THE GOOD TIMES
More info: Maidan Square in Kyiv received its current name in 1991, in the aftermath of the Declaration of Independence of Ukraine and the collapse of the Soviet Union. Maidan is a Ukrainian word for "square, open space"
During the first few years after the war, Maidan Square was completely rebuilt from scratch. It was architecturally integrated with the newly constructed Khreshchatyk in the typical (for the time) neo-classical Stalinist architecture. The Kyiv Central Post Office and the Trade-Union House with its high-rise clock located in the square, is very well known and often appears in pictures of the city centre.
Being the central square of Kyiv and following the end of the Soviet era, Maidan Square has been the centre of public political activity. The square was the site of Euromaidan protests beginning in November 2013, progressing to violent clashes, fires, and ending in the February 2014 Ukrainian revolution which led to more than 100 people perishing.