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  • Trezubets - the Ukrainian coat of arms
  • Trezubets is seen among the flags, against the gray winter sky.
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  • This is the Tryzub. It is the symbol of Ukraine. It should be ubiquitous here on Liberty Square but I see only one. Intrigued, I ask why? The Ukrainians explain that it is their national symbol but it is deeply rooted in the Ukrainian nationalism....
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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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  • Marching towards freedom
  • Despite the snowy blizzard, protestors are marching towards the Independence Square. They are holding either Yushchenko flags or Ukrainian flags and have orange ribbons attached to their clothing.
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  • This parade was one of the first pictures I saw after arriving in Kiev. In the faces of these people marching through snow and icy air I witnessed determination, calm and strength ready to overcome any obstacle and barrier. I immediately felt the...
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Families at Maidan
  • Children, accompanied with their mother, pose for a picture. The little boy is blowing a horn while his older sister is holding an orange pom-pom. Their mother is holding up a Russian flag with an orange balloon tied to it. A green car with orange...
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  • Peaceful Revolution
  • A family supporting Yushchenko brought their daughter to Maidan. Standing in a sea of protestors the father is holding up his daughter and a flag with one hand while making a peace sign with another. A Jumbotron is blurred but can be seen in the...
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  • The appearance of children at the Liberty Square in Kiev meant happy ending and peaceful victory of the Orange Revolution. It is the presence of the children in the public space that shows us how important the methods of our fight are.
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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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  • "Kuchmizm is me" stickers
  • Stickers sponsored by the organization "PORA"are attached in the shape of the letter "K" onto a bright orange background. It looks like they might spell out Ukraine's former presidents last name "Kuchma." The stickers read "Kuchmizm is me."
  • Sticker reads: кучмізм - це Я
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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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  • 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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  • Revolutionaries ready for a day of protesting
  • Yushchenko protestors are conversing amongst each other while getting ready for another day at Maidan. In the back, one of the protestors is holding a Yushchenko flag and another is holding up a sign with the area of where they are from written on...
  • Sign reads: Бучач: с. Озеряни
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  • Musical instrument of the revolution
  • A protestor is blowing into what was considered to be a musical instrument of the revolution. This instrument produced terrible and disturbing noise. The man is wearing an orange scarf and a sticker on his hat that reads "Freedom can't be stopped."...
  • The sticker on the hat reads: Свободу не спинити. The sticker on the horn reads: Ющенко президент.
  • The musical instrument of the revolution. Sound changes as you extend it. Terrible, disturbing noise.
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  • Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti Overview
  • The Independence Square is filled with crowds, flags, signs, and other revolutionary paraphernalia. The streets are so crowded that it is hard for vehicles to move around. Maidan is also very crowded and people are standing on the bridge...
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  • Protesters from Variazh on Maidan
  • A protester from Variazh, a former city in western Ukraine located close to the border with Poland, is standing behind the wooden barricade and holding up the sign "Variazh". He is looking at other protesters on his left side. One of the protesters...
  • The sign reads: "Варяж".
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  • Independent cats
  • A woman tied an orange bow around the kittens neck and brought it out to participate in the protests going on at Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti. She is holding the kitten while its looking around at the protestors near by.
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  • 'When the independents - cats- joined (backed) the revolution, the days of the dictatorship were numbered.'
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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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  • Free food kitchen on Maidan
  • One of the several camp kitchens on Maidan serves free food to whoever wants it. Many protesters are eating and drinking near the tent city and the barricades. Some of them wear orange jackets or coats to demonstrate their support of Yushchenko's...
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  • Festive Revolution vehicle
  • Two protestors are sitting in a yellow vehicle decorated with Yushchenko flags and slogans. The bumper reads "YES" and underneath it is the famous gray horseshoe with an exclamation point inside.
  • Bumper reads:"TAK"
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