The radio program “My Literature” was recorded on November 20, 2008. The studio's guest is Pavlo Volvach, a poet and prose writer, radio host, and the Vasyl Symonenko Literary Prize winner. 

They talk about Zaporizhzhia, his family tree, his formation as a poet, his favorite authors, his collection South East and novel Class, the role of the writer in the present, and his future creative plans. 

The poet recites his poems.

It is hosted and edited by Mykola Baidyuk.

Pavlo Volvach: a conversation with a novelist

Audio recording from July 27, 1956. Ukrainian actress, director, and theater educator Polina Tabachnykova-Niatko reads the short story “At the Hermit” by writer Arkhip Teslenko.

Reference: Arkhip Teslenko is a Ukrainian writer called the youngest classic of Ukrainian literature. Teslenko's works are complete of tragedy: he depicted rural life, class stratification, and popular protest. Since 1905, he has been a member of the revolutionary organization Peasant Union.

Polina Nyatko reads the story “At the Hermit's House”

Recorded in 1983. The poetry of the literary critic, poet, and writer of the Executed Renaissance Mykola Zerov is read by Ukrainian actor and director Volodymyr Opanasenko: “In the Donbas,” ‘Twins,’ ‘Prince Ihor,’ ‘Creative Silence,’ ‘In May,’ ‘Maiden,’ ‘Strawberries,’ ”How Gentle the Autumn Is.”

Poetry by Mykola Zerov

The main editorial office of the Chernivtsi Regional Radio Committee's artistic broadcasting program, “And there, behind the window pane,” aired on October 31, 1990. The program featured a conversation with Ukrainian poet and novelist Anna Dushchak.

The video shows archival photos of the Dushchak family, the house, the poetess reciting poetry, commentary by Valentyna Bondar, Anna Dushchak talking about writing poetry, fundraising at a charity dinner for the publication of Anna Dushchak's collection, Vasyl Ilashchuk, Mykhailo Ivasyuk, and Tamara Severyniuk speaking at the dinner.

A conversation with the novelist Anna Dushchak

TV program of the Lviv Regional State TV and Radio Company “Literary Lviv,” January 1, 2004.

The program features Ukrainian writers, poets, and critics' speeches at the literary dinner “The Train Arrives” at the Hnat Khotkevych Palace in Lviv.

Comments: writer Yuriy Andrukhovych, literary critic Oleksandr Boychenko, writer and translator Tymofiy Havryliv, poet Viktor Neborak, writer Yuriy Vynnychuk.

Literary evening “The train is coming”

The music program “Letters of Love,” recorded in 2003, features lyrical songs performed by opera singer Borys Hmyrya and excerpts from his correspondence with his wife, Vira Augustivna. 

Excerpts from the correspondence are read by people's artists Halyna Yablonska and Oleh Komarov.

Halyna Rozniuk hosts the program.

“Love Letters” by Borys Hmyrya

The radio program “My Literature” was recorded on August 7, 2008. The studio's guest is Pavlo Shchyrytsia, a poet and winner of the International Literary Contest “Granoslov.” They talk about contemporary literature, the younger generation of authors, his family tree, and future creative plans.

Editor - Mykola Baidiuk.

Poet Pavlo Shchyrytsia on contemporary literature

Audio recording from 1980. Winner of the Golden Fortune Prize, poet Svitlana Yovenko recites her poetry: “Do You Love Poetry?”, ‘Poets,’ ‘I Value Dialogue Above All,’ ‘Challenge,’ ‘God Save You from Loving Poets,’ ‘I Never Envied Men.’

Reference: Svitlana Yovenko is a Ukrainian poet and writer. She actively worked in the field of literary translation. Her scholarly articles and memoirs about prominent figures were published in magazines: “Kyiv, Vitchyzna, and Literary Ukraine.

Poet Svitlana Yovenko reads her own poems

Kyiv, February 12, 2024. The story describes the presentation of the poetry collection "Ziggy Freud & Cthulhu" by the young poet Vano Kruger at "The Ye" bookstore.

On the video: Ivan Kolomiets under the pseudonym Vano Krueger reads his own poems. Comments: poet Oleh Lysheha, literary critic Rostyslav Semkiv.

The journalist is Victoria Levchenko. Cameraman — Oleksandr Navrotskyi. 

Reference: Vano Krueger is a Ukrainian poet. He is the author of the books: "Ilyich's Farewell Kiss", "Ziggy Freud & Cthulhu", "The Nativity Scene at Kurenivka", "A Bucket Without a Bottom", "When I Hear the Word ’Culture'...", "The Open Flower". For his collection of poems "Ziggy Freud & Cthulhu" he received the Oles Honchar International Literary Prize.

Presentation of the book by poet Vano Kruger

Program of the Zaporizhzhya Regional State TV and Radio Company “Litprosmir,” July 20, 2012. The program is devoted to the writer Andriy Kurkov and the presentation of his novel Lviv Tour of Jimi Hendrix.

In the second part of the program, historian and journalist Yuriy Sushko talks about Volodymyr Vysotsky. 

Vitaliy Babenko hosts the program.

Writer Andriy Kurkov about his new novel

Zaporizhzhya Regional State TV and Radio Company, program “Litprosmir,” July 27, 2012. 

The program features a conversation with writer Oleksandr Petrovsky and Russian literary critic Serhiy Kostyrko.

The host is Vasyl Babenko.

A conversation with the writer Oleksandr Petrovsky

Zaporizhzhia Regional State TV and Radio Company, program “Litprosmir,” May 18, 2012. 

The episode features a discussion between writers Lyubko Deresh and Anton Kushnir on the transition of books from paper to electronic media and the writers' latest novels. Yuriy Honoshenko, PhD in Philology at ZSMU, gives readers advice.

Vitaliy Babenko hosts the program.

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