2002, National Television Company of Ukraine. An episode from the series ‘Chronicle of the 20th Century’ dedicated to the poet and critic Andrii Malyshko.

In the video: opening sequences; Dmytro Pavlychko, together with Ivan Drach and Vasyl Kozak, discussing the life and work of Andrii Malyshko (archival footage from 1982); black-and-white newsreel footage; Andrii Malyshko reciting his poems; archival photographs of the poet. Sharing their memories of Malyshko are: poet Vasyl Shvets, composers Platon Maiboroda and Heorhii Maiboroda, and writer Pavlo Zagrebelnyi (archival footage from 1982).

Conversations about the work of Andriy Malyshko

State Enterprise "Ukrainian Studio of Television Films "Ukrtelefilm", 1977.

In the video, the poet Ivan Drach reads his poems - "Poem about Kyiv" and "Kyiv Legend".

Ivan Drach reads his poems, 1977

2008, National Television Company of Ukraine. The documentary film "Oles Honchar. Cathedral" is dedicated to the history of writing the novel and the real reasons for the persecution of the writer.

In the video: screensavers, a monument to Oles Honchar in Kyiv, the Holy Trinity Cathedral in the city of Samar (the prototype of the cathedral in the novel), the village of Lomivka (the writer's birthplace), the family home, footage of the city of Samar, the writer's office, letters and documents, newsreel with Honchar, footage of the city of Irpin, the house of creativity, pages of the novel with remarks in the margins, Koncha-Ozerna, the family home, the author's books, St. Michael's Cathedral.

The following talk about the writer: his wife Valentyna Honchar (about the novel "Cathedral", the history of its creation, about her help in writing, about incidents from life); sister Oleksandra Bilichenko-Sova (about O. Honchar's arrival home in 1935, about the Bible from Kharkov); writer Lesya Stepovich (about Honchar's sister); writer Maria Vlad (about the meeting with O. Honchar in Kosovo, about the letter from the parburo with an instruction to condemn the book, about acquaintance with the writer since school years); writer Viktor Baranov (about his impressions of the novel); writer Anatoliy Dimarov (about the stunned impression of "Sobor" in the writer's and public life, about O. Honchar's resilience in the face of pressure from the Communist Party, about the prototype of a negative hero); poet Ivan Drach (about an incident in O. Honchar's life when his receiver was stolen); critic Oleksandr Yarovy (about the fact that O. Honchar's ideas helped a person survive and live).

"Cathedral" by Oles Honchar: the history of writing

National Television and Radio Company of Ukraine, 2001.

The episode of the program "Chronicle of the 20th Century" is dedicated to the work of writer Mykhailo Stelmakh.

On the video: quotes by Mykhailo Stelmakh; the last recording of Mykhailo Stelmakh's speech from May 24, 1982; recitation of Stelmakh's poetry performed by Honored Artists Alexander Kochnev and Nina Matvienko.

Comments: Bulgarian writer Yordan Milev; poet Lev Ozerov; Ukrainian composer Platon Maiboroda.

Reference: Mykhailo Stelmakh is a Ukrainian writer, playwright and folklorist, a representative of socialist realism literature. The author of prose and poetic works, in which he combined the folk song tradition with the theme of peasant life and historical transformations of the 20th century.

Poetry of Mykhailo Stelmakh

Ukrainian Television, 1990. Editorial Department of Literary and Dramatic Programs.

The issue of the cycle program "World of Poetry" is dedicated to the work of Ukrainian poet Lina Kostenko.

Actress Tetyana Nazarova performed Lina Kostenko's poems.

Reference: Lina Kostenko is a Ukrainian poet, a representative of the generation of the sixties, a writer and a public figure. The author of poetry collections and a historical novel in verse "Marusya Churai", a laureate of the Taras Shevchenko National Prize of Ukraine and a number of international awards, an active participant in the dissident movement during the Soviet period.

"World of Poetry": Lina Kostenko

Chernivtsi Television. The program "Praying to the Sun and Love" from December 6, 1996.

In the video, actress Lydia Zhuk and poet Kateryna Mishchenko recite their own poetry.

Reference: Kateryna Mishchenko is a Ukrainian poet and journalist, a member of the National Union of Writers of Ukraine, the author of poetry collections and publications in domestic and foreign periodicals. Author of poetry collections "Ulitku, v kinci zorepadu", "Profil slozy" and "Zavia mediv".

Poetry by Kateryna Mishchenko

State Enterprise "Ukrainian Television Film Studio "Ukrtelefilm", 1972.

In the video, the poet Mykola Ushakov recites his own poetry.

The film is dubbed in russian languages.

