August 10, 2006.Zaporizhzhia State Television and Radio Company. The "Unsung Song" program is dedicated to the life and work of the Tatar poet Musa Jalil. It tells about his childhood and youth, creative path, participation in the Second World War, "Moabite Notebook" and poetry in the Tatar language.

Oksana Gladiy, Olga Larionova, Denys Chikulov, Ilya Hirnyk, Volodymyr Karpenko, Arkady Tsyganov worked on the program.

Reference: Musa Jalil — is a Tatar poet whose most famous collection, The Moabite Notebook, consists of poems written in Berlin's Moabite prison while incarcerated. The poet died in the Nazi prison Pletzensee in 1944.


 “Unsung song”: Musa Jalil

Chernihiv Regional State Television and Radio Company, 2001. In the program "Chernihiv Region in the Life of the Famous", Deputy Director of the Chernihiv Literary and Memorial Museum-Reserve of Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi Olga Yermolenko talks about the life and work, mentors, associates and relatives of the poet, artist, academician of the Academy of Sciences, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Minister of Education of the Ukrainian SSR Pavlo Tychyna.

On the video: portraits and photos of Pavlo Tychyna from different periods; family photos; decree on the election of Tychyna as an academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR; USSR State Prize laureate diploma; the interior of the Piskiv historical and memorial museum of Pavlo Tychyna; bust of the poet; Tychyna's documents from the Chernihiv Literary Memorial Museum-Reserve of Mykhailo Kotsyubynskyi; the choir sings in the Holy Trinity Cathedral; the church of the holy martyrs of Prince Michael of Chernihiv and his boyar Fedor; the building of the Chernihiv Hospital (former Chernihiv Theological Seminary); photographs by Mykhailo Zhuk; Mykhailo Zhuk's painting "White and Black" is the first portrait of Pavel Tychyna; exposition of the museum-reserve of M. Kotsyubynskyi; photos of Kyiv; photos of the poet and playwright Volodymyr Samiylenko; streets of Dobryanka village in Chernihiv region; bust of Mykhailo Kotsyubynskyi; publication of collections "Solar clarinets", "Wind from Ukraine", "Plough", "Chernihiv"; illustrations to the poem "On the square near the church" (1919); the program's screensavers contain, among other things, portraits of russian poets and writers.

The following worked on the program: Olga Yermolenko, Tetyana Myrhorodska, Oleksandr Dovbenko, Dmytro Melnychenko, Valery Tsirkun, Petro Yarmolenko.

Poet Pavlo Tychyna

December 29, 2005. Ternopil Regional State Television and Radio Company. The program "Melody of an Uncomposed Poem" is dedicated to the life and work of Levko Krupa. The program uses archival video recordings with the writer, footage of his native village and memories of his wife Maria Krupa about their acquaintance. Levko Krupa's poems are playing.

Commenting: candidate of philological sciences Lesya Vashkiv, honored artist of Ukraine Bohdan Ivanonkiv, student Lesya Lepko, candidate of art history Oleg Smolyak, daughter Natalia Dashchenko, son Lubomyr Krupa.

Journalist Ruslana Stasyshyn, cameraman Oleg Pavlyshyn, sound engineer Yuriy Danylyuk, editing engineer Roman Stasyshyn, video engineer Oleg Khimuk worked on the program, poems are read by Stepan Gerasimov.

Reference: Levko Mykolayovych Krupa — Ukrainian poet, playwright, journalist and public and political figure. From 1991 to 2000, he headed the Ternopil Regional Television and Radio Association. Member of the National Union of Writers of Ukraine, author of poetry collections "Four Strings", "In the Mirror of the Plow", "Measure of Pain", as well as dramatic works.



Levko Krupa: life and art

2006, Lviv Television.

The "Ukrainian Statesmen" program is dedicated to Stepan Bandera. The material tells about his life and the struggle for the independence of Ukraine. The Stepan Bandera Museum and archival documents related to his activities are shown.

In the video: Stepan Bandera Museum, archival documents and their fragments, a story about the life and activities of Stepan Bandera.

The program was worked on by: screenwriter Yuriy Yevtushyk, director Viktor Sanko, cameramen Yevhen Wozniak and Anatoly Sorochynskyi, video engineers Iryna Koshil, Mykhailo Tyshchenko and Oleksandr Rudakov.

