Pics of Protest

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This is probably the most famous statue of Taras Shevchenko in Ukraine. The wavelike thing behind him represents the Ukrainian people and Ukrainian history. I love that the statue is more than just another boring Lenin statue with a longer mustache, but it does look to me like he's surfing the river Styx.

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Orange Trees

A number of students and teachers from a L'viv art academy use their skills in support of Yushchenko.

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Yushchenko Tent

This is the central Yushchenko tent in L'viv.

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Religious iconography is not uncommon in this political situation.

Tents in Lviv

These are among a small number of tents in which around 25 people sleep off and on as part of the opposition protests. It is mostly symbolic, as the city is overwhelmingly pro-Yushchenko.

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Spotted Father Frost walking around getting ready to ring in the New Year.

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Words of Chornovil

The quote used on Vyacheslav Chornovil's monument reads "We Ukranians have been, and will always be, free."

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Vyacheslav Chornovil was a leading opposition candidate in charge of the now defunct Narodniy Rukh party. He spoke openly against the evils of Communism. He was a dissident in Communist times and after independence a leading light for Ukrainian nationalism.

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On 25 March 1999, the car Chornovil was driving was crushed between two semis just outside of Kyiv. That November, the Presidential election in which he was to have taken part occurred. Leonid Kuchma defeated Communist candidate Petro Symonenko in the second round to win a second term as president.

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Just a couple pictures of the rooftops of L'viv for you.