October 1, 2002. Transcarpathian State Television and Radio Company. 

The program "Knoble for memory" is dedicated to Library Day. The program tells about the scientific library of the Uzhhorod National University, its opening, location and scientific fund, as well as about the activities of the library and the events taking place here.

Commenting: Director of the Scientific Library of Uzhhorod National University, Honored Worker of Culture of Ukraine Olena Pochekutova, bibliographer of the Scientific Library of Uzhhorod National University Olena Zakryvydoroga, chief bibliographer of the Scientific Library of Uzhhorod National University Oksana Lyuta, poetess Sofia Soroka, professor, doctor of philological sciences of the Ukrainian language department of Uzhhorod National University, head of the library council Ivan Sabadosh.

"Knot in memory": scientific library of Uzhhorod National University

2002, Transcarpathian State Television and Radio Company. Studio and shooting art program "Women's World". Kobal Tetyana" tells about the anthology of modern women's lyrics of Transcarpathia "Tenderness".

In the studio, Tetyana Kobal, a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Philology of the Uzhhorod National University and organizer of the creative process, talks about the idea of creating a collection, a selection of works and authors included in the book. She reads poems from the collection and thanks the participants of the creative and publishing process.

The following share their impressions of the book: Professor of the Department of Ukrainian Literature Lidia Golomb, Associate Professor of the Department of Ukrainian Literature Nadiya Ferenc, Head of the Regional Organization of the National Union of Writers of Ukraine Vasyl Gusti, Secretary of the Regional Organization of the National Union of Writers of Ukraine Vasyl Kukhta, Head of the Association of Ukrainianists of Canada Roman Senkus, writer Volodymyr Fedynyshynets, director of the publishing house "Art Line" Olga Breza, Honored Artist of Ukraine Nadiya Ponomarenko, poetess Khrystyna Kerita, poetess Nadiya Panchuk, dean of the philological faculty of Uzhhorod National University Valentina Barchan

The following worked on the program: author and presenter Nataliya Yakushko, director Alyona Stolts, videographer Yuriy Kovalev, sound engineer Ivan Kharchuk, cameramen in the studio Volodymyr Kepych, Eduard Seledtsov, editing Atilla Gerdynskyi, assistant director Vitaly Levchak, artist Tetyana Markovych, assistant director Tetyana Yakubyk, light Zoltan Perduk, video recording Oleksiy Marglevskyi, Norbi Yugas, technical support Serhiy Prysiazhniuk, Vitaly Mysiv.

 Tatyana Kobal: "Women's World"

November 9, 2002. Transcarpathian State Television and Radio Company. The program "Slovo" is dedicated to the Day of Ukrainian Writing and Language. The guests of the program talk about teaching the Ukrainian language and cultural studies, forming the language personality of the student, the attitude of students to the new educational subject and celebrating holidays dedicated to the Ukrainian language.

The cultural studies teacher of the Uzhhorod School of Culture, Vira Kuchmash, talks about the subject "cultural studies", its importance in modern life, the tragedy of the Ukrainian language and faith, the perception of a new subject by students and seminars at the educational institution. Alla Maidan, a Methodist teacher of the Ukrainian language at the "Grand" NEC, talks about working with students and forming the schoolboy's linguistic personality, as well as celebrating holidays dedicated to the Ukrainian language.

The program features poems dedicated to the Ukrainian language. Performed by students of the Uzhhorod School of Culture Tetyana Petakh, Natalka Gvozdak, Iryna Gleba, Olena David, Valentina Toroni, Vitaly Kolesova.

"Slovo": Day of Ukrainian writing and language

First National, 2004. The news story covers the festive events in Ukraine on the occasion of Taras Shevchenko's birthday.

