Maidan Nezalezhnosti is the central square of Kyiv, where all the important events take place. It was mentioned as a place for hunting called Perevisyshche in 945 for the first time. It became the main square of Kyiv in 18th century. In 1991, in the aftermath of Ukraine getting back the independence (nezalezhnist in Ukrainian) the square got the modern name. The word “maidan” means a square, an open space. It used to be an administrative centre and the centre of social life in the times of Cossacks as well. Due to the massive democratic protests of Ukrainians, the term “maidan” became well-known around the world.