北京有天安門廣場，台灣有凱達格蘭大道，烏克蘭有獨立廣場（Майда́н Незале́жності/ Maidan Nezalezhnosti）。2004年的橙色革命，有50萬名支持尤先科的抗議民眾，來到獨立廣場進行示威，表達對總統選舉爭議的不滿。

2013年11月烏克蘭政府拒絕歐盟的經貿合作協議，轉向投靠俄羅斯，瞬間引起民眾不滿，長年以來親歐跟親俄的路線之爭再次浮出檯面。隔年2月下令暴力鎮壓人民的總統維克托·費奧多羅維奇·亞努科維奇叛逃到俄羅斯。2014年3月俄羅斯併吞克里米亞半島，並為2022年2月爆發的烏俄戰爭埋下了種子。如果想了解更多2013年的實際衝突，可以看免費的Netflix Youtube紀錄片 “Winter on fire”，完整描述當時年輕人抗議政府的過程，這次事件造成至少百人死亡。這些重大歷史事件的發生跟抗議，都在基輔的獨立廣場。

許多銀行跟政府機構均設立於此，到了假日馬路會封鎖，跟日本的人行天國一樣，讓人們可以自由的在大馬路上行走，沿路都有街頭藝人的表演。來到獨立紀念碑不要忘記拍照留念，柱上的雕刻是斯拉夫女神 ~貝利黑娜亞。後面則是知名的老酒店，一晚住宿約1500~2500元台幣。喜歡逛街的朋友，可以在廣場的Globe購物中心走走。

因為這是許多觀光客必訪之地，所以會有很多詐騙手法要特別小心，比如找你拍照，然後索取高價的合影費用，這時候可以把照片刪掉或拒絕。還有拿鴿子給你碰，然後鴿子詐死要你賠，賣高價手繩的小販，一條小手繩要賣$200~300UAH，說是要支持烏克蘭軍人。

搭乘藍色M2線的獨立廣場站就可抵達，或是紅色的M1線也可。跟大部分的當地地鐵一樣，兩邊道路都有地下道可以穿梭。在獨立廣場的地下人行道非常的多，如果碰到冬天，是很好避寒的地方，但是光線有點暗，行走要注意安全。

Beijing has Tiananmen Square, Taiwan has Ketagalan Boulevard, and Ukraine has Independence Square (Майдан Незалежності / Maidan Nezalezhnosti). In the Orange Revolution of 2004, half a million protesters supporting Yushchenko gathered at Independence Square to demonstrate their dissatisfaction with the presidential election controversy.

In November 2013, the Ukrainian government rejected the economic and trade cooperation agreement with the European Union and turned to Russia, sparking instant public discontent. The long-standing debate between pro-European and pro-Russian factions resurfaced. The following February, President Viktor Yanukovych, who ordered the violent crackdown on the people, fled to Russia. In March 2014, Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula, laying the groundwork for the Ukrainian-Russian war that erupted in February 2022. To learn more about the actual conflicts in 2013, you can watch the free Netflix documentary "Winter on Fire" on YouTube, which vividly describes the process of young people protesting against the government, resulting in at least a hundred deaths. These significant historical events and protests all took place at Independence Square in Kyiv.

Many banks and government agencies are located here, and on holidays, the roads are blocked, similar to Japan's pedestrian paradise, allowing people to freely walk on the main roads, with street performers along the way. Don't forget to take photos at the Independence Monument; the sculpture on the pillar is the Slavic goddess Berehynia. Behind it is the famous old hotel, where one night's stay costs about 1500-2500 Taiwanese dollars. For shopping enthusiasts, you can visit the Globe shopping center on the square.

Because this is a must-visit destination for many tourists, there are many scams to be aware of, such as asking you to take a photo and then demanding a high fee for it. In such cases, you can delete the photo or refuse. There are also vendors who will make pigeons touch you and then pretend the pigeon is injured, demanding compensation, or selling expensive hand ropes for $200-300 UAH each, claiming to support Ukrainian soldiers.

You can reach Independence Square by taking the blue M2 line to Independence Square station or the red M1 line. Like most local subways, there are underground passages on both sides of the road for pedestrians. There are many underground pedestrian passages at Independence Square. If you visit in winter, it's a good place to escape the cold, but the lighting is a bit dim, so be sure to walk safely.

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