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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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  • Protestors taking a break from Maidan activities.
  • Group of protestors standing out at Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti. During the times when there were no speakers and demonstrations, protestors took their time to converse with one another and text or call their families.
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  • Child enjoying Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti
  • A child is enjoying her time at Maidan while sitting on someone's shoulders. She is wearing a warm purple jacket along with orange ribbons. She is also holding up an orange fox stuffed animal.
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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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  • Saying goodbye
  • A father reaches through the window to kiss and hug his children one last time before he goes to defend his country on the other side of the city.
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  • Protesters in a bar
  • Black and white picture shows protesters, organizers and leaders of the tent city, in a bar spending time together.
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  • Young protestor
  • A little girl, wearing a Yushchenko flag around her neck as a cape, is distracted by something and is looking off into the distance while her father is holding her up in his arms so that she can see and observe whatever is going on at Maidan at the...
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  • Protesters in a bar
  • Black and white picture shows protesters, organizers and leaders of the tent city, in a bar spending time together.
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  • Bujak’s comment: "Organizers and leaders of the tent city. Two people in identical plaid shirts are founders of a publishing house. Strong, powerful, wonderful men."
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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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  • Maidan's young protestor
  • A little girl, wearing a Yushchenko flag around her neck as a cape, is distracted by something and is looking off into the distance while her father is holding her up in his arms so that she can see and observe whatever is going on at Maidan at the...
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  • The Revolution needs its Cossacks
  • A man out at Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti looks like a traditional hero of Ukraine's history, the Cossack. He joined other protestors at Maĭdan to support his motherland as it undergoes the biggest presidential election of its time since becoming an...
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  • Collage highlighting corruption
  • A collage made out of newspaper clippings, print outs, poems, cartoons, and other miscellaneous things highlights the corruption in Ukraine's government and the reason as to why it is so important that they get an honest president this time.
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  • Young protestor
  • A little girl, wearing a Yushchenko flag around her neck as a cape, is distracted by something and is looking off into the distance while her father is holding her up in his arms so that she can see and observe whatever is going on at Maidan at the...
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  • Protesters in a bar
  • Black and white picture shows protesters, organizers and leaders of the tent city, in a bar spending time together.
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  • Happy protesters
  • Happy protesters wearing orange ribbons, a symbol of the revolution, enjoying their time together.
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  • Protesters inside St. Sophia's Cathedral
  • Two young male protesters are posing on the second floor gallery of St. Sophia's Cathedral. One of the protesters is wearing an orange plastic bag as a poncho, the other has orange armbands, an orange headband around his neck, and an orange ribbon...
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  • Bujak's comment: Young men from a distant village who are in Kyiv for the first time for the revolution.
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  • Young protestor
  • A little girl, wearing a Yushchenko flag around her neck as a cape, is distracted by something and is looking off into the distance while her father is holding her up in his arms so that she can see and observe whatever is going on at Maidan at the...
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