Chernivtsi Television. The program "Memory Fugue" for November 22, 1990, to the 70th anniversary of the birth of the poet Paul Celan.

Studio guests: literary critic, translator of Paul Celan Petro Rykhlo and writer Josyf Burg. Discuss the biography and work of Paul Celan, the features of his poetry, recite poems.

Host — Paraska Nechaeva.

Reference: Paul Celan is a German-speaking poet of Jewish origin from Chernivtsi, one of the central representatives of European post-war lyrics. His poetics was formed under the influence of modernism and the experience of the Holocaust, which led to a new model of speech in German poetry of the second half of the 20th century. Celan's texts, in particular "Death Fugue" and the collection "Poppies and Memory", are considered key to the development of catastrophic aesthetics and the poetics of silence. In modern literary criticism, Celan has the status of a canonical figure, and his origin from Chernivtsi is an important element of the city's cultural history.

"Death Fugue": the phenomenon of Paul Celan

Chernivtsi Television, 2005. The program "Greetings to me, oh priceless moment..." is dedicated to the poet Tamara Severnyuk on the occasion of her 65th anniversary.

On the video: Chernivtsi, the poet's house, fragments of an interview with Tamara Severnyuk from 1996; various editions of her work, various plans; Philharmonic, fragment from a creative evening on the occasion of Tamara Severnyuk's 55th anniversary, greetings from art critic Anatoly Dobryansky, laureate of the Taras Shevchenko State Prize Borys Oliynyk, People's Artists of Ukraine Bohdan Stupka and Dmytro Hnatyuk; recitation of poems by Severnyuk by People's Artist of Ukraine Ada Rogovtseva; archive video, interview with the poetess, presentation of the book "Jordan Night"; creative evening of 1996; fragment from the International Song Festival "Shlyager of the Year 2004", Pavlo Dvorskyi performs the song "Bud, Ukraine"; the group "Skrynia" (Mariya and Volodymyr Loburaki) performs the songs "Chorni Korali" and "Chernivtsi moye, Chernivtsi"; greetings from the People's Artist of Ukraine Vasyl Zinkevych, who performs the song "Zabud pechal"; garden, Tamara Severnyuk plays the guitar and sings.

Reference: Tamara Severnyuk is a Ukrainian lyric poet, songwriter, translator, journalist; member of the National Union of Writers of Ukraine and the Union of Journalists of Ukraine. The author of almost three dozen poetic and fiction-documentary books. Leading Ukrainian artists have created and performed songs to her words.

Poet Tamara Severnyuk: "Greetings to me, oh priceless moment..."

Audio recording of Taras Shevchenko's poem “It Makes No Difference to Me.” Read by Mykola Koziy. Date of recording unknown. 

Ukrainian Radio, in collaboration with “Suspilne Media Library,” is releasing unique archival recordings collected over 100 years in the project “Treasures of the Ukrainian Radio Sound Archive.” Within its framework, you will hear the voices of outstanding writers, singers, legendary announcers, and music by Ukrainian Radio's artistic ensembles. You can listen to the recordings on the Suspilne Media Library website and on the project's YouTube page.

Taras Shevchenko “It's all the same to me”

National Television and Radio Company of Ukraine, 1996.

A feature film "Autumn Elegy" with a recitation of poems by Lina Kostenko and Bohdan Lepky.

The following people worked on the television film: Lyudmila Stankevych, Andriy Demkiv, Vadym Kraynyk, Natalia Parynova-Holovnya, Nadiya Komissarova, Dmytro Ovdiy, Olena Shpatenko, Yuriy Tyshchenko, Valentina Verkhovska.

Poetry by Lina Kostenko and Bohdan Lepky

Volyn Television, 2003. The program “Amplitude of the Word” about the presentation of a new series of books by the publishing house “Criticism.” The video features an interview with writer Serhiy Zhadan, who visited Lutsk for the first time. He talks about the literary process in Kharkiv and reads poems from his new collection, “The History of Culture at the Beginning of the Millennium.” 

The program was produced by Lyudmila Veger, Anatoliy Revenko, and Yuriy Raevich. 

Interview with Serhiy Zhadan in Lutsk

Ternopil Television. The program "They Glorified Our Land" from October 2, 2005 is dedicated to the work of writer Borys Demkiv, part two.

In the video: the publication of poems by Borys Demkiv, the story of the poet's acquaintance with Pavlo Tychyna is told; acquaintances and colleagues share memories of Borys Demkiv; the poet's grave is shown.

Comments: writer Petro Soroka; teacher Lyubov Rudyak; journalist Volodymyr Sushkevych; literary critic Roman Gromyak; the poet's daughter Svitlana Mychko; writer Oleksandr Vilchynsky.

