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  • Buses on Maidan
  • Many protesters are walking in front of a long line of buses. These buses brought people from different regions of Ukraine to Kiev to participate in the revolution. The protester in yellow jacket holds up an Ukrainian flag.
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  • Communication among protestors
  • Two older women are engaged in a lively conversation on Maidan. They are both wearing colorful floral print head-scarves as well as one of them is wearing a warm Russian style hat due to the cold weather outside. Stationed in the background are a...
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  • Daily commotion
  • During the day Maidan was also filled with hundreds of people, preparing for the long night of protesting ahead. Citizens who came to Maidan from different cities in Ukraine made posters, like the one in the picture, to show that the people in...
  • Poster reads: Нововолинськ Так!
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  • Day protestors
  • Protestors are out at the Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti square participating in the activities despite the cold weather and the light snow. Even elderly people showed up to protest and support their country as well as their favorite candidate. Protestors...
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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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  • Evening Maidan crowds
  • During the evening thousands of people showed up at Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti to support their favorite presidential candidate. They wore warm clothing, incorporating Yushchenko paraphernalia into their outfit. Some wore Yushchenko flags as scarves,...
  • Sticker reads: Вірю. Знаю. Можемо. Ющенко-президент!
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  • Group holding hands
  • A crowd of people is holding and raising their hands in support of Yushchenko. Many of them are wearing orange ribbons. One person is holding up an orange rose.
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  • Group picture
  • A group of women and two girls pose for a picture. One woman is wearing a bright orange coat to support Viktor Yushchenko. A young girl is holding up a big Yushchenko flag and wearing an orange hat. A couple of individual posters with names of...
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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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  • 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.
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  • 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...
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  • 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.
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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  • Maidan in full swing
  • Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti is at the peak of activity for the night. Thousands of people are out protesting and raising their flags for their country.
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  • Maidan is supported by the elderly
  • An older, handicapped woman is walking down the street. She is wearing an orange Yushchenko poncho.
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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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  • March of the Orange Revolutionaries
  • Protestors lined up on a snowy winter day and marched through the capital, holding up flags, posters, signs, and other paraphernalia. Despite the cold weather and the snow, thousands of people came out to support their country and participate in...
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  • March towards Supreme Council
  • A crowd is marching towards the Supreme Council. An elderly woman is showing off her patriotism in the center of the photograph. She is wearing a yellow rain poncho with a Ukrainian flag as a cape. As well as, an orange construction hat and orange...
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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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  • Morning at Maidan
  • With Ukrainian and Yushchenko flags overhead, people are absorbed in their morning newspapers at Maidan. Many are wearing the color orange to demonstrate their support for the presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko. Yushchenko's famous "TAK"...
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  • Morning at Maidan.

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