Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Ukrainian: Майдан Незалежності, IPA: [mɐjˈdɑn nezɐˈɫɛʒnosti] or Independence Square is the central town square [1] of Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine. One of the city's main squares, it is located on Khreshchatyk Street in the Shevchenko Raion. The square contains the iconic Independence Monument.

The Revolution of Dignity (Ukrainian: Революція гідності, romanized: Revoliutsiia hidnosti), also known as the Maidan Revolution or the Ukrainian Revolution, [2] took place in Ukraine in February 2014 [2][1][26][27][28] at the end of the Euromaidan protests, [1] when deadly clashes between protesters and state forces in the capital Kyiv culminat...

Euromaidan was the largest democratic mass movement in Europe since 1989 [94] and led to the 2014 Revolution of Dignity. During the uprising, Independence Square (Maidan) in Kyiv was a huge protest camp occupied by thousands of protesters and protected by makeshift barricades.

Feb 18, 2024 · Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) – the most visited place in Kyiv and the venue of the most important official and public events – has a relatively short but very bright and dramatic history. Kyiv’s central square got its present name two days after Ukraine proclaimed independence on Aug. 24, 1991. The word Maidan is of Persian origin.

Feb 2, 2025 · Ukraine - Maidan, Protest, Revolution: Ukraine’s pro-European trajectory was abruptly halted in November 2013, when a planned association agreement with the EU was scuttled just days before it was scheduled to be signed.

Mar 17, 2016 · The name comes from the location where the protesters gathered – the Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) – which is a central space in Kyiv and a place with a long history of civic and political action.

The Independence Square, or Maidan Nezalezhnosti, is the central square in Kiev, the main and the most beautiful one. Parades, concerts, festivals and other city arrangements and holidays take place on this square. It contains six fountains, Independence Column and artificial waterfall.

"Maidan: Birth of a Dream. The First Battle": a large exhibition about the Revolution of Dignity opened on the tenth anniversary of Euromaidan; The tenth anniversary of the Revolution of Dignity: Presentation of the commemorative events; Gallery

Mass demonstrations and protests on Maidan Independence. 1. Performances in 1990 (Revolution on Granite) 2. Performances of 2000-2001 (Ukraine without Kuchma) 3. Performances of 2004-2005 (Orange Revolution) 4. Anti …

Feb 23, 2024 · President Volodymyr Zelensky has called the Maidan the “first victory” in Ukraine’s fight for independence from Russia. Yet too often lost in the tributes to Ukraine’s ‘Revolution of Dignity’ are two simple, though ramifying, questions: What was the Maidan really about?