2000, Volyn television. The program “Stravinsky's Star over the World” is dedicated to the life of composer and conductor Igor Stravinsky in Volyn.

The video includes screensavers, archival photos and videos, landscapes of Ustyluh, Stravinsky's museum-estate, fragments of concerts and ballet.

Comments: research consultant Olena Ogneva; Vitaliy Lysenko Prize winner Oleksandr Kozarenko; Professor of the Lviv State Conservatory Lidiya Shutko; artist of the Volyn Regional Music and Drama Theater named after Taras Shevchenko Bohuslav Liakhovych.

The program uses the materials of the international scientific conference “Stravinsky and Ukraine” of the Igor Stravinsky Museum in Ustyluz, Volyn Local History Museum; works by Igor Stravinsky. Stravinsky's works Gloria, Three Pieces, Apollo-Musette, Fireworks, a fragment from the fairy tale-ballet The Firebird, Five Light Pieces, Movements, and the prayer Hail Mary performed by the Oranta Chamber Choir.

Author: Ivanna Liashuk.

Reference: Igor Stravinsky was born on June 17, 1882 in the St. Petersburg province. A composer and conductor, he was proud to belong to an ancient Ukrainian family. Stravinsky composed many of his works in Ukraine, inspired by Ukrainian folklore. 
The composer became world famous for his ballets The Firebird, The Rite of Spring, Pulcinella, Symphony of Psalms, and others.

“Stravinsky's Star over the World”

2012, National Television Company of Ukraine. The program “Harmony of Contradictions by Tetyana Yablonska” is dedicated to the outstanding Ukrainian artist, classic of fine arts, Shevchenko Prize winner Tetyana Yablonska.

In the video: screensavers, the National Art Museum of Ukraine, the exhibition hall, the artist's paintings, archival videos and photographs.

Interviews: Tetiana Yablonska's daughter, artist Gayane Atayan; senior researcher at the National Art Museum of Ukraine Liudmyla Kovalska; the artist's granddaughter, philologist Iryna Zaitseva; People's Artist of Ukraine Mykola Storozhenko; artist Olha Senchenko.

Author: Tetiana Zhytska.

Harmony of contradictions by Tetyana Yablonskaya

National Television and Radio Company of Ukraine, 2001.

The episode of the program "Face of Freedom" is dedicated to the Ukrainian actor Ivan Mykolaychuk.

The following talk about the actor's life and creative path: Ivan Mykolaychuk's wife Maria Mykolaychuk, critic Larisa Bryukhovetska, journalist Oleksandr Horobets.

Archive materials of the National Television of Ukraine and excerpts from the films: "The Lost Diploma", "Commissars", "The White Bird with the Black Sign", "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors", "Babylon XX", "Atonement for Other People's Sins", "Dream" were used.

Contains fragments of films with the participation of Ivan Mykolaychuk.

Host — Teodoziya Zarivna.

Reference: Ivan Mykolaychuk is a Ukrainian film actor, director, screenwriter and writer, laureate of the Shevchenko Prize (posthumously, 1988). One of the key figures of Ukrainian poetic cinema: he played 34 roles in films, wrote 9 scripts, and created 2 directorial works.

"Face of Freedom": Ivan Mykolaychuk

June 3, 2003, Kyiv.

Footage of the celebration of the 75th birthday of Ukrainian actor Konstantin Stepankov. People in the auditorium, guests at the table on the stage, award presentation, Ukrainian actress Ada Rogovtseva is present. Commentary by Konstantin Stepankov.

Konstantin Stepankov is 75 years old

National Television and Radio Company of Ukraine, 2007.

The documentary film is dedicated to the life and creative path of the poet Olena Teliga.

The film uses the texts of letters and poems by Olena Teliga, as well as fragments of journalistic articles: "To the Problem of Style", "Strength Through Joy", "Party of Life", "Open the Window!", "Brotherhood to the People!".

Comments: writer Oleksandr Kucheryavyi, academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Mykola Zhulynskyi, doctor of historical sciences Nadiya Myronets, leading researcher of the Central State Academic Theater of Ukraine Kateryna Kryvoruchko, doctor of philological sciences Yuriy Kovaliv.

The text was read by: Viktor Vlasenko, on behalf of Olena Teliga — Zinaida Zhuravlyova.

Author — Teodoziya Zarivna.

Reference: Olena Teliga is a Ukrainian poet, publicist, literary critic, and active member of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists. In 1941–1942, she headed the Union of Ukrainian Writers in Kyiv, edited the literary and artistic weekly "Litavry" at the newspaper "Ukrainian Word", and participated in the activities of the Ukrainian underground. In February 1942, she was shot by German occupation troops in Babyn Yar.

Olena Teliga: "Private Letter to the World"

2010, National Television Company of Ukraine. The program “A Man of Will” is dedicated to the tragic life and love of Mykhailo Soroka, a Ukrainian nationalist, political prisoner, member of the OUN, and his wife Kateryna Zarytska.

