1996, Ukrainian National Television. The programme ‘Leaders' Debate’. Presenter: Boris Gryvachevsky. Guests in the studio: Member of Parliament and writer Ivan Drach, and Minister of Justice Serhiy Holovaty. 

In the video: opening sequences, archival footage of the adoption of the Constitution in the Verkhovna Rada, and guests on the show discussing the adoption of Ukraine’s new Constitution and talking about Ukraine’s independence. 

"Leaders' Discussion": Ivan Drach and Serhiy Holovaty on the Constitution

April 30, 2015, Kyiv.

The video shows a communist rally for May 1 and against the war. Mounted police, service dogs, Motherland, people with flowers, banners and red flags, the rally, speeches by representatives of the Communist Party, a speech by the head of the Communist Party Petro Symonenko.

May Day rally of communists, 2015

February 10, 2005, Prague, Czech Republic.

The video shows the working visit of the Chairman of the Religious Council of Ukraine, Volodymyr Lytvyn, to Prague. Lytvyn's meeting with the Mayor of Prague, Peter Bam, speeches, Lytvyn making an entry in the book, presentation of gifts, meeting with Czech politician Lubomir Zaoralek, delegations at the negotiating table, appearance in the media, Czech Parliament, meeting with the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Stanislav Gross.

The video has no sound.

Volodymyr Lytvyn in the Czech Republic, 2005

October 29, 2004, Kyiv.

The plot is dedicated to the bringing of the Icon of the Mother of God to the St. Ilyinskaya Church and the arrival to receive the blessing of the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych.

On the video: St. Ilyinskaya Church, bringing of the icon, pilgrims; the ceremony of bringing the icon, different plans of the icon, the history of icons; Viktor Yanukovych lays flowers to the icon; a mosaic depicting St. Ilyinskaya.

Commented by Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine Volodymyr (Sabodan).

Journalist — Inessa Ishchenko.

Viktor Yanukovych in the St. Ilyinskaya Church

1997. The video shows a series of scenes related to Ukrainian-Armenian relations: a meeting between Prime Minister of Ukraine Vadym Pustovoitenko and the first President of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan; President Leonid Kuchma and Levon Ter-Petrosyan during the signing of the declaration; Ter-Petrosyan with officials visiting St. Sophia Cathedral, laying flowers at the monument to the victims of the Holodomor; Leonid Kuchma and Levon Ter-Petrosyan at the opening of the monument to Parajanov, Roman Viktyuk and Ada Rogovtseva are present.

Ukrainian-Armenian relations

May 13, 1996, Tallinn, Estonia.

The plot is dedicated to the diplomatic visit of the Prime Minister of Ukraine Yevhen Marchuk to Tallinn and a working meeting with the Prime Minister of Estonia Tiit Väägi.

In the video: views of Tallinn; meeting at the airport, handshake, Estonian ministers present; residence of the President of Estonia, meeting, Estonian President Lennart Meri greets the delegation; meeting with the Vice-Speaker of the Estonian Parliament Tunne Kelam; opening of the exhibition "Entrepreneurship-96"; the Ukrainian delegation visits the enterprise "Tallinn Dairy Products"; visit to the Ukrainian embassy, ​​sign "Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Estonia"; walk around the city, church, airport, guard of honor, various plans.

Comment by Prime Minister of Ukraine Yevhen Marchuk and Prime Minister of Estonia Tiit Vägi.

Ukraine — Estonia: Visit of Yevhen Marchuk, 1996

November 1, 1996, Sevastopol.

The plot is dedicated to the ceremony of appointing the new Deputy Minister of Defense, Commander of the Naval Forces of Ukraine, Rear Admiral Mykhailo Yezhel.

On the video: the appointment ceremony, attended by Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Mykhailo Yezhel and Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksandr Kuzmuk; meeting, speech by Kuzmuk; a walk around Sevastopol with a delegation from the Russian Federation.

Mykhailo Yezhel — Commander of the Naval Forces

March 21, 2004, moscow.

The plot is dedicated to the working visit of the President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma to moscow and the meeting with the President of the russian federation vladimir putin.

On the video: working meeting, conversation between Leonid Kuchma and vladimir putin; comments of the President of Ukraine on diplomatic relations between Ukraine and the russian federation; views of moscow, various plans; walk of the presidents.

Comments: President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma; President of the russian federation vladimir putin; political scientist Volodymyr Fesenko; Director of International Programs of the Razumkov Center Valery Chaly.

The release was worked on by: Maksym Drabok, Vitaliy Melnyk.

Meeting of Leonid Kuchma and vladimir putin

June 3, 2003, Kyiv.

A report about the discussion of political reforms by people's deputies. The Verkhovna Rada, the session hall, deputies in the wings, the corridors of the Verkhovna Rada.

Comments: leader of the Communist Party of Ukraine Petro Symonenko; deputy of the "Regions of Ukraine" faction Valeriy Konovalyuk; deputy of the "People's Power" Bohdan Hubsky; deputy of the SDPU faction Leonid Kravchuk.

Political reform issues, 2003

August 29, 2004, Mount Athos, Greece.

On the video: airplane, filming of the landscapes of Greece from the airplane; arrival of the Ukrainian delegation to Mount Athos, headed by the Prime Minister of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych; welcoming ceremony, conversation with monks; church, service in the temple, sightseeing tour, landscapes of Mount Athos; Yanukovych signs the book of honored guests, exchanges gifts with the monks, working photo session; conversation with monks and military personnel.

Viktor Yanukovych's visit to Mount Athos

July 30, 1997, Kyiv.

On video: diplomatic visit of Belgian Prime Minister Jean-Luc Joseph Marie Degane to Kyiv, excursion to St. Sophia Cathedral; exterior of the cathedral, bell tower, main entrance, foreign delegation; excursion, demonstration of sacred relics, mosaics, frescoes in the church, historical background.

Jean-Luc Degane's visit to St. Sophia Cathedral

7 June 1995, Kyiv.

In the video: the session hall of the Verkhovna Rada; Yaroslav Kendzor interviews member of parliament Kateryna Vashchuk; on the formation and subsequent activities of the ‘Agrarians for Reform’ parliamentary group; on the importance of documenting landmark historical events.

Comments by members of parliament Yaroslav Kendzor and Kateryna Vashchuk.

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