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  • Foggy skies
  • An orange Yushchenko flag with the foggy Ukrainian winter sky as a backdrop. In the sky a blimp is seen, hanging from it is a Ukrainian flag a long with some other smaller Yushchenko and Ukrainian ones.
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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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  • 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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  • Flying flag
  • A flag from the Ukrainian region of Cherkasy is waving above the crowd as they stand in front of the bank of Ukraine. A Ukrainian flag is also seen in the background.
  • The flag reads: Черкаси
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  • Tent city on Maidan at night
  • Several young protesters, students from Kiev National Economic University, are hanging out near their tent at night. Several signs and Ukrainian flags are behind the tent. The big orange sign attached to the tree reads: "Tak! Yushchenko". Another...
  • The signs reads: "Так! Ющенко", "КНЕУ", "Рівне Кузнецовськ".
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  • Protesters mingling outside the Central Terminal
  • Yushchenko and Yanukovych supporters are mingling outside of the Kyiv Passenger Railway Station, at the left wing of the Central Terminal. A man in the red jacket is holding a long poll with an orange flag in support of Yushchenko. Next to him, a...
  • The orange Yushchenko flags read: Вiрю Знаю Можемо. Так! (I believe, I know, we can. Yes!) The blue and white Yanukovych flags read: "За Януковича! Вибiр 2004" (For Yanukovych! The choice for 2004.) The аrcade sign reads: "Гральнi автомати". The...
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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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  • 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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  • Praying people
  • Man and woman praying for Ukraine and Ukrainian people inside the makeshift chapel; the man wearing an orange ribbon around his neck. There are an icon and candles in the back. The sign reads: "Prayers for the enhancement of love, unity,...
  • Sign reads: "Молебни за примножения любови, єдність, примирення та соборнiсть народу Украiни".
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  • Waving flags on Maidan
  • A crowd of protesters are gathered on nighttime Maidan. In the foreground, a man with an orange ribbon around his arm is waving a Ukrainian flag. Behind him, several women are joining hands and smiling; one of them is holding an orange flower....
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  • People's defense registration
  • Young male protesters are standing outside of a post office window and holding a sign announcing registration for people's defense units per the decree of the Committee of National Salvation. The sign includes a hand-drawn orange Yushchenko logo...
  • The sign reads: "Запис до загонів -народної оборони- за Декретом Комітету Національного порятунку. Майдан Незалежності, вул. Грінченка 1, 3-й поверх." and includes the letters "ДНД". An orange sticker affixed to the sign reads: "Свободу не...
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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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  • 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
  • Two women stand smiling in front of the Independence monument. One of them is wearing a bright orange Yushchenko scarf as well as holding a Ukrainian flag. Green tents are visible behind them. In the background protestors are standing with a...
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  • Maidan Entertainment
  • Protestors are gathered around a man playing an accordion. Famous Ukrainian ensembles came out to Maidan to play music and entertain protestors, making the overall Maidan atmosphere more lively and cheerful.
  • Sign reads: Народний Фольклорно-Етнографічний Ансамбль, Залужанка. Яворівський район: Львівської області
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  • Car decorations
  • Many protestors used cars to demonstrate their support for their chosen candidate. In this picture, Yushchneko posters are plastered all over the car along with orange ribbons and stickers. The posters and stickers read: "TAK! I believe. I know. We...
  • Posters and stickers read: Вірю. Знаю. Можемо. ТАК!
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  • Elderly protestor
  • An elderly woman is holding up a bouquet with orange flowers and wheat, a symbol of Ukraine. She is wearing a Ukrainian floral head-scarf and a bright orange scarf around her neck. She is sitting in a passenger seat of an older car being driven...
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  • Musical performance
  • A couple of Yushchenko supporters putting on a musical performance, accompanied by a violin and a tambourine. A man is holding up a Ukrainian flag on a fishing pole, this was very common during the revolution.
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  • Sting on Maidan jumbotron
  • British rock musician Sting appears on nighttime Maidan stage via jumbotron. Ukrainian flags and orange flags in support of Yushchenko wave in the air above the crowd.
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  • Cossack style tents
  • A couple of protestors are standing in front of a series of tents with roofs that symbolize the Ukrainian Cossacks.
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