KIEV, Jan 23 (AFP) - Standing in the cold on Kiev's streets in support of Viktor Yushchenko during his "orange revolution" was a wide range of people who now expect their new president to deliver on his promises.
Here is a snapshot of how they hope their lives will be affected by Yushchenko's promised reforms.

Oksana Laka, a 30-year-old speech therapist from the western city of Lviv, wants to be able to go on vacation in the summer outside of her hometown.
"The last time I went on vacation outside of Lviv was two years ago," she said. "I want a salary so that I can buy food, clothes, pay bills and go on vacation in the summer."
"Right now I earn 320 hryvnas (about 60 dollars). To be able to do all those things, I need at least 1,000 hryvnas (about 189 dollars)."
Laka is one of the thousands of Ukrainians who've become politically aware as a result of the "orange" protests -- she rarely watched the news before but will closely follow the political situation now.
"I expect the media to tell the truth. Even if it is negative for the new authorities."

Yelena Garmash, a 21-year-old education major from the eastern city of Donetsk, wants teaching to become a prestigious profession again.
"As a future educator, I want Yushchenko to increase the salaries of the people in this field," said Garmash, who was one of the few people from eastern Ukraine, the Russian-speaking bastion of support of Yushchenko's electoral rival Viktor Yanukovich, to attend the Kiev protests.
"I want my profession to become prestigious, then I'll be able to realize my potential," she said.

Volodymyr Kostyuk, a 45-year-old officer at the interior ministry in Kiev, expects to see salaries for police increased quickly.
"Before, I was in charge of an investigative unit in Kiev and I earned 130 dollars (per month)," he said. "I have 25 years of professional experience, I am a lieutenant-colonel and I earned 130 dollars. Tell me is that normal? The government was pushing me toward corruption.
"If we have decent salaries, we'll have people knocking on our doors and will be able to choose decent, honest, moral people. today, anyone can become a police officer."

Server Kerimov, a 53-year-old veteran of the Tatar national movement in Crimea, wants his son to return home from Poland.
"He studied in Turkey, then returned to Crimea, but he couldn't find any work so he left for Poland. A year ago, he finished university in Warsaw. He works in Poland now and doesn't want to come back to Ukraine because he doesn't see any opportunities for him."
"The young people have to have more chances to find work, to start their own business, to simply live in a free country."
He also expects a level playing field for people wishing to start their own business.
"I've tried to start my own business several times, but you had to pay everyone -- from fire inspectors, to tax police, bandits, police. It was humiliating. Now I hope that the rules will change and I will make another try."

Petro Poroshenko is a 39-year-old deputy in Yushchenko's Our Ukraine bloc and owner of the Channel Five station that was crucial in the "orange revolution," and is due to hold a major post in the upcoming government.
He expects that business owners will not see him as he saw the old government, as an enemy.
"The economy is waiting for transparent rules of the game," he said. "If a person runs a business... and pays taxes, he should be a respected member of society. He should not be a goose producing golden eggs for everyone including sanitation inspectors. He should not be someone from whom everyone demands bribes.
"He has to count on support from the government. He must see the government as an ally."

01/23/2005 11:26 GMT - AFP