Reference: Mykola Ushakov is a poet, writer and translator who worked in Kyiv and played a prominent role in the literary life of Ukraine in the 20th century. He translated the works of Ukrainian classics, in particular Taras Shevchenko, Ivan Franko and Lesya Ukrainka, into Russian, contributing to the spread of Ukrainian literature in the wider cultural space of the USSR.

Mykola Ushakov's recitation, 1972

Zaporizhzhia Television, 2001. The episode of the program "Living History of Zaporizhzhia" is dedicated to an interview with Hryhoriy Lyuty and a conversation about the poet Gennady Litnevsky.

In the video: the autumn city, Khortytsia, a train moving along the tracks, photos and collections of Litnevsky's poems; an interview with Hryhoriy Lyuty, talking about the poet.

Commented by the head of the regional branch of the National Writers' Union, a friend of the poet Gennady Litnevsky, Hryhoriy Lyuty.

Reference: Gennady Litnevsky is a Ukrainian writer-humorist, a member of the Writers' Union of Ukraine, a graduate of the Zaporizhzhia Pedagogical Institute. He worked as a teacher and journalist, actively published in periodicals and collaborated with the magazine "Perets". In his satirical and humorous works, he raised social issues, in particular, he criticized bureaucracy and moral vices of society.

What was the poet Gennady Litnevsky?

National Television and Radio Company of Ukraine, 2008.

The program "Kamerton" is dedicated to the work of the Ukrainian poetess Lesya Ukrainka.

On the video: photos from the exhibition of the Lesya Ukrainka Museum, family, landscapes of Zhytomyr and Volyn regions, the poet's creative work.

Comments: Head of the Lesya Ukrainka Literary and Memorial Museum of the city of Novograd-Volynskyi Vira Rimska; Mayor of Novograd-Volynskyi Mykola Borovets; artist Anton Veselskyi; world champion in weightlifting Oleksandr Didovets; entrepreneur Mykola Martyniuk; pediatrician Halyna Glazova (a descendant of the Kosach family); coordinator of the public association of creative intelligentsia Valentyna Ksenzuk.

Lesya Ukrainka's letters are read by Lyudmila Ardelyan.

The film uses materials from the Central State Film, Photo and Phono Archive of Ukraine named after Gordiy Pshenichny and photos provided by the Taras Shevchenko Institute of Literature of the NAS of Ukraine.

How Lesya Ukrainka Lived and Created

March 20, 2013, Kyiv.

The plot is dedicated to the presentation of Ivan Dzyuba's book "Not a Separate Life" at the Kyiv Planetarium.

On the video: presentation of the book, comments from visitors; Olena Boyko talks about the concept of the cover; photos of dissidents and "sixties"; comments from the author; spectators in the hall.

Comments: General Director of the "Lybid" Publishing House Olena Boyko; Director of the "Znannya" Society Vasyl Kushnir; Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, writer Ivan Dzyuba; Ivan Dzyuba's wife Marta Dzyuba.

The following worked on the publication: Olga Skotnikova, Valentyna Brechko.

"Not a Separate Life" by Ivan Dzyuba

State-owned enterprise “Ukrainian Television Film Studio ”Ukrtelevizija," 1989.

The documentary film “And Our Voice Will Be Heard by the World” is dedicated to Ukrainian writers who were killed by the Soviet authorities—Mykola Kulish, Mike Johansen, Mykola Khvylovy, Grigory Kosynka, Mikhail Semenko, Yevgeny Pluzhnik, Valerian Pidmohylny, Mykola Zerov, Grigory Epic, Vasily Mysyk, and Vladimir Sosyura.

The video features: opening credits, commentary by prose writer Vasyl Mink, archival newsreels, footage of Kharkiv, a speech by writer Dmytro Pavlychko, actress Natalia Uzhvi posing as Kateryna for the monument to Taras Shevchenko in Kharkiv, commentary by the wife of writer Mykhailo Semenko — Lilia, the railway, cases against writers, a letter from Valerian Pidmohylny from Solovki, propaganda Solovetsky chronicle, an excerpt from Mykola Zerov's translation of Byron's poem, Baikove warehouse, footage from the feature film “The Zone” based on Mykola Kulish's play, commentary by film director Mykola Mashchenko, the Solovetsky Theater, recitation of poems by poet Volodymyr Sosiura, archival photographs.

Killed by the Soviet authorities

State-owned enterprise ‘Ukrainian Television Film Studio ’Ukrtelevizor", 1981.

In the video, writer Pavlo Zagrebelny reads an excerpt from the novel ‘Roksolana’ — the chapter ‘Revenge’.

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