On the video: monument to Taras Shevchenko; publication of his works; Shevchenko Park in Kyiv; monument to Taras Shevchenko in Kyiv; laying of flowers at the monument to Taras Shevchenko, among those present were Prime Minister of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych (2002–2004), Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Volodymyr Lytvyn (2002–2006); fragment of a rally held by the opposition; "Tarasova Svitlytsia" museum in Kaniv; grave of Taras Shevchenko in Kaniv; Volodymyr Lytvyn laying flowers in Kaniv; death mask of Taras Shevchenko; portrait of Taras Shevchenko; repair work in the Shevchenko National Reserve in Kaniv; one of the first volumes of the complete academic collection of Taras Shevchenko's works; anniversary exhibition in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, formed by collections of works from seven state museums of Ukraine; presentation of the Taras Shevchenko National Prize of Ukraine in the building of the National Opera to Ukrainian director Serhiy Bukovsky, among those present were Volodymyr Lytvyn and Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine for Humanitarian Affairs Dmytro Tabachnyk (2002–2005); laureates of the prize: Ukrainian artist and graphic artist Serhiy Yakutovych; Ukrainian poet and prose writer Vasyl Slapchuk; Ukrainian opera singer Lyudmila Yurchenko; Doctor of Philology, Professor Yuriy Barabash; fragment of Volodymyr Lytvyn's performance; fragment of singer Lyudmila Yurchenko's performance; among those present were artist Ivan Marchuk; fragment of performance by kobzak and lyre player Vasyl Nechepa.

Commentators: leader of the Socialist Party of Ukraine Oleksandr Moroz; Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (2002–2006) Volodymyr Lytvyn; Ukrainian director and actor Serhiy Bukovsky.

The plot was worked on by: Volodymyr Sokolov, Pavlo Bondarenko, Vadim Timofeev.

Shevchenko Days in Ukraine, 2004

National Television Company of Ukraine, 2010. The issue of the program "Book. UA" covers the following topics:
—fantastic success of Ukrainian science fiction writers in Russia: Yana Dubynyanska, Mykhailo Nazarenko, Maryna and Serhiy Dyachenko;
— results of the International Ukrainian Language Competition named after Petro Yatsyk;
— presentation of the disc "Oksana Zabuzhko reads her poems" from the collection "Second attempt";
— announcement of the publication of a new book by writer Serhiy Zhadan "Voroshilovgrad";
— opening of a photo exhibition by writer and photographer Oles Ilchenko;
— interview with writer Vasyl Shklyar about his book "Black Raven" ("The Leftover").
In the column "What to read?":
— what do Vitaliy Portnikov's book "The Virgin in the Synagogue" and Dumas' "The Three Musketeers" have in common;
— Anton Sanchenko presents the book "Honey with Decalon" by Yuri Kamaev;
— Folio Publishing House PR Manager Natalka Kovalchuk talks about José Saramago's book "The Gospel According to Jesus Christ".
Also in the program are stories about the book successes and profits from the books of US President Barack Obama; James Gordon Farrell's publication "Problems" won the so-called Lost Booker; a new story by Russian writer Yevgeny Grishkovets about the USA; literary censorship in Israel of Leo Tolstoy's book "Anna Karenina" and Sophocles' drama "Antigone", as well as the success of the Cheburashka character in Japan.

On the video: Yana Dubynyanska; Mykhailo Nazarenko; the Dyachenko couple; Boris Strugatsky; leading actress Natalia Sumska; poet Ivan Drach; among those present in the hall is the writer Vasyl Shklyar; Patriarch of Kyiv and All Rus'-Ukraine Filaret; performances by creative teams; a fragment of a performance by writer Oksana Zabuzhko; books by Oksana Zabuzhko: "The Book of Being. Chapter Four", "Notre Dame d'Ukraine", "Shevchenko's Myth of Ukraine"; fragments of performances by Serhiy Zhadan; exhibition by Oles Ilchenko.

Commented by: writer, executive director of the League of Ukrainian Philanthropists Mykhailo Slaboshpytsky; writer and photographer Oles Ilchenko.

