September 10, 2015, Lviv.

Lviv National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater named after Solomiya Krushelnytska, XXII International Book Forum of Publishers in Lviv. Award Ceremony of the "Best Book of the Publishers Forum 2015" Prize.

Comments: Secretary of the Forum Jury Bohdan Tykholoz; Speech by the Director of the Publishers Forum Oleksandra Koval; Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine - Minister of Culture of Ukraine Vyacheslav Kyrylenko; Head of the Lviv Regional State Administration Oleh Synyutka; Head of the Budget Commission of the Lviv City Council Vyacheslav Kaczmaryk; Lviv City Mayor Andriy Sadovyi; Chairman of the Board of "OKSI Bank" Oleh Balyash; Chairman of the Board of Raiffeisen Bank Aval Volodymyr Lavrenchuk; Owner of the retail chain "Obnova-Lux" Bohdan Lenihevych; Public figure Ihor Melnyk; presenter Ostap Drozdov; general director of the printing house “Faktor-Druk” Olga Shapoval; president of the Ukrainian Library Association Iryna Shevchenko; scientist Iryna Klyuchkovska; president of the Ivan Franko Lviv National University Alumni Association Svitlana Kubiv; journalist Yanina Sokolovska.

Book Forum: Award Ceremony

Lviv Television, 2007. The program "Center of Europe" is dedicated to the second literary festival within the framework of the XIV Publishers Forum.

On video: interview with literary critic Marta Gosovska about modern forms of literature, the work of Yuri and Sofia Andrukhovych; recording of the speech of the Ukrainian writer Yuri Andrukhovych; XIV Publishers Forum, blitz interview with the editor of the magazine "Ю" Iryna Magdysh, who talks about the new publishing year and the presentation of books; a fragment of the open discussion "Culture against Vandalism": speech by the president of the Ukrainian Association of Publishers and Booksellers Oleksandr Afonin about the role of libraries, bookstores and exhibitions in the formation of the worldview of Ukrainians, writer Dmytro Kapranov about the antagonism between politics and culture, art critic Zynoviy Mazuryk, writer Yuriy Pokalchuk, historian Ivan Svarnyk about the priorities of a democratic society.

Contains archival video footage from the National Publishers Forum 2004–2006.

The program was created by: Lyubov Yanas, Olga Matveeva, Bohdan Stefura, Igor Kulinsky, Vadim Kiryanov.

XIV Lviv Publishers' Forum: Literary Festival

The audio is a selection of the author's performances of poems by Maksym Rylsky: 

1.	 “Roses and Grapes” was written in 1955 and recorded in 1956. 
2.	“Songs” - composed in 1948, recorded in 1955.
3.	 “To the Rhone” - composition of 1957, recorded in 1957.

Ukrainian Radio, together with the Suspilne Media Library, is releasing unique archival recordings collected over 100 years in the project "Treasures of the Ukrainian Radio Phonotheque". As part of the project, you will hear the voices of prominent writers, singers, legendary announcers, and music by Ukrainian Radio artistic groups. You can listen to the recordings on the Suspilne Media Library website and on the project's YouTube page.

Maksym Rylsky: author's performance of poems

The audio is a selection of Oles Honchar's readings of his poems:

1.	 “Bridgehead” - a work of 1944
2.	“Tanker” - a work of 1945
3.	“Thoughts about the Motherland” - a work from 1944.

Recorded in 1975.

Ukrainian Radio, together with the Suspilne Media Library, is releasing unique archival recordings collected over 100 years in the project “Treasures of the Ukrainian Radio Sound Library”. As part of the project, you will hear the voices of prominent writers, singers, legendary announcers, and music by Ukrainian Radio artistic groups. You can listen to the recordings on the Suspilne Media Library website and on the project's YouTube page.

Oles Honchar: author's performance of poems

Chernihiv Television. The episode of the program "Meeting for You" is dedicated to the presentation of Oleksandr Balabko's books "Signor Nicolo and Signor Michele. Gogol's Rome and Kotsiubynsky's Capri" and "Malva in the Eternal City".

Comments: writers Mykhailo Slaboshpytsky, Viktor Baranov and Oleksandr Balabko.

Host — Lyubov Bondaruk.

Reference: Oleksandr Balabko is a Ukrainian writer, publicist and songwriter, Honored Artist of Ukraine (2024). Author of a number of essays, novels and journalistic works, winner of numerous literary awards.

Viktor Baranov is a Ukrainian poet, prose writer and translator, chairman of the National Union of Writers of Ukraine (2011–2014), editor-in-chief of the magazine "Kyiv". Laureate of a number of literary awards, author of the poem "To the Ukrainians" and translations from Romanian.

Mykhailo Slaboshpytskyi is a Ukrainian writer, literary critic and publicist, laureate of the Shevchenko Prize (2005). Author of fiction and biographical novels, critical works and numerous books for children.

Oleksandr Balabko "Malva in the Eternal City"

April 18, 2005, Kyiv.

On the video: presentation of the book "Torn Nerve" by Myroslava Gongadze and Serhiy Kudel, press conference of the author and journalist Yevhen Hlibovytsky, different angles of the book; journalists ask questions, the hall, different plans; Myroslava signs autographs.

