Maidan

Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Independence Square, is the focal point of Kiev and it has acquired a name far outside Ukraine thanks to the Orange Revolution in 2004 and the Euromaidan protests in 2013/14 which eventually led to the end of the presidentship of Viktor Yanukovych. Seeing and being on this place was very exciting. Not because of its beauty; lined with Soviet buildings now filled with large advertising boards and on the ground there are windows giving daylight to the underground shopping mall, the place is best described as cluttered. All the excitement lies in its recent history. The protesters were gone as I was there, but there are still many memories left of the protests, and not the least for those who fell victim for the snipers. I also had the pleasure to enjoy Independence Day at Maidan, when the place was packed with people.

As for the name - in Soviet days this was the October Revolution Square. When it was renamed after independence, rather than using the regular Ukrainian (and Russian) word for square - ploshcha - they dug up maidan, a word of Arabic origin, from the language archive.

1. Freedom	2. Independence Column
3. Maidan Overview I	4. Maidan Overview II
5. Maidan Overview III	6. In Memory Of
7. Exposition	8. In Memory Of II
9. Independence Day I	10. Independence Day II
11. Independence Day III	12. Independence Day IV
13. Independence Day V	14. Independence Day VI
15. Independence Day VII	16. Maidan Photos I
17. Maidan Photos II	18. Maidan Photos III
19. Independence Day VIII	20. In Memory Of III
21. In Memory Of IV	22. Maidan Underground
23. More Maidan Photos	24. Another Day at Maidan
25. Proof	26. Yet Another Day
27. Folk Ensemble	28. Batman
29. Woman of Independence

1. Freedom	2. Independence Column	3. Maidan Overview I
4. Maidan Overview II	5. Maidan Overview III	6. In Memory Of
7. Exposition	8. In Memory Of II	9. Independence Day I
10. Independence Day II	11. Independence Day III	12. Independence Day IV
13. Independence Day V	14. Independence Day VI	15. Independence Day VII
16. Maidan Photos I	17. Maidan Photos II	18. Maidan Photos III
19. Independence Day VIII	20. In Memory Of III	21. In Memory Of IV
22. Maidan Underground	23. More Maidan Photos	24. Another Day at Maidan
25. Proof	26. Yet Another Day	27. Folk Ensemble
28. Batman	29. Woman of Independence

1. Freedom	2. Independence Column	3. Maidan Overview I	4. Maidan Overview II
5. Maidan Overview III	6. In Memory Of	7. Exposition	8. In Memory Of II
9. Independence Day I	10. Independence Day II	11. Independence Day III	12. Independence Day IV
13. Independence Day V	14. Independence Day VI	15. Independence Day VII	16. Maidan Photos I
17. Maidan Photos II	18. Maidan Photos III	19. Independence Day VIII	20. In Memory Of III
21. In Memory Of IV	22. Maidan Underground	23. More Maidan Photos	24. Another Day at Maidan
25. Proof	26. Yet Another Day	27. Folk Ensemble	28. Batman
29. Woman of Independence

1. Freedom	2. Independence Column	3. Maidan Overview I	4. Maidan Overview II	5. Maidan Overview III
6. In Memory Of	7. Exposition	8. In Memory Of II	9. Independence Day I	10. Independence Day II
11. Independence Day III	12. Independence Day IV	13. Independence Day V	14. Independence Day VI	15. Independence Day VII
16. Maidan Photos I	17. Maidan Photos II	18. Maidan Photos III	19. Independence Day VIII	20. In Memory Of III
21. In Memory Of IV	22. Maidan Underground	23. More Maidan Photos	24. Another Day at Maidan	25. Proof
26. Yet Another Day	27. Folk Ensemble	28. Batman	29. Woman of Independence

1. Freedom	2. Independence Column	3. Maidan Overview I	4. Maidan Overview II	5. Maidan Overview III	6. In Memory Of
7. Exposition	8. In Memory Of II	9. Independence Day I	10. Independence Day II	11. Independence Day III	12. Independence Day IV
13. Independence Day V	14. Independence Day VI	15. Independence Day VII	16. Maidan Photos I	17. Maidan Photos II	18. Maidan Photos III
19. Independence Day VIII	20. In Memory Of III	21. In Memory Of IV	22. Maidan Underground	23. More Maidan Photos	24. Another Day at Maidan
25. Proof	26. Yet Another Day	27. Folk Ensemble	28. Batman	29. Woman of Independence

1. Freedom	2. Independence Column	3. Maidan Overview I	4. Maidan Overview II	5. Maidan Overview III	6. In Memory Of	7. Exposition
8. In Memory Of II	9. Independence Day I	10. Independence Day II	11. Independence Day III	12. Independence Day IV	13. Independence Day V	14. Independence Day VI
15. Independence Day VII	16. Maidan Photos I	17. Maidan Photos II	18. Maidan Photos III	19. Independence Day VIII	20. In Memory Of III	21. In Memory Of IV
22. Maidan Underground	23. More Maidan Photos	24. Another Day at Maidan	25. Proof	26. Yet Another Day	27. Folk Ensemble	28. Batman
29. Woman of Independence

1. Freedom	2. Independence Column	3. Maidan Overview I	4. Maidan Overview II	5. Maidan Overview III	6. In Memory Of	7. Exposition	8. In Memory Of II
9. Independence Day I	10. Independence Day II	11. Independence Day III	12. Independence Day IV	13. Independence Day V	14. Independence Day VI	15. Independence Day VII	16. Maidan Photos I
17. Maidan Photos II	18. Maidan Photos III	19. Independence Day VIII	20. In Memory Of III	21. In Memory Of IV	22. Maidan Underground	23. More Maidan Photos	24. Another Day at Maidan
25. Proof	26. Yet Another Day	27. Folk Ensemble	28. Batman	29. Woman of Independence

1. Freedom	2. Independence Column	3. Maidan Overview I	4. Maidan Overview II	5. Maidan Overview III	6. In Memory Of	7. Exposition	8. In Memory Of II	9. Independence Day I
10. Independence Day II	11. Independence Day III	12. Independence Day IV	13. Independence Day V	14. Independence Day VI	15. Independence Day VII	16. Maidan Photos I	17. Maidan Photos II	18. Maidan Photos III
19. Independence Day VIII	20. In Memory Of III	21. In Memory Of IV	22. Maidan Underground	23. More Maidan Photos	24. Another Day at Maidan	25. Proof	26. Yet Another Day	27. Folk Ensemble
28. Batman	29. Woman of Independence

1. Freedom	2. Independence Column	3. Maidan Overview I	4. Maidan Overview II	5. Maidan Overview III	6. In Memory Of	7. Exposition	8. In Memory Of II	9. Independence Day I	10. Independence Day II
11. Independence Day III	12. Independence Day IV	13. Independence Day V	14. Independence Day VI	15. Independence Day VII	16. Maidan Photos I	17. Maidan Photos II	18. Maidan Photos III	19. Independence Day VIII	20. In Memory Of III
21. In Memory Of IV	22. Maidan Underground	23. More Maidan Photos	24. Another Day at Maidan	25. Proof	26. Yet Another Day	27. Folk Ensemble	28. Batman	29. Woman of Independence

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