From the personal archive of Yaroslav Kendzor.

24 August 1991, Kyiv.

The video shows a speech by Stanislav Gurenko, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine, in the Verkhovna Rada (on his readiness, as head of the Communist Party, to give evidence to the relevant authorities; democracy as disorder; his view on the handling of the Communist Party’s archives). Vyacheslav Chornovil asks Leonid Kravchuk a question (why he did not listen to the people’s opinion and why he did not give his assessment of the actions of the anti-state committee; why he did not allow him to attend the meeting of the Presidium of the Verkhovna Rada). Leonid Kravchuk replies from the podium.

Speech by the Communist Gurenko, 24 August 1991

December 12, 2012, Kyiv.

The video shows the beginning of the work of the Verkhovna Rada of the 7th convocation. The performance of the anthem of Ukraine in the session hall, the signing of the oath of the people's deputy, receiving mandates, the oldest deputy Yefim Zvyagilsky opens the work of the new parliament, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Volodymyr Lytvyn in the presidium.

The beginning of the work of the Verkhovna Rada of the 7th convocation

27 March 2014, Kyiv.

In the video, Yulia Tymoshenko holds a press conference one month after her release from prison. Tymoshenko leaves the building, walking with the aid of a crutch, and speaks to the media.

Tymoshenko's press conference after her release from prison

Video from Yaroslav Kendzor's personal archive.

August 24, 1991, Kyiv.

On the video: the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian SSR, session hall, meeting; a group of deputies led by the 1st Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine, a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU Stanislav Hurenko; Ivan Plyushch speaks; at the rostrum, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Leonid Kravchuk reads out the draft Resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian SSR "On measures to prevent the concealment or destruction of documents of state bodies and the Communist Party of Ukraine, which testify to its involvement in the coup d'état in August 1991"; at the rostrum, People's Deputy Anatoliy Matviyenko with a proposal to supplement the resolution, chaos in the hall; speech by deputy Larisa Skoryk, speaking against Matviyenko's addition; speech by Stanislav Hurenko; deputies chant "Shame on the Communist Party!"; Yaroslav Kendzior comments off-screen: "State criminal, get off the podium"; Gurenko steps down from the podium; communist deputies leave the hall.

Reference: The August 1991 putsch was an attempt by part of the Soviet leadership to stop political reforms and preserve the Soviet Union by introducing a state of emergency and removing Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev from power. The failure of the coup caused a political crisis in the union republics and became one of the direct factors in the adoption by the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR of decisions regarding the responsibility of the Communist Party of Ukraine and the declaration of Ukraine's independence on August 24, 1991.

Kendzor Archives: "Shame on the Communist Party!"

Video from the personal archive of Yaroslav Kendzor.

August 22, 1991, Kyiv.

On the video: meeting of representatives of the People's Council and the RUH with the leaders of the Kyiv Military District; discussing the issue of the coup d'état in the USSR, the need to create a Ukrainian army, the position of the troops during the coup; Ivan Drach's speech, conversation with General Viktor Chechevatov, who asks to take away the camera; Les Tanyuk declares a minute of silence for the dead in Moscow; present in the video are Oleksandr Yemets, Viktor Chechevatov, Ivan Drach, Dmytro Pavlychko, Larysa Skoryk, Levko Lukyanenko, Ihor Yukhnovsky; Vilen Martirosyan accuses Chechevatov and other military personnel of carrying out the orders of the putschists, suggests they leave the party, discussion.

Comments: People's Deputy of the Ukrainian SSR Ivan Drach; Commander of the Kiev Military District, General Viktor Chechevatov; People's Deputy of the Ukrainian SSR Les Tanyuk; People's Deputy of the Ukrainian SSR, Deputy Chairman of the Public and Political Organization "People's Movement of Ukraine" Vilen Martirosyan.

Meeting of the Rukh and the Kyiv Military District

21 February 2006, Zhytomyr State Television and Radio Company. Political programme ‘From the Horse's Mouth’. Studio guest — Yulia Tymoshenko, leader of the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc political party. Hosts — Leonid Kharshan and Serhiy Soroka.

In the video: opening credits, studio, live broadcast, hosts talking with the guest, Yulia Tymoshenko talking about the coalition agreement, the budget, pensions and the meaning of life, elections, the party; video questions and calls to the studio.

Campaign interview with Yulia Tymoshenko, 2006

Video from the personal archive of Yaroslav Kendzor.

August 20, 1991, Kyiv.

On the video: a press conference of the participants of the People's Rada, dedicated to the events in the Verkhovna Rada, Oