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  • Car decor
  • A car is all decked out with orange ribbons and balloons to demonstrate support for the presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko.
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  • Yanukovych Donkey
  • A donkey stuffed animal is tied to the back of an SUV in order to make fun of Viktor Yanukovych. The sign on the donkeys belly reads: "Because proffesor." Yanukovych wrote a resume for the Central Election Committee in 2004 in which he made 12...
  • Sign reads: тому що Проффесор
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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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  • Yushchenko supporters showing peace signs
  • A group of Yushchenko protestors are holding up peace signs while posing for the photo. They are wearing various orange colored things to demonstrate their support for Viktor Yushchenko, such as ribbons, flag capes, stickers, scarves, and...
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  • Lady Liberty
  • A little girl, held up by her father, is raising her hand up into the sky. Her position is symbolizing Lady Liberty of Ukraine. The girl is wearing an orange Yushchenko cape, a colorful blue winter hat and a white fluffy jacket to keep her warm...
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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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  • Man in camouflage army uniform
  • A man is standing on a Kiev street posing for the photograph. He is dressed in a camouflage military uniform with the German flag sewed in the sleeve.
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  • Yanukovych as plush toy goat
  • A plush toy goat representing Viktor Yanukovych is attached to the continental tire of an SUV on a Kyiv street. The goat is dressed in a tuxedo top and top hat, with a pink pince-nez and white and blue Yanukovych ribbons tied to his rear legs and...
  • Sign on the goat's chest reads: "Томущо проффесор".
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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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  • Telephone booths
  • After a long day at the Maidan, revolutionaries are using telephone booths to call home and other places.
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  • Telephones were the instruments of the revolution. Mobile and stationary.
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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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  • Containing the crowds
  • Barricades were formed to contain the crowds within the limits of Maidan and not let them interfere with Kiev traffic.
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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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  • Maidan tea 'party'
  • Inhabitants of Kiev offering tea to the revolutionaries.
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  • Polish supporters at Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti
  • Polish supporters (young, mostly students) from all areas of Poland, quite well informed politically.
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  • Active participation out on Maidan
  • Protestors are cheering and participating in Maidan activities. They are wearing orange ribbons attached to their clothing. One person is waving a Ukrainian flag above everyone else. Another person is holding a yellow balloon. Behind this crowd 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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  • Regulating the crowds
  • Revolutionaries are lined up against the railings that were set up to prevent the crowds from blocking traffic.
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  • Protestors in front of a jumbotron screen
  • Revolutionaries are standing in front of a RAINFORD advertisement screen with orange flags and other Yushchenko gear.
  • Ukrainian flag reads: Спас р-н Коломийський ТАК-Ю!!!
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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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