What Remained of the Revolution—Photos from Ukraine, May 2014
Monday, February 23rd, 2015
February 2014 marked the escalation of Ukraine’s Euromaidan Revolution—police using live ammunition killed scores and injured hundreds of protestors on 20 February, and former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych fled to Russia a few days later. These photographs, taken by the Journal’s Senior Editor Lydia Tomkiw, illustrate what remained from the revolution in the Maidan, the central square of Kyiv, as well as in Lviv, in May 2014, a few months after the height of the protests.
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A view on the Maidan, May 2014.
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The sign in front of the encampment reads, “Crimea not Criminal.”
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Ribbons decorate a road on the upper part of the Maidan where protestors were killed in February 2014. The sign behind reads, "Glory to Ukraine! Glory to Heroes!"
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A makeshift memorial in the square.
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A woman explains to a young boy what happened in the square.
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Art on display in the Maidan.
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An informal “Museum of the Maidan" displays items from the revolution.
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The Christmas tree in the Maidan was overtaken by protestors in December 2013 and decorated with signs.
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One of the tents being lived in by protestors from across the country.
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Art on display in the Maidan.
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Protestors took over and occupied the Kyiv City Council Building in December 2013 and used it as a base. “Revolutionary Tribunal” is spray painted below the plaque.
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"Stop Propaganda! There is No Facism Here!” The sign is written with bricks removed from sidewalks.
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A compilation of photos on display in the square that capture the winter months of the 2013 and 2014 protests.
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Art on display in the Maidan.
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The base of a statue that formerly commemorated Lenin in central Kyiv. Protestors destroyed the figure of Lenin on 8 December 2013.
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Doormats for sale feature the face of former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych and read, "Wipe your feet!"
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A pack of toilet paper on sale in Lviv features the face of former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych. The magnet below depicts a golden loaf of bread allegedly found at his Mezhyyhirya Residence.
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A mural in Lviv commemorates the "Heavenly Hundred," the name given to protestors killed during the revolution.
