The silouette of the Taras Shevchenko statue looms in the distance above the crowds.
The State University in Kyiv faces the Taras Shevchenko monument.
Protest march along Khreshchatyk Boulevard in Kyiv led by UNA-UNSO.
Protest march along Khreshchatyk Boulevard in Kyiv led by UNA-UNSO.
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Kyiv, Ukraine - March 9 in Kyiv, the day when the great poet Taras
Shevchenko is honored by Ukrainians the world over, was the scene of
one of the largest organized protest actions to date against President Kuchma.
Crowds gathered at the statue of Shevchenko that stands facing the State University (a.k.a. the "Red Building") to pay tribute to his memory around noon on Friday.
Those who joined the protest later moved from the monument grounds to march along Khreshchatyk Boulevard.
Violence broke out afterwards between the militant UNA-UNSO party members and local police.
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