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  • Creative slogans
  • Inspirational and creative slogans were written on posters and hung up all over the streets not just around Maidan but all over Ukraine. This one in particular tells Ukraine to stand up and quit being silent, letting the bandits rule their country.
  • White banner reads: Вставай Україно! Досить мовчати, годі бандитам при владі стояти... Orange banner reads: Дружківка з Донецька за Ющенко!
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  • Generations of supporters at Maidan
  • A family consisting of a mother, daughter, and a grandmother all came out onto Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti to support Viktor Yushchenko. All three of them are seen wearing some type of Yushchenko paraphernalia.
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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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  • Polish supporters at Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti
  • Polish supporters (young, mostly students) from all areas of Poland, quite well informed politically.
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  • Busy Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti
  • Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti filled with protestors, signs, posters, and flags. A woman in the middle of the crowd is videotaping the events occurring at Maidan that day. The posters hanging off the bridge are all pro-Yushchenko and names of different...
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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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  • Signs and more signs
  • Maidan and the surrounding areas were filled with signs put up by the revolutionaries from all over Ukraine. It was very popular to make a sign with the name of the city or small town from where you came from in order to show that every part of...
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  • Patriarch Filaret on Maidan jumbotron
  • Patriarch Filaret appears on nighttime Maidan stage alongside other members of the clergy. Their appearance is projected via jumbotron. Orange flags in support of Yushchenko wave in the air above the crowd.
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  • Protesting night and day
  • Protestors wearing Yushchenko stickers on the back of their coats stand all night on Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti.
  • Sticker reads: Свободу не спинити
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  • Enthusiastic revolutionaries
  • Three girls from a small town of "Shchurata" near L'vov are signing and waving flags while also representing their town by holding up a sign at Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti. All three of them are wearing lots of orange scarves and ribbons.
  • Sign reads:Львів Щурата
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  • Local radio tents at Maidan
  • Some local, as well, as national news and radio stations came out to interview protestors and provide the nation with the latest news of the Orange Revolution and what exactly was happening at Maidan for those who were not able to be there. The...
  • Sign reads: Акція "Живий Майдан" Скажи так щоб тебе почув Київ
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  • Keeping Maidan clean
  • Janitors in orange vests were stationed all around Maidan to sweep up fliers, posters, and other trash that could have been left there from the protests.
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  • Protester from Zhmerynka region
  • Woman is standing under the flag made by protesters from Zhmerynka Raion, Mohylivka, Demydivka, and Brailiv (all located in the central part of Ukraine). She wears a yellow hat and scarf to show her support of Yushchenko's party. There is a big...
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  • Balloon vendors at the square
  • A young mother and her daughter, who is holding a large orange Yushchenko flag, are standing in front of some balloon vendors stationed all around the Independence Square. These vendors sold balloons to children who came out to participate in...
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  • Fashionable revolution
  • A woman is sitting in a chair posing for a picture. She is wearing stylish orange boots and an orange scarf with Yushchenko's logo embroidered at the bottom. Behind her on the wall, there are three Yushchenko posters hanging. All three are...
  • Posters read: Вірю. Знаю. Можемо. ТАК!
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  • Generosity of Kiev citizens
  • The citizens of Kiev brought out homemade tea, coffee, and other commodities to distribute to the protestors who have been out on Maidan all night long.
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  • Young protestor smiling at the camera
  • A young girl smiles as she is sitting on her father's shoulders and waving her small Yushchenko flag above the other protestors. All around them a plethora of different kinds of flags can be seen with different writing on them.
  • Flags in the background read: Бишків, Сестрива.
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  • Young protesters from Lviv on Maidan
  • Several young protesters are standing behind the concrete wall. They all wear an orange ribbon tied around their arm or scarf. One of them wears an Ukrainian flag as a scarf. The orange handwritten sign on the wall reads: "Lviv thanks Kiev...
  • The sign reads: "Львiв дякуе Киянам!"
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  • Generations at Maidan
  • A little girl is standing between her mother and grandmother at Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti on a cold night. All three of them are wearing an orange scarf and a colorful winter coat. Behind them Yushchenko posters and flags can be seen.
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  • Lviv supports Yushchenko
  • Protestors from the Ukrainian city Lviv came out to Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti to show that Lviv is for Yushchenko. All of them have incorporated some type of orange into their outfits. One of the guys is wearing an orange scarf with the word "Lviv"...
  • Jacket reads: Буськ ТАК! Ющенко Львів
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