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Encyclopedia > Maidan Nezalezhnosti

Maidan Nezalezhnosti (literally: "Independence Square" ) is a main square in Kyiv, capital city of Ukraine. There were the biggest protests in UBK campaign and Orange Revolution. Kiev (Київ, Kyiv, in Ukrainian; Киев, Kiev, in Russian) is the capital and largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper river. ... Ukrayina bez Kuchmy! or UBK (Ukrainian: Україна без Кучми!—Ukraine without Kuchma!) was a mass protest campaign that took place in Ukraine in 2000–2001. ... Orange-clad supporters of Viktor Yushchenko gather in Independence Square in Kiev. ...

Maidan Nezalezhnosti after renovation in 2002.
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Maidan Nezalezhnosti after renovation in 2002.

Maidan Nezalezhnosti was completely rebuilt in 2002, removing old look with many fountains, and setting up new, more modernist look with bronze compositions (featuring legendary founders of Kyiv, Kiy, Schek, Horiv and Lybid, folklore hero Mamay and city's protector, Archangel Michael) and glass domes. Also huge underground market complexes under city center's were built, featuring the Globe, underground marketplace under Maidan Nezalezhnosti. the word "Maidan" is a persian word which means square. Download high resolution version (614x781, 125 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (614x781, 125 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kyi (alt. ... Guido Renis archangel Michael (in the Capuchin church of Sta. ...


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Maidan Nezalezhnosti at AllExperts (426 words)
Maidan Nezalezhnosti (, literally: Independence Square) is the central square of Kiev, the capital city of Ukraine, located on the Khreschatyk Street.
In the contemporary history, Maidan Nezalezhnosti was heavily demolished during WWII and was rebuilt following the end of the war.
During the Orange Revolution in late 2004 Maidan Nezalezhnosti received global media coverage, as hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered in the square and nearby streets, and pitched tents for several weeks, enduring the cold and snow.
Maidan Nezalezhnosti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1149 words)
Maidan Nezalezhnosti as seen from the Hotel Ukraina on the May Day in 2006.
Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Ukrainian: Майдан Незалежності, literally: Independence Square) is the central square of Kiev, the capital city of Ukraine.
In the autumn of 1990, students' protests and hunger strikes in the Maidan resulted in the resignation of the Ukrainian Prime-Minister Vitaliy Masol.
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