The video includes screenshots and interviews with former political prisoners: Bohdan Horyn, Dariia Husiak, Yaroslav Perchyshyn, Volodymyr Leoniuk, Mykhailo Horyn, Ivan Karpinsky, Ivan Rusyn, Oleksandr Hrynko, Bohdan Soroka, Liubov Brikaylo-Soroka; reconstruction of historical events, footage of Prague and Lviv, historical archival footage.

Materials from the Central State, Pshenychnyi, and State Film and Photo Archives, footage from the feature film The Ogre, and personal archives were used.

Authors: Andrii Danylchenko, Oleksandr Riabokrys.

A man of will. Mykhailo Soroka

February 26, 2013, Kyiv.

A plot on the 80th anniversary of Cardinal Lubomyr Husar of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. The Church of St. Basil the Great of the UGCC, service, parishioners, church, monument.

Comments: UGCC Cardinal Lubomyr Husar; parishioner of St. Basil's Church Maria; hieromonk Vasyl Tuchapets; UGCC parishioner Khrystyna Stebelska.

80th anniversary of Lubomyr Husar

Ukrainian Television Film Studio, 1993.

The film is dedicated to the biography of the Ukrainian architect Vladislav Gorodetsky and his legacy.

On the video: photo archive of Gorodetsky, photos from African expeditions; landscapes of Kyiv, architectural creations of Gorodetsky, House with Chimeras and Church of St. Nicholas from close angles.

Reference: Vladislav Vladislavovich Gorodetsky — Ukrainian architect of Polish origin, representative of the modern style in the architecture of Kyiv of the late 19th — early 20th centuries. The author of more than 30 buildings in Ukraine, among which — House with Chimeras, Church of St. Nicholas, Karaite Kenasa. In the 1920s he worked in Poland, and since 1928 — the chief architect of the Persian Railway in Iran.

Vladislav Gorodetsky — the builder of modern Kyiv

On the video: archival footage in which Heorhiy Gongadze is present, draws Yuriy Lukanov on his head, kisses Yulia Tymoshenko's hand with Natalya Kondratyuk, asks questions in the Verkhovna Rada. Flyers are scattered in the Verkhovna Rada - "Find journalist Heorhiy Gongadze", action on Independence Square "Find Heorhiy Gongadze", interview with mother and wife of Heorhiy Gongadze.

Georgy Gongadze: archival videos

2002, Sumy Regional State TV and Radio Company. The program from the series “Countrymen” is dedicated to the Ukrainian theater and film actress Ada Rogovtseva.

An interview with the actress about her wartime childhood, creativity, cinema, and her dreams of the best role.

On the video: screensavers, the actress's birthplace - the village of Hlukhiv, family photos and videos from her personal archive, nature and churches of Hlukhiv, photos and video fragments of acting works from films (Taming the Fire, Eternal Call), the actress meeting with fellow Hlukhiv residents, the actress at the dacha near Boryspil with her family, participation in a gathering of women myrrh-bearers in Sumy region, reading a poem by Lina Kostenko on stage, Roman Viktyuk on stage, Ada Rogovtseva at the benefit "I give you a gift! ..." on the stage of the Sumy Theater named after M. Shchepkin.

Author: Liudmyla Chuhai.

“Countrymen”: Ada Rogovtseva

National Television and Radio Company of Ukraine, 2001.

The TV film "The Chosen Ones of Music. Hryhoriy Harkusha" is dedicated to the People's Artist of Ukraine Hryhoriy Harkusha.

In the video, Hryhoriy Harkusha talks about his life and creative path. The program features the following works performed by him: "Bezmezhne pole" (music by Mykola Lysenko, lyrics by Ivan Franko), "Peremogha zhive" (music by Volodymyr Myhula, lyrics by Mykola Vladimirov), "Osinnie zoloto" (music by Igor Shamo, lyrics by Dmytro Lutsenko), Chatterton's aria from the opera "Chatterton" (music by Ruggiero Leoncavallo), Ukrainian folk song "Oy, pod vyshneyu", "Yak nadiyshla lyubov" (music by Oleksandr Bilash, lyrics by Dmytro Pavlychko).

Reference: Hryhoriy Yakymovych Garkusha is a Ukrainian singer (baritone), People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR, professor at the Kyiv Conservatory. He performed works of classical and Ukrainian vocal tradition, toured actively and was engaged in teaching activities.

About the life and work of Hryhoriy Harkusha

2003, Zaporizhzhia State TV and Radio Company. A program from the series “Living Stories of Zaporizhzhia” dedicated to Ukrainian metallurgist Hryhorii Pometun and the 70th anniversary of Zaporizhzhia Iron and Steel Works “Zaporizhstal”.

The video features: screensavers, fragments from the movie “Spring on Zarechnaya Street” and the documentary “Zaporizhstal”, an interview with Hryhoriy Pometun, the open-hearth shop, metallurgists, steelmaking, and the plant.

Author: Oksana Gladiy.

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