Kyiv, November 25, 2002.

In the video: passers-by on the streets, views of Khreshchatyk, underpass, kiosks.

Khreshchatyk, 2002

31 December 2002, Kyiv. Footage of the New Year's Eve celebrations on Maidan Nezalezhnosti.

The video shows the city's main Christmas tree, people in costumes, Kyiv residents sharing their achievements of the year and expectations for the new year, and sending wishes to family and friends.

New Year 2003: celebrations on the Maidan

State Polytechnic Museum of Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, June 10, 1997. Fragment of the photo exhibition dedicated to aircraft designer Igor Sikorsky.

The KPI Museum: Igor Sikorsky

Kyiv, Glory Square, November 7, 1995. In the story, communists celebrate the 78th anniversary of the October Revolution. 

In contrast, representatives of the People's Movement of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Republican Party, the Democratic Party of Ukraine, and members of the Prosvita Society hold a rally and a memorial service for the victims of the communist regime.

The journalists are Natalia Kondratyuk and Pasha Vlasov.

Communists celebrate the 78th anniversary of the October Revolution

Kyiv, October 12, 2002: The Ukrainian opposition—the Communist Party of Ukraine, the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, and the Socialist Party of Ukraine—is protesting, demanding President Leonid Kuchma's resignation and early presidential elections.

The video shows a rally, a speech by the head of the Union of Officers of Ukraine, Hryhoriy Omelchenko, flags of the People's Movement flying, a speech by MP Petro Symonenko and a member of the Reforms and Order party, Taras Chornovil, demonstrators with flags, the head of the Socialist Party, Oleksandr Moroz, at the microphone, people with flags near the monument to Bohdan Khmelnytsky, and a march from Sophia Square.

“Ukraine without Kuchma": protests on European Square

Kyiv, March 10, 2023. Farewell to the Ukrainian volunteer, Da Vinci Wolves battalion commander, Dmytro Kotsiubaylo.

The video includes the farewell ceremony at St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral, the service, comments from Dmytro's friend Violetta Kirtoka and sister-in-law Lyudmyla, and a speech by Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhnyi.

Farewell to Dmytro Kotsiubaylo

Kyiv, March 20, 2005. Fans of the Dynamo football club continue their protest against the seizure of the club's shares and the resignation of Oleh Blokhin as coach.

In the video: a rally near the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, comments by Oleg Blokhin and Leonid Kravchuk, Vice Prime Minister Mykola Tomenko on the sidelines of the Verkhovna Rada, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Regulations and Deputy Ethics Valentyn Matveev comments on the situation with Oleg Blokhin, a meeting of the Court of Appeal, protesters hand out leaflets.

“Hands off Dynamo!": fans' protests

March 15, 2005, Kyiv. Fans of Kyiv's FC Dynamo protest against the arrest of the club's shares in front of the Verkhovna Rada and the Cabinet of Ministers.

In the video: fans with placards, Leonid Kravchuk, head of the Dynamo rescue committee, comments on the situation, children among the protesters, Oleg Blokhin's remarks, the Verkhovna Rada, Vice Prime Minister Mykola Tomenko commenting on the situation, police.

Dynamo fans rally near the Cabinet of Ministers

Kyiv, April 23, 2009. A writer's rally was organized by the Kapranov brothers on the occasion of Book Day.

The video shows Dmytro Kapranov's commentary, poetry reading, Iren Rozdobudko giving a commentary, the Kapranov brothers in Zaporozhets, writers talking to Vasyl Shevchenko, deputy head of the State Committee for Television and Radio, and MP Viacheslav Kyrylenko talking about the adoption of laws and honoring the memory of dead writers.

Book Day: writers' rally

Kyiv, January 2, 2004. Metropolitan Volodymyr and Archbishop Pavlo Lebed (also known as Pasha “Mercedes”) visit the orphanage and children's clinical hospital No. 5 on Christmas Eve.

The video shows a solemn meeting of the guests and children in the hall, Metropolitan Volodymyr and Archbishop Pavlo handing out gifts to the children, the guests being presented with an icon, Metropolitan Volodymyr walking around the wards, baptizing babies, and delivering gifts to the mothers.

Metropolitan Volodymyr and Pavlo Lebed in an orphanage

Kyiv, November 18, 2014. Activists are protesting against the construction near the Osokorky metro station, namely constructing a new shopping and entertainment center “Le Boulevard” on Bazhana Avenue.

The video shows activists near the fire, an ambulance, and ambulance doctors leading the deputy head of the Darnytsia district police department, putting him in the ambulance, pushing, and blocking the passage of cars.

Construction on Osokorky: activists' protests

Kyiv, November 7, 2002. Protests of the Ukrainian National Conservative Party in front of the russian Embassy.

The video shows political scientist Oleg Soskin commenting on putin's regime and Chechens, an orchestra playing, people holding posters “Freedom to Chechnya” and “putin is a murderer of Ukrainian citizens!”

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