Independence Square, Kiev, Ukraine

The site of the Orange Revolution in Winter 2004/05 when the people took to the streets and refused to leave until the rigged election that had returned the pro-Russian candidate Viktor Yanukovych was annulled. This was the one in which the eventual winner, Viktor Yushchenko, survived a suspicious dioxin poisoning.

Socialist Realism

April 18th 2009
Nearly the end. Ukraine is my final significant destination I'm going to tell you anything about. After that its a brief stop in Western Europe to see friends I haven't caught up with in a while, then it's home. In a way, I'm already winding-down from the trip since the adventurous bit is finished now. I've been to the Ukraine before, I have friends in Kiev and I know my way around. I c ... read more

Europe » Ukraine » Kiev

Ukraine was the center of the first Slavic state, Kievan Rus, which during the 10th and 11th centuries was the largest and most powerful state in Europe. Weakened by internecine quarrels and Mongol invasions, Kievan Rus was incorporated into the Gran... ... read more

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