The author of the program is Svitlana Shved.

Reference: Borys Demkiv is a Ukrainian poet, publicist and translator, a representative of the traditional poetic school with a tendency towards neoclassicism. His work is distinguished by philosophical depth, figurative accuracy and a combination of intellectual and lyrical poetry. Author of numerous collections, which reflect the motifs of spiritual search, nature and human calling.

Poetic Quests of Borys Demkiv

On Ukrainian Radio's nighttime broadcast, writer Yuri Andrukhovych reads his novel Radio Night. Hosted by Marta Molfar, Night Watch program. Recorded in 2020.

Ukrainian Radio, in collaboration with Suspilne Media Library, is releasing unique archival recordings collected over 100 years in the project Treasures of the Ukrainian Radio Sound Archive. Within its framework, you will hear the voices of outstanding writers, singers, legendary announcers, and music from Ukrainian Radio's artistic ensembles. You can listen to the recordings on the Suspilne Media Library website and on the project's YouTube page.

Yuri Andrukhovych reads his novel Radio Night

February 2, 2011, Kyiv.

The plot is dedicated to the presentation of the book "Rivers of Heraclitus" by Ukrainian writer Lina Kostenko.

On the video: press conference, journalists, comments by Lina Kostenko, talking about the collection and the tour of Ukraine; a student presents flowers to the poetess.

Comments: Ukrainian writer, poet Lina Kostenko; violinist, senior lecturer of the violin department of the National Academy of Music of Ukraine Myroslava Kotorovych.

Lina Kostenko: Presentation of the collection "Rivers of Heraclitus"

Andriy Yevenko reads Pavlo Tychyna's poem “Arfas, Arfas.” Recording from 1982. 

Ukrainian Radio, in collaboration with Suspilne Media Library, is releasing unique archival recordings collected over 100 years in the project “Treasures of the Ukrainian Radio Music Library.” Within its framework, you will hear the voices of outstanding writers, singers, legendary announcers, and music by Ukrainian Radio's artistic ensembles. You can listen to the recordings on the Suspilne Media Library website and on the project's YouTube page.

The poetry of Pavlo Tychyna

Audio recordings of the poems “Tell Me, Tell Me, Field” (written in 1908) and “We Are Leaving Velyka Bahachka” (written in 1940), recorded in 1955. The poems are recited by their author, Pavlo Tychyna. 

Ukrainian Radio, in collaboration with Suspilne Media Library, is releasing unique archival recordings collected over 100 years in the project “Treasures of the Ukrainian Radio Sound Archive.” Within its framework, you will hear the voices of outstanding writers, singers, legendary announcers, and music by Ukrainian Radio's artistic ensembles. You can listen to the recordings on the Suspilne Media Library website and on the project's YouTube page.

Pavlo Tychyna: author's performance 

Main editorial office of literary and dramatic programs of UT, 1991.

The issue "Oleg Olzhych. It must have been my destiny..." of the cyclical program "Poetic Theater" is dedicated to the work of the Ukrainian poet Oleg Olzhych.

On the video: photo archive of the Kandib family, photo of the poet, biographical materials. Ukrainian theater actor Oleg Stalchuk recites Oleg Olzhych's poetry.

Reference: Oleg Olzhych (real name Kandyba) is a Ukrainian poet, archaeologist and OUN figure. In the OUN, he headed the cultural and educational reference department and the Revolutionary Tribunal, from May 1942 he was the head of the Escort on Ukrainian lands, died during torture in Sachsenhausen. Representative of the "Prague School", author of the collections "Rin" (1935) and "Towers" (1940), in which he asserted a heroic and national-patriotic worldview.


"Poetic Theater": Oleg Olzhych

Lviv Television, 2006. The program "Center of Europe" is dedicated to the closing of the XIII Publishers Forum festival in Lviv.

On the video: summing up, interviews with the festival organizers in the studio; blitz interviews with writers, video fragments from Literary Readings; landscapes of Lviv.

Comments: Forum president Oleksandra Koval; Ukrainian writers Vitaly Kapranov, Yuriy Andrukhovych, Oleksandr Boychenko; Belarusian writer Andriy Khodanovich (in Belarusian); coordinator of the International Literary Festival Ostap Slyvinsky.

The program was worked on by: Lyubov Yanas, Olga Matveeva, Bohdan Stefura, Maksym Hnyp, Oles Tsisyk, Volodymyr Kvyatkovsky, Mykhailo Kunets, Vadym Kiryanov, Natalia Kovalska, Olga Bilyanska.

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