THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF UKRAINE'S INDEPENDENCE

Kyivans and guests celebrate Ukraine's independence

Photos by Roman Woronowycz

• The presidium at the Third World Forum of Ukrainians during opening ceremonies on August 18. Mykhailo Horyn is at the podium.
  
  
• Young gymnasts prepare to participate in the opening ceremonies of the revamped Independence Square on August 23.
  
  
• Sailors march with the flag of Ukrainian naval forces during the parade on August 24.
  
  
• Ukraine's new T-84 tanks rumble down the Khreschatyk as part of the military parade.
  
  
• Members of the presidential guard, dressed in 18th century uniforms, march on Ukrainian Independence Day.
  
  
• The monument to independence, the new centerpiece of Independence Square, on the day before it was officially unveiled.
  Photo by Markian Hadzewycz
  
  
• "Love Ukraine..." is the message on this billboard on the Khreschatyk amidst a festival-like atmosphere.
  Photo by Roma Hadzewycz
  
  
• Children from a Ukrainian art nursery school walk past the reviewing stand.
  
  
• Verkhovna Rada members, past and present, President Leonid Kuchma, Prime Minister Anatolii Kinakh and guests in the Verkhovna Rada building on August 22, the day of the special ceremonial session marking the 10th anniversary of Ukraine's independence.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, September 2, 2001, No. 35, Vol. LXIX

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