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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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  • Viktor Yushchenko at Maidan
  • Presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko came out to Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti to encourage and give praise to his supporters. In this image they are singing the national anthem of Ukraine.
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  • Kiev City Council
  • Protesters standing in front of the Kiev City Council, the highest representative body of the city community. The sign reads: "Ukraine the Kiev City Council".
  • Sign reads: "Україна Київська міська рада".
  • Bujak’s comment: "Kiev City Hall was open for protesters, they were offered tea and sandwiches, could also warm up and sleep in the building. Excellent decision by the boss. This way Kiev truly became their capital for the people who came from the...
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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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  • Support from other Ukrainian cities
  • Protestors are standing in front of a big orange flag with writing all over it. The writing consists of protestors from other Ukrainian cities who came out to support Yushchenko at Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti writing to inform Kiev that their city or...
  • Some writing on the flag reads:Тернопіль ТАК! Одеса ТАК! Броди ТАК! Кадубівці ТАК!
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  • Signs and more signs
  • Maidan and the surrounding areas were filled with signs put up by the revolutionaries from all over Ukraine. It was very popular to make a sign with the name of the city or small town from where you came from in order to show that every part of...
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  • Tent city in the Orange Revolution
  • Tents installed by supporters of Yushchenko's party from Poland.
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  • Bujak’s comment: "Polish tent positioned in the first row, and would be under tanks if they came. This gesture by Polish students changed relationship between Poles and Ukrainians. First time Poles were willing to die for Ukrainians.“
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  • Little protestor
  • Many children came out to Maidan to participate in the revolution. This young girl is holding up an orange flag demonstrating support for the presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko. The flagpole seems to be covered in orange ribbons and the girl...
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  • Local radio tents at Maidan
  • Some local, as well, as national news and radio stations came out to interview protestors and provide the nation with the latest news of the Orange Revolution and what exactly was happening at Maidan for those who were not able to be there. The...
  • Sign reads: Акція "Живий Майдан" Скажи так щоб тебе почув Київ
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  • Balloon vendors at the square
  • A young mother and her daughter, who is holding a large orange Yushchenko flag, are standing in front of some balloon vendors stationed all around the Independence Square. These vendors sold balloons to children who came out to participate in...
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  • Nun supporters
  • A group of nuns came out to support the presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko at Maidan. They are wearing orange scarves and ribbons to demonstrate this support.
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  • Little protestor
  • Many children came out to Maidan to participate in the revolution. This young girl is holding up an orange flag demonstrating support for the presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko. The flagpole seems to be covered in orange ribbons and the girl...
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  • Lviv supports Yushchenko
  • Protestors from the Ukrainian city Lviv came out to Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti to show that Lviv is for Yushchenko. All of them have incorporated some type of orange into their outfits. One of the guys is wearing an orange scarf with the word "Lviv"...
  • Jacket reads: Буськ ТАК! Ющенко Львів
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  • Monks are for Yushchenko
  • Even monks came out to Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti to support Viktor Yushchenko. Gathered around in a circle, they are wearing orange scarves to demonstrate their support for the presidential candidate.
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  • Monk at Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti
  • A monk came out to Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti to video tape the events that were occurring at the time and to support Viktor Yushchenko. He is surrounded by two young children, a boy and a girl. The boy is dressed in a bright orange jump suit and the...
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  • Youth at Maidan
  • Two young protestors came out to support Yushchenko at Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti. The male protestor is wearing a hat that covers both his head and the majority of his face to keep him warm on cold Maidan nights.
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  • Crowds on the jumbotron screen
  • The Maidan crowds are being broadcasted on the jumbotron before the speakers of that night came out to talk to the crowd.
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  • Little protestor
  • Many children came out to Maidan to participate in the revolution. This young girl is holding up an orange flag demonstrating support for the presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko. The flagpole seems to be covered in orange ribbons and the girl...
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  • Sideview of Maidan
  • This image encapsulates Maidan from the side. The Independence Square monument can be seen as well as thousands of people that came out to the street of "Khreshchatyk" to support Viktor Yushchenko. Yanukovych protestors are not seen in this image....
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  • The Church is for Yushchenko
  • Maidan was filled with various groups of supporters during the Orange Revolution, even groups of monks came out to support Viktor Yushchenko.
  • Poster on top left reads: Дніпропетровськ Так! Ми разом!
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