"Ukrainian statesmen": Stepan Bandera

LODTRK, 2007. The episode of the program "Ukrainian Statemen" is dedicated to the Ukrainian educator, poet, writer, priest, and public figure Markiyan Shashkevych.

On the video: St. George's Archcathedral; Gospel; archival newsreel of St. George's Archcathedral; exposition of the "Mermaid of the Dniester" museum-reserve; manuscripts; publication of "Mermaid of the Dniester" (1837); Markiyan Shashkevych's museum-estate in Pidlyssa; archival video footage of the town hall; church of the Lviv Theological Seminary (destroyed during World War II); portrait of Markiyan Shashkevych; exhibits of the museum-estate; memorial tablet in honor of the 150th anniversary of the publication of the "Mermaid of the Dniester" almanac on the building of the V. Stefanyk Lviv National Scientific Library of Ukraine; photograph by Yakov Holovatsky; monument to Markiyan Shashkevych in Lviv.

Commentators: poet, writer, political prisoner Ihor Kalynets; poet, candidate of historical sciences Petro Shkrabiuk; director of the Lychakiv Cemetery Museum Ihor Havrishkevych.

The film was written by: authors Anzhela Myhal, Yuriy Yevtushyk; editor Yuriy Yevtushyk; director Anzhela Myhal; cinematographers Yevhen Voznyak, Andriy Sladkov; editor Mykola Yereha, Oleksandr Fedoseyev.

Markiyan Shashkevych: priest and educator

Volyn Television, editorial office of literary and artistic programs, 2004. The program of the TV series "Amplitude of the Word" is dedicated to an interview with the candidate of philological sciences, literary critic, member of the Association of Ukrainian Writers, son of Vasyl Stus, Dmytro.

In a conversation with journalist Lyudmila Vehera, the following topics were discussed:
— about the goal of Dmytro Stus — the return of Vasyl Stus's legacy to the Ukrainian reader;
— about the work on compiling the first collection of works by Vasyl Stus in six volumes, nine books, including textological work involved in the publication;
— Dmytro Stus's path in literature.

The program was worked on by journalist Lyudmila Vehera, cameraman Volodymyr Gerasimlyuk, assistant cameraman Mykola Dmytruk, and video engineer Lyudmila Shynkarenko.

Interview with Dmytro Stus

November 28, 2005. Kryvyi Rih State Television and Radio Company "Kryvorizhia".

The "Autograph" program is dedicated to Bronislava Nikolaeva, an actress of the Taras Shevchenko Kryvyi Rih Theater of Drama and Musical Comedy. The actress remembers her childhood, her mother's arias from Ukrainian operas, participation in the "Young Guard" ensemble, the first theatrical productions, work at the Kharkiv Theater, a theatrical black dress in which she has been performing for 30 years, participation in movies and love for romance.

In the video: Bronislava Nikolayeva flips through an album with photos and posters in the dressing room, performs on stage, photos of the actress in various roles, Kryvyi Rih Theater of Drama and Musical Comedy named after Taras Shevchenko outside and inside, the actress' walk in Children's Park.

Commenting: Bronislava Nikolaeva's friend Halyna Kharchenko, audience, Kryvyi Rih Theater actor Vasyl Korolenko, Kryvyi Rih Theater actress Iryna Aleksandrina, theater artistic director Oleksandr Rybchynskyi.

The following worked on the program: author Nelya Nazarchuk, cameramen Serhiy Melnyk and Vadym Didenko, editing by Nina Bila and Vitaly Kozub.


Bronislava Nikolaeva: 30 years on stage

Ternopil Regional State Television and Radio Company, 2004. The program "They glorified our region", the issue is dedicated to Yakov Struhmanchuk, an artist, art critic, public figure, one of the representatives of the Shot Revival. It tells about his life, study abroad and creativity.

In the video: footage of Ternopil, paintings by Yakov Struhmanchuk, archival family photos.

The following worked on the program: author Anna Pavlyk, cameraman Vitaly Pavuk, video editing engineer Oleg Ruzhevskyi, sound engineer Volodymyr Zabolotny.


Yakiv Struhmanchuk: the life of a Ukrainian artist

September 1, 2006. Transcarpathian Regional State Television and Radio Company. The shooting program "Being an Artist" tells about the exhibition of canvases by the young Uzhhorod artist Geiza Gyorke in the exhibition hall of the Uzhhorod art gallery.