The following people worked on the program: scriptwriter and host — Maryna Bondarenko; journalists — Volodymyr Khomenko, Ilona Kovch, Darya Vlasenko; directors — Kateryna Kobyakova, Maryna Seredenko; assistant director — Dmitry Mitusov; cameramen — Andriy Dudko, Volodymyr Khomenko, Felix Shevardin; TZHK engineers — Ivan Chernota, Igor Honchar; lighting engineers — Oleksandr Hubsky, Serhiy Kornyushyn; editing engineers — Volodymyr Khomenko, Gennady Arentov, Inna Yanchenko; computer graphics by Serhiy Kovalev; design by Olena Matorina, Serhiy Matorin; makeup by Lesya Samoyed, Olga Bondarenko; administrator — Nadiya Shevchenko; executive producer — Svitlana Karasenko; project manager — Maryna Bondarenko.

Release of the program "Book.UA"

Lviv, November 22, 1985. Lviv Television Studio. "lviv" program. City of Books" about the history of book printing in Lviv from the 16th century to the 1980s. The broadcast is in Russian and contains elements of Soviet propaganda.

At the beginning of the program, it is about Lviv as a book city and the history of the printer Ivan Fedorov. It tells about Ivan Fedorov's "Primer" of 1574, its reprint edition, a memorial plaque to the printer and Ivan Fedorov Street are shown. How Zapasko talks about the study of Ivan Fedorov's activities in Lviv and Ostroh, the peculiarities of his graphics, the traditions of the Ukrainian handwritten book, the Lviv "Primer", scientific publications and new research. The process of restoration of old prints is shown.

Separately, it is told about the "Lviv Tablature of the 16th century." — handwritten collection of Renaissance music from 1555 from the funds of the Scientific Library of Ivan Franko Lviv State University. It is about the edition of the original and the transcription for string orchestra. The next part is dedicated to the Ivan Franko Literary Memorial Museum and the lifetime publication of the collection "Withered Leaves". Next, memorial tablets on the Town Hall building are shown and an underground communist typography is told. The work of the workshop is shown in the Atlas book factory. The final part is dedicated to Oleksandr Tvardovskyi's poem "Vasyl Tyorkin. A book about a fighter." 

The following worked on the transmission: V. Hlynchak, V. Zuevskyi, I. Stasik, R. Sayenko, O. Stolbova, B. Melnyk, A. Ochkopas, P. Kozak, M. Kurdus, A. Tsysyk, M. Khvoynytskyi, P. Rozhok, V. Nesterenko, P. Butenko, Yu. Durniak, S. Pyatov, B. Yasnyskyi. Poems are read by Oleg Batov.

History of book printing in Lviv, 1985

First National, 2008. The story highlights the presentation of the facsimile edition of the Peresopnytskyi Gospel, tells about the historical significance of the original, outlines the exact reproduction (even traces of wax stains have been preserved) and the differences of the copy, and describes the work on it.

On the video: Peresopnytsia Gospel; pages of the Peresopnytsia Gospel; signature of Hetman Ivan Mazepa; facsimile edition of the Peresopnytsia Gospel; stand-up by journalist Anastasia Stanko; Metropolitan of the UOC MP Volodymyr (Sabodan); sisters of mercy; presentation of the facsimile edition.

Commenting: publisher, director of the enterprise "Publishing House "ADEF-Ukraine" Alla Istomina; President of Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk.

Anastasia Stanko and Alexander Samoilov worked on the plot.

Peresopnytsia Gospel: facsimile edition

Chernivtsi Television, 1998. The episode of the program "First There Was a Word" is dedicated to the visit of Austrian artists to Chernivtsi and an evening of Ukrainian-Austrian poetry readings.

On the video: program screensavers; synchronisation by teacher Valentyna Shvets; the building of the former hotel "Zolotyy Lev"; the main building of Chernivtsi National University named after Yu. Fedkovych; Jewish People's House; buildings of Chernivtsi; monument to Olga Kobylyanska; hall of the Chernivtsi Regional Memorial Museum of Volodymyr Ivasyuk; editorial office of "Bukovynskyi Journal"; their own poems were read by: poet Halyna Tarasyuk (and also in German translated and performed by Alois Voldan); poet, professor of the Department of Ukrainian Literature Borys Bunchuk; writer and journalist Myroslav Lazaruk; writer Svitlana Kyrylyuk; Austrian poets Gudrun Sadenauer, Birgit Müller-Wieland (in Ukrainian translated and performed by Yuriy Andrukhovych); a musical number was performed by literary critic and author Larysa Berezhan; among those present were poet and writer Vasyl Kozhelyanko; poet and translator Halyna Petrosanyak.

