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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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  • Marching towards freedom
  • Despite the snowy blizzard, protestors are marching towards the Independence Square. They are holding either Yushchenko flags or Ukrainian flags and have orange ribbons attached to their clothing.
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  • This parade was one of the first pictures I saw after arriving in Kiev. In the faces of these people marching through snow and icy air I witnessed determination, calm and strength ready to overcome any obstacle and barrier. I immediately felt the...
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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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  • Yanukovych supporters
  • Two Viktor Yanukovych supporters stand wearing light blue ribbons, the color of the Yanukovych party. The girl is wearing a light blue scarf which reads "I am going to vote" and the young man is wearing an orange scarf which represents the Donetsk...
  • Blue scarf reads: Я. Иду на выборы. Orange scarf reads: Шахтер чемпион. Донецк.
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  • Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti Overview
  • The Independence Square is filled with crowds, flags, signs, and other revolutionary paraphernalia. The streets are so crowded that it is hard for vehicles to move around. Maidan is also very crowded and people are standing on the bridge...
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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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  • 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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  • Maidan's 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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  • Video Recording Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti
  • A girl is being held up while she videotapes the events of Maidan that were taking place that night. In the background a television screen can be seen broadcasting the news so that those who are spending the night at the Independence Square can be...
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  • Collective Focus
  • Protestors are focused on something going on in front of them. Most likely a speaker that came out to talk to the crowds or a news broadcasting.
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  • Youth at Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti
  • It is clear by her orange painted finger nails, ribbons, and scarf that this young female protestor is rooting for Viktor Yushchenko. Many young people showed up at Maidan to protest and participate in the Orange Revolution in order to assure that...
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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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  • Collective Focus
  • Protestors are focused on something going on in front of them. Most likely a speaker that came out to talk to the crowds or a news broadcasting.
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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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