Comments: author of the book Myroslava Gongadze; journalist Yevhen Hlibovytsky.

Reference: Myroslava Gongadze is a Ukrainian journalist, TV presenter, lawyer, widow of the murdered journalist Georgy Gongadze. Since 2001, she has lived in the USA, works for the Voice of America, and hosts the program "Chas-Time". Author of the memoir "Torn Nerve. Chronology of Civil Protest", dedicated to the topic of freedom of speech and a personal story of loss.

Presentation of Myroslava Gongadze's book

Ukrainian Television Film Studio, 1983.

The film is dedicated to the creative work of the Ukrainian poet Valentyn Lagoda.

In the video, the author recites his own poems, talks about his life, and presents his publications.

Reference: Valentyn Lagoda is a Ukrainian poet, satirist, children's writer, and participant in World War II. Author of about 30 books of poetry, humor, and satire; belonged to the literary association "Molodnyak". In his works, he raised social issues and criticized bureaucracy.

Valentyn Lagoda: "A Joke and a Hint"

Ukrainian Television Film Studio, 1988.

The film "Mykola Vingranovskyi. In the Blue Sky I Sowed a Forest..." with a recitation of poetry performed by the author.

Reference: Mykola Vingranovskyi is a Ukrainian writer, director, actor, screenwriter, representative of the generation of the sixties. He worked at the Oleksandr Dovzhenko Film Studio, author of several feature and documentary films. He made his literary debut in the 1960s, published a number of poetry and prose books, and also worked in the genre of children's literature. Laureate of the Taras Shevchenko National Prize of Ukraine (1984).

Mykola Vingranovskyi's recitation

Chernivtsi, 1997. Program “Gray Eyes of My City”. 

Mykola Buchko, walking around the city, reciting his poems: “To Olha Kobylianska”, ‘Near the Town Hall’, ‘Chernivtsi pavement’, ‘House ship’, ‘Soul of the house’, ‘House fish’. 

On the video: Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus; Olha Kobylianska Literary and Memorial Museum (exterior and interior views); Chernivtsi City Council; Central Square; Eminescu and Ivan Franko streets; House of Ships; Panas Saksahanskoho street, the house where the poet Paul Celan lived; aerial views of the city; Yuriy Fedkovych National University of Chernivtsi (exterior views). 

Description: Mykola Buchko is a Ukrainian poet. He was born on August 19, 1948 in Vinnytsia region.   He graduated from the Faculty of Philology at the University of Chernivtsi. He worked as a journalist and editor of the Chernivtsi publishing house Misto. He was also engaged in publishing. He began his literary career in the 1960s. He is the author of the collections of poems “Sunrise”, “Towards the Summer”, “After the Ten Commandments or Poems for a Son”. A number of his poems were set to music. 

Mykola Buchko died on June 2, 2017 in Chernivtsi. 

Mykola Buchko reads his own poems

National Television and Radio Company of Ukraine, 1996.

The episode of the program "School Screen" is dedicated to the Ukrainian poet Volodymyr Sosyura.

Writer Vasyl Chehun talks about the poet's life and creative path, reads poems.

Contains a recording of Volodymyr Sosyura's recitation, a black-and-white chronicle and photographs.

Reference: Volodymyr Sosyura is a Ukrainian poet, prose writer and translator, author of over 40 poetry collections and the novel "Third Company", winner of the Stalin and Shevchenko Prizes. His work combined revolutionary and intimate lyrics.

Volodymyr Sosyura: "I am so tender, so anxious..."

National Television and Radio Company of Ukraine, 2008.

The program "The Alphabet of Hryhoriy Epik's Life" is dedicated to the Ukrainian writer Hryhoriy Epik.

The video contains fragments of a black-and-white chronicle from the 1930s: various plans of Kharkiv and Kyiv, streets, a tram, buildings, the newspaper "Soviet Worker", a crowd of people in the square, banners, soldiers, peasants, trains, an institute, students, a telephone switchboard, telephone operators, campaign posters, the grave of Petro Kalnyshevsky, cells where political prisoners served their sentences, Solovki, a panorama, political prisoners cutting down trees.

Commentary by writer Oleksandr Kucheruk and literary critic Serhiy Galchenko.

Reference: Hryhoriy Danylovych Epik is a Ukrainian writer, publicist, translator, representative of "Shooted Renaissance". Active participant in the cultural life of the Ukrainian SSR, editor, member of VAPLITE, author of novels and short stories. Arrested in 1934, shot in Sandarmos, posthumously rehabilitated in 1956.

"Executed Renaissance": Hryhoriy Epik

April 14, 2014, Kyiv.

The plot is dedicated to the presentation of the book "War Never Ends" by Georgian writer Basa Dzhanikashvili within the framework of the International Festival "Book Arsenal".

On the video: a meeting with the writer, presentation of the book.

Comments: writer Basa Dzhanikashvili (in Russian), publisher Petro Matskevich, translator Georgy Arabuli.

Journalist — Irina Lysenko.

Reference: Basa Dzhanikashvili is a Georgian writer, playwright and media manager, author of novels and plays, laureate of the "SABA" award and international drama competitions. His works have been staged in theaters in Georgia, Austria and Scotland.

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