Commentators: Austrian professor of Slavic studies, Ukrainian studies, popularizer of the Ukrainian language, literature and culture Alois Voldan; professor of the ChNU Anatoliy Volkov; event visitors: Tetyana Hryhoriychuk; Lesya Buimister.

Contemporary Ukrainian and Austrian Poetry

2006, Channel One (now Public Broadcasting).A report on the 13th Publishers’ Forum and initiatives aimed at promoting a culture of reading. These include public service announcements in which well-known figures will promote reading, as well as public readings featuring Svyatoslav Vakarchuk and Bohdan Stupka as part of the Forum. To make the classics more accessible to readers, publishers are offering updated editions of their works.

In the video: the book fair; visitors; pavilions; readers; public readings featuring Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, co-organizer of the public service announcement idea, and actor and director Bohdan Stupka; among the visitors is local historian and tour guide Petro Radkovets.

Comments: Oleksandra Koval, president of the “Publishers’ Forum” NGO; singer Svyatoslav Vakarchuk; Vyacheslav Busel, director of the “Perun” publishing house.

The authors of the story are Olga Krupnik and Anatoliy Kyrychuk.

Publishers' Forum and the Promotion of Reading

1992, National Company of Ukraine. The episode of the program "Archives... Destinies... People..." devoted to the archival heritage of Volodymyr Vynnychenko.

On video: materials of Shevchenko Institute of Literature, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine about the writer, documents from the KGB archives, his photos from the different periods, of his wife Rozaliia; edition of his book "Testament for the fighters for freedom"; frames with Symon Petliura and Mykhailo Hrushevskyi; self-portrait of the writer; album of his paintings; fragments of his correspondence and diaries are cited; Central Council building; Saint Sophia Cathedral; Red building of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv are portraited.

Moderator: Serhii Halchenko, Head of the Manuscripts Department of Shevchenko Institute of Literature, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

The Archives of Volodymyr Vynnychenko


Chernihiv Television, 2002. The program "Chernihiv Region in the Lives of the Famous" is dedicated to the Ukrainian writer and screenwriter Yevhen Gutsalo.

On the video: photos of Yevhen Gutsalo, comments by Hryhoriy Samiylenko, biography of the writer; memoirs of Stanislav Rep'yakh.

Comments: Dean of the Philological Faculty of the Gogol State University, Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor Hryhoriy Samiylenko; Chairman of the Council of the Chernihiv Organization of the National Union of Writers of Ukraine Stanislav Rep'yakh.

Author — Tetyana Myrhorodska.

Reference: Yevhen Gutsalo is a Ukrainian writer, poet, journalist, screenwriter, one of the brightest representatives of the generation of the sixties. In his work, the leading themes are man and nature, folk morality, the spiritual world of the Ukrainian village and national historical memory.

Writer Yevhen Gutsalo

Transcarpathian Television, 2002. The program "Knot of Memory" is dedicated to the poet Yuliy Borshosh-Kumyatsky.

On the video: Uzhgorod, views of Yuliy Borshosh-Kumyatsky Street, houses, gardens; a publication with the poet's poetry, the theme of the poems, views of Uzhgorod; the apartment of the Borshosh-Kumyatsky family, an interview with his son Yuliy, talks about his father, his hobbies, and his creative path.

The poet's son Yuliy Borshosh-Kumyatsky comments.

Host — Rostyslav Dzhumurat.

Reference: Yuliy Borshosh-Kumyatsky is a Ukrainian poet, teacher and public figure of Transcarpathia, a member of the Writers' Union of Ukraine since 1957. Author of numerous poetry collections, in whose work the leading place is occupied by the themes of the native land, folk culture, spirituality and historical fate of Transcarpathia. He is one of the most prominent representatives of Transcarpathian Ukrainian literature of the 20th century.

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