On the video: an exhibition of paintings by Geiza Gyorke, architecture and interior of the art gallery "Uzhhorod", works of the sculptor Vasyl Roman, who presented his works at a joint exhibition with the young artist.

Commenting: teacher of the Uzhhorod Children's School of Arts Emma Levadska, parents of Geiza Gyorke — Olena and Geiza Gyorke, consul of the Republic of Hungary in Ukraine Attila Nagy, head of the culture department of the regional state administration Yuriy Gleba, academician, People's Artist of Ukraine Volodymyr Mykyta, laureate of the regional award named after Adalbert Erdely and Yosyp Bokshay Vasyl Roman, teacher of the Adalbert Erdely College of Arts of the Transcarpathian Art Institute Yuriy Dykun.

The following worked on the program: author Iryna Harmasii, director Halyna Oreshnikova, cameraman Volodymyr Duda, sound engineer Stepan Ivashkovich, editing by Maryana Chavarga, technical support by Attila Gerdynskyi, Volodymyr Legeza, Yaroslav Bilyak.


"Being an artist": Geiza Dierke and his work

July 29, 1997. Lviv State Television and Radio Company.

The program "Light of the Soul" is dedicated to the Ukrainian architect and photo artist Oleksandr Pezhanskyi. The guest of the program, photo master Vasyl Pylypiuk, talks about Pezhansky's life and work, his photographic works, features of the composition, images of his native land in photos and the publication of an album of his works.

Author and director Sofia Kokhmat, cameramen Anatoliy Kvasha, Stepan Suskyi and Lyubomyr Kozak, sound engineer Tetyana Shiposh, video engineers Volodymyr Hnativ, Mykola Ryabchenko and Olena Baranina, administrator Tetyana Kish worked on the program.

Reference: Oleksandr Pezhanskyi — is a Ukrainian architect, photographer, painter and public figure, son of architect Hryhoriy Pezhanskyi. He worked as an architect in Lviv and abroad, designed residential, public and religious buildings. 


"Luminaries of the soul": Oleksandr Pezhanskyi

June 29, 1997. Volyn television. The program "Kostyantynivna" is dedicated to Hanna Kostyantynivna Lytikova from the village of Kolka, Lutsk district, who devoted 50 years to librarianship.

In the video: a story about the life path of Hanna Lytikova, her work in the library and contribution to the development of librarianship. Anna Lytikova is told about by her colleagues, who remember her professional activity and talent. Hanna Lytikova talks about half a century of work in the library, remembers her life and family. The program shows archival family photos. Hanna Lytikova also reads her own poems (in Russian).

Commenting: librarians Hanna Myronyuk and Yevgenia Suporovska, library manager Hanna Oksenyuk, cultural worker Valentina Tuboltseva.

Author and director Vitaly Gerasimlyuk, cameraman Valentin Klimovich, announcer Halyna Startseva, sound engineer Viktor Korolyuk, video engineer Yaroslav Kolodiy worked on the program.


"Kostyantynivna": the story of librarian Hanna Lytikova, 1997

April 1, 1999. Transcarpathian television. The art program "The Secret of Spirituality" is dedicated to Ferenc Seman, an artist of Hungarian origin from Uzhhorod. An exhibition of his creative works is presented in the exhibition hall of the Transcarpathian Art Museum named after Yosyp Bokshay.

The video is about the life of Ferenc Seman, his creative output, portraits and self-portraits, the artist's family. Ferenc Seman talks about his choice to become an artist, the people who helped him at the beginning of his creative journey, the first drawings and the perception of his works by society. The artist reflects on art, its meaning in his own life, abstract thinking and abstraction, and also explains his choice to live and work in Uzhhorod.

In the video: the exhibition hall of the Transcarpathian Art Museum named after Yosyp Bokshay, an exhibition of works by Ferenc Seman, paintings by the artist, portraits and self-portraits, Ferenc Seman in his apartment, the artist examines and demonstrates his works.

Comment: Lyudmila Biksei, senior researcher of the Transcarpathian Art Museum named after Yosyp Bokshay, chief guard of the fund of the Transcarpathian Art Museum named after Yosyp Bokshay, Galina Ryzhova (comment in Russian). 

The following worked on the program: author Vera Kobulei, director Galina Oreshnikova, sound engineer Artur Bulina, cameraman Volodymyr Duda, editing Viktor Kovtyuk, musical design Maria Pekar, assistant director Vitaly Levchak, technical support — Arpad Benke, Kateryna Petkanych.


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