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  • Village support at Maidan
  • An older man is standing at Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti holding a sign that says his village is in support of the Orange Revolution. There are orange ribbons tied to the sign and the iconic "TAK" logo written on it as well, demonstrating his support...
  • Sign reads: Коломия Княждвір - Так Ющенко
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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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  • Marching towards the Supreme Council
  • Protestors are marching towards Supreme Council. They are holding bouquets of flower arrangements as well as holding up flags and wearing orange ribbons.
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  • Orthodox procession in support of Yanukovych
  • An Orthodox Church procession of Yanukovych supporters is climing a snowy Kyiv footpath. A man carrying the lantern is in the front, followed by a man carrying the cross, a priest, and others carrying crosses, icons, and banners with images of...
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  • Bujak's comment: Moscow Patriarchate Orthodox Church procession, supporters of Yanukovych.
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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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  • Orthodox procession in support of Yanukovych
  • An Orthodox Church procession of Yanukovych supporters is marching in the traffic lane of a Kyiv street past a snowy park. A man carrying the lantern is in the front, followed by a man carrying the cross, and others carrying crosses, icons, and...
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  • Bujak's comment: Moscow Patriarchate Orthodox Church procession, supporters of Yanukovych.
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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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  • Polish supporters at Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti
  • Polish supporters (young, mostly students) from all areas of Poland, quite well informed politically.
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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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  • Tying a shoelace
  • A man is kneeling down and tying a woman's shoelace. She is wearing orange ribbons around both of her legs as well as her neck and her hand. She is also wearing a headband demonstrating support for the Ukrainian youth organization "PORA" and around...
  • Poster reads: Суми ТАК!
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  • Orthodox procession in support of Yanukovych
  • An Orthodox Church procession of Yanukovych supporters is climing a snowy Kyiv footpath. A man carrying the lantern is in the front, followed by a man carrying the cross, a priest, and others carrying crosses, icons, and banners with images of...
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  • Bujak's comment: Moscow Patriarchate Orthodox Church procession, supporters of Yanukovych.
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  • Among the crowds
  • A little girl is being held up on someone's shoulders so that she can see past the crowds. Many different color flags with different writing on them can be seen behind her, as well as, Ukraine is spelled out in large blue letters on top of a...
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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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  • 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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  • Revolutionary merchandise
  • A small merchandise kiosk with warm hats, scarves, and gloves, as well as, a lot of orange merchandise was set up at Maidan. These kiosks were set up for those who did not anticipate to be out protesting for so long but ended up staying and are...
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  • Women conversing at Maidan
  • Two women are having a conversation at Maidan. The women are wearing orange ribbons and scarves, as well as, one of them is holding a yellow-orange sun stuffed animal. She is also wearing a ribbon that says "the youth is leading to victory."...
  • Ribbon reads: Молодежь ведет к победе.
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  • Maidan behind the scenes
  • Two men are taking a smoke break on Maĭdan Nezalez︠h︡nosti. They are wearing layers upon layers of sweaters and jackets as well as hats and gloves to keep themselves warm while they are protesting out on the Independence square. The column to the...
  • Sign reads: Баришівка тут! Баришівка так! Ющенко: Янукович. 77,8:17,5 (на їхньому полі)
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  • Orthodox procession in support of Yanukovych
  • An Orthodox Church procession of Yanukovych supporters is walking along a snowy Kyiv road. A man carrying the lantern is in the front, followed by a man carrying the cross, a priest, and others carrying crosses, icons, and banners with images of...
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  • Orange plastic slickers: the style of the revolution
  • Two men are wearing orange plastic slickers to demonstrate their support for Viktor Yushchenko. Behind them tent city can be seen, as well as, many flags and orange balloons.
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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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