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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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  • Happy protestors
  • Two women stand smiling in front of the Independence monument. One of them is wearing a bright orange Yushchenko scarf as well as holding a Ukrainian flag. Green tents are visible behind them. In the background protestors are standing with a...
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  • Maidan Knight
  • A person dressed in a yellow knight costume stands on the Maidan square early in the morning. Some dedicated protestors are already up with coffee in their hands preparing for another long day at Maidan. A board in the background is plastered with...
  • Board reads: Это наша с тобой биография
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  • Cheering Crowd
  • A crowd is gathered and cheering at the Maidan square with Ukrainian flags waving overhead.
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  • Independence square skyline
  • Above the sea of crowds, various flags can be seen. Also, a blimp with the Ukrainian flag hanging down from it is floating above the Independence Square.
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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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  • Group chant
  • A crowd chanting at Maidan.
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  • Defending the buildings.
  • A group of male protestors protects the buildings at Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti by standing in front of them. Most of them are wearing orange ponchos, headbands, and ribbons.
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  • Flying flag
  • A flag from the Ukrainian region of Cherkasy is waving above the crowd as they stand in front of the bank of Ukraine. A Ukrainian flag is also seen in the background.
  • The flag reads: Черкаси
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  • Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti filled with protestors even on a snow day
  • Protestors are standing around snowy Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti wearing warm winter gear and orange paraphernalia to show off their support for Viktor Yushchenko.
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  • Pro-Yushchenko Car
  • Someone hung up a ribbon on the back window of their vehicle to demonstrate their support for Viktor Yushchenko.
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  • Italy supports the Orange Revolution
  • Among the sea of Ukrainian and orange Yushchenko flags some Italian ones can also be seen in the far left of the photograph. Some of the flags have writing on them that reads "ITALY TAK" which implies that Italy was supporting the Revolution.
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  • Fishing rod flagpoles
  • Individuals are using fishing rods in order to elevate their flags so that they can be seen above the crowds.
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  • Marching towards Supereme Council
  • Protestors are marching on Instytutska Street towards the Supreme Council. Many of them are holding up flower arrangements of different sorts and have orange ribbons as a sign for their support of Viktor Yushchenko.
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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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  • Zbigniew Bujak and his colleagues.
  • Zbigniew Bujak and his colleagues are posing for a picture. Behind them a night view of Maidan can be observed.
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  • Protestors in front of Ukrainian Supreme Council building
  • Five men are posing for a picture in front of the Supreme Council building. They are all wearing a variety of orange colored things such as vests, scarves, ribbons, bandannas, and jackets.
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  • Evening Maidan crowds
  • During the evening thousands of people showed up at Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti to support their favorite presidential candidate. They wore warm clothing, incorporating Yushchenko paraphernalia into their outfit. Some wore Yushchenko flags as scarves,...
  • Sticker reads: Вірю. Знаю. Можемо. Ющенко-президент!
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  • Orange Revolution street barricades
  • Revolutionaries created barricades such as the one pictured around Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti. They were often covered with posters and banners that featured names of different cities around Ukraine which were in support of the Revolution.
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