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  • A manly crowd
  • A group of men gathered around for a smoke break. One of them is wearing a bright orange vest and showing a peace sign. A couple men behind him are showing peace signs as well, a very popular symbol of the revolution.
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  • An acitve member of the revolution
  • "PORA" flags stationed around Maidan. PORA was a Ukrainian political party established in 2005 that was a very active participant of the Orange Revolution.
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  • An owl at Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti
  • An owl is perched on a little girls shoulder at Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti. The owl is has an orange cloth tied around its neck. The little girls is wearing a warm winter hat, pink in color with a snowflake pattern, and a dark pink winter coat.
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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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  • Barricades in the Orange Revolution
  • Protesters from Sopiv, a region in Ukraine, are sitting behind the barricades. Many protesters are standing around the soup kitchen in the back of the picture. The sign reads: "Sopiv supports Yushchenko!"
  • Sign reads: "Сопів за Ющенка!"
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  • Calling home
  • Revolutionaries are gathered around a phone booth, taking turns calling their loved ones at home who could not make it to Maidan with them to let them know that they are safe and doing well.
  • Phone booth reads: таксофон
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  • Cat of the Revolution
  • A woman is holding up a kitten with an orange ribbon tied around its neck.
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  • Cheerful protestor
  • Standing in front of hotel, a young happy protestor is holding up an unseen flag and wearing an orange headband with a "PORA"sticker on top. "PORA" was a youth organization that was prominent during the Orange Revolution. Around his neck is a horn...
  • The headband reads: Молодежь ведет к победе.
  • The musical instrument of the revolution. Sound changes as you extend it. Terrible, disturbing noise.
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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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  • Crowd gathers around jumbotron
  • Crowd grathers around jumbotron after snowfall waving Ukrainian flags and holding pro-Yushchenko banners
  • Yellow banner reads: "так Ющенко"
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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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  • Funeral vehicle used as moving bulletin board with flyers, current info about protest.
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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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  • 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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  • Independent cats
  • A woman tied an orange bow around the kittens neck and brought it out to participate in the protests going on at Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti. She is holding the kitten while its looking around at the protestors near by.
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  • 'When the independents - cats- joined (backed) the revolution, the days of the dictatorship were numbered.'
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  • Independent kitten
  • A woman tied an orange bow around her kittens neck and brought it out to participate in the protests going on at Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti. She is holding the kitten while its looking around at the protestors near by.
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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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  • Little boy making a poster
  • A little boy wearing an orange ribbon around his arm, is coloring in a poster that says "YES! Yushchenko" at one of the benches which were turned into arts and crafts stations for kids to create their very own Orange Revolution posters.
  • The drawing reads:ТАК! Ющенко
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  • Lutsenko on jumbotron
  • The crowds are gathered around the Maidan stage listening to IUrii Lutsenko. Lutsenko encouraged nonviolence in the revolutionaries if they wanted the Orange Revolution to be successful.
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  • Maidan crowds
  • "PORA" a youth organization during the Revolution, was very active during Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti activities. Hundreds of young adults showed up to protest and advocate support for Viktor Yushchenko. A girl who is a member of the "PORA"...
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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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