchenko flags while observing the events happening at Maidan.
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  • Yushchenko supporters rallying on Vokzal'na Square
  • Yushchenko supporters are rallying on Vokzal'na Square, outside of the Kyiv Passenger Railway Station. The Polissia shopping center is visible in the background. Several protesters have climbed onto a platform; they are waiving orange flags in...
  • The sign on the shopping center reads: "Полiсся Торговельний центр". The street sign above reads: "Вулиця Л. Толстого". The signs for the arcade read: "Гральнi автомати". The Ukrainian flag has the word "Галичина" written across it. The orange...
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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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  • Valenki for the protesters
  • A Yushchenko supporter is carrying several pairs of "valenki" (felt boots) to load them onto a handtruck. He has an orange ribbon tied around his arm and a cell phone strapped to his belt. Behind him is a man with an orange bandana around his neck...
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  • Orthodox procession in support of Yanukovych
  • An Orthodox Church procession of Yanukovych supporters is climing a snowy Kyiv footpath. A man carrying the lantern is in the front, followed by a man carrying the cross, a priest, and others carrying crosses, icons, and banners with images of...
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  • Bujak's comment: Moscow Patriarchate Orthodox Church procession, supporters of Yanukovych.
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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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  • Young man holding up a flag
  • A young man is holding up a Yushchenko flag that also has a sign attached to it. The sign reads "Kharkov Yes!" implying that the city of Kharkov is rooting for the Yushchenko party.
  • Sign reads: Харьков ДА!
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  • Tent City signs
  • A sign at tent city stating that the city of Chervonograd is pro-Yushchenko.
  • Sign reads: Шахтарі за Червоноград. Ющенка так!
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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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  • Tent City in the Orange Revolution
  • Protesters from Zhytomyr region standing in front of a book store and a tent city holding up their signs in support of Yushchenko's party.
  • Sign reads: "Житомирська обл".
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  • Valenok Caricature
  • A Ukrainian felt boot or valenok is hung upside down on a pole in front of a group of protestors. The American flag and the letters USA are drawn on the boot along with a star. Around the boot is an orange ribbon and on top of the boot is an orange...
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  • Valenki: ridiculing the propaganda that the revolution was financed by U.S. (valenki are produced only in Russia).
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  • Sticker "war" between Yushchenko and Yanukovych supporters
  • A blue and white Yanukovych banner is strapped with blue ribbons to the fence outside of the Central Terminal of the Kyiv Passenger Railway Station. Yushchenko supporters have covered the banner with orange pro-Yushchenko stickers. Several...
  • The blue and white Yanukovych banner reads: "За Януковича! Вибiр 2004" (For Yanukovych! The choice for 2004.) The stickers read: “Свободу не спинити” (Freedom cannot be stopped), "Так! Ющенко" (Yes! Yushchenko) and "Ющенко--президент!" (Yushchenko...
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