Zbigniew Bujak Orange Revolution Photographs, Nov-Dec 2004

Yushchenko supporters with trident
Two Yushchenko supporters with orange ribbons in their clothes are on the nighttime Maidan. One of the men is holding a flagpole topped with the Ukrainian trident, with orange ribbons tied to it, and the flag draped around the flagpole.
Bujak's comment: People from UPA (with trident). UPA has recently become very pro-Poland, even though they continue to be very nationalistic.

Tent city in the Orange Revolution
Tents installed by supporters of Yushchenko's party from Poland.
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.“

Young protesters
Three young protesters wearing white headbands in kamikaze style to demonstrate their commitment to hunger strike.
Bujak’s comment: "Bands around heads (kamikaze style) symbolize commitment to hunger strike."

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.
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...

Orthodox procession in support of Yanukovych
An Orthodox Church procession of Yanukovych supporters is climing a snowy Kyiv footpath. A man carrying the lantern is in the front, followed by a man carrying the cross, a priest, and others carrying crosses, icons, and banners with images of...
Bujak's comment: Moscow Patriarchate Orthodox Church procession, supporters of Yanukovych.

Young protesters
Young protesters wearing white headbands in kamikaze style to demonstrate their commitment to hunger strike; a lady talking into the microphone. Some of the protesters wear orange ribbons, scarf, T-shirt.
Bujak’s comment: "Bands around heads (kamikaze style) symbolize commitment to hunger strike."

Orthodox procession in support of Yanukovych
An Orthodox Church procession of Yanukovych supporters is marching in the traffic lane of a Kyiv street past a snowy park. A man carrying the lantern is in the front, followed by a man carrying the cross, and others carrying crosses, icons, and...
Bujak's comment: Moscow Patriarchate Orthodox Church procession, supporters of Yanukovych.

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...

Crowd viewing speaker on jumbotron
Crowd gathers to view and listen to a speaker on a pro-Yushchenko marked jumbotron in wintery weather.
Area to the left of the screen reads" "Так Ющенко" Area above the screen reads: "Ющенко-за народі народ- за Ющенко"
Bujak's comment: The flat screens were financed by oligarchs. Another system of dispensing information.

Soup kitchen on Khreshchatyk
Protesters standing near the soup kitchen located in the middle of Khreshchatyk street, the main street in Kiev.
Bujak’s comment: "Soup kitchen on Khreshchatik."

Young protesters
Radical students from Hora, a neighborhood in Kiev, announcing hunger strike inside a club where the press conferences took place.
Bujak’s comment: "Radical students from Hora announcing hunger strike. Inside a club where the press conferences were taken place. Bands around heads (kamikaze style) symbolize commitment to hunger strike."

Sharing information
Two men sharing information in front of one of the set up makeshift chapels. Sign in the background reads: In support of national delegates of the Supreme Council of Ukraine A. L. Derkacha and IU. V. Lutsenka.
Sign reads: За підтримки народних депутатів Верховної Ради України А.Л. Деркача та Ю.В. Луценка.
Bujak's comment: Make shift chapels were set up.

Orthodox procession in support of Yanukovych
An Orthodox Church procession of Yanukovych supporters is climing a snowy Kyiv footpath. A man carrying the lantern is in the front, followed by a man carrying the cross, a priest, and others carrying crosses, icons, and banners with images of...
Bujak's comment: Moscow Patriarchate Orthodox Church procession, supporters of Yanukovych.

Kyiv residents deliver food and drink to the protesters
Two women are delivering food and drink to Yushchenko supporters on a Kyiv street. They have brought thermoses and food in plastic bags. The Protesters are mingling and drinking from paper cups behind a makeshift barricade. Several are wearing...
Bujak's comment: Kyiv residents offering tea to the revolutionaries.

Young protesters
Radical students from Hora, a neighborhood in Kiev, announcing hunger strike inside a club where the press conferences took place. One of the students wears an orange scarf, another one wears orange ribbons in support of Yushchenko "Tak!" party.
Bujak’s comment: "Bands around heads (kamikaze style) symbolize commitment to hunger strike."

Protesters in a bar
Black and white picture shows protesters, organizers and leaders of the tent city, in a bar spending time together.
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."

Barricade on Maidan
Wooden barricade is built over the bench and near the dirty blue bus. The "Tak!" note is written on the back of the bus. Many orange ribbons help to hold the pieces of the barricade together. A big orange sign is seen in the background.
Bujak's comment: Symbolic barricade against the tanks.

Tent city on Maidan
There is a military style tent city in the middle of Khreschatyc Street. There is nobody in front of the tent city except one protester in orange jacket. The blue sign on the building reads "Post Office". Another sign in the middle of the building...
The signs read: "Поштамт", "Аптека".
Bujak’s comment: "Military style tents, terrible weather: rain, freezing".

Kyiv residents deliver food and drink to the protesters
Two women are delivering food and drink to Yushchenko supporters on a Kyiv street. They have brought thermoses and food in plastic bags. The Protesters are mingling and drinking from paper cups behind a makeshift barricade. Several are wearing...
Bujak's comment: Kyiv residents offering tea to the revolutionaries.

Yanukovych and Yushchenko supporters mingling on Suvorov Street
A group of Yanukovych supporters are mingling with occasional Yushchenko supporters outside of the Pechersk District Administration at 15 Suvorov Street. Yanukovych supporters are waving blue and white Yanukovych flags. There is snow on the ground...
Yanukovych flags read: "За Януковича! Вибiр 2004".
Bujak's comment: Supporters of Yanukovych.

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