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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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  • Cheerful protestor
  • Standing in front of hotel, a young happy protestor is holding up an unseen flag and wearing an orange headband with a "PORA"sticker on top. "PORA" was a youth organization that was prominent during the Orange Revolution. Around his neck is a horn...
  • The headband reads: Молодежь ведет к победе.
  • The musical instrument of the revolution. Sound changes as you extend it. Terrible, disturbing noise.
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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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  • Women in the revolution
  • Two smiling women, active participants of the revolution, standing behind the benches and talking to each other. Orange ribbons are attached to their clothing in support of Yushchenko's party.
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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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  • 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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  • Women in the revolution
  • Smiling woman looking at other participants of the revolution. The sign on the woman's headband reads "Tak! Yushchenko".
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  • Creative banner of the Orange Revolution
  • This banner illustrates the main point of the revolution, the fact the citizens of Ukraine were pushing for independence from Moscow and Russian in general. A translation would be "A chicken is not a bird just like Moscow is not our capital."
  • Banner reads: Курица - не птица, Москва нам - не столица!
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  • An acitve member of the revolution
  • "PORA" flags stationed around Maidan. PORA was a Ukrainian political party established in 2005 that was a very active participant of the Orange Revolution.
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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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  • Musical Instrument of the revolution
  • A man is holding a horn that was used as a popular musical instrument of the revolution to rally up the protestors and make the atmosphere at Maidan more upbeat.
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  • Musical Instrument
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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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  • Women in the Orange Revolution
  • Paraska Korolyuk or Baba Paraska, a Ukrainian political activist and one of the iconic figures of the Orange Revolution, marching towards the Supreme Council with other protesters. Baba Paraska wears an orange helmets and the Ukrainian flag in...
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  • Bujak’s comment: "Marching towards Supreme Council?"
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  • Orange Revolution Participants
  • A woman is using the wall for support while filling out a participant of the Orange Revolution form. The woman behind her is wearing a red coat and a Yushchenko flag around her neck like a scarf.
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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.
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Happy protestors
  • Four protestors are posing for the camera at Maidan in front of the famous Independence monument. One of them is holding up a peace sign, a popular symbol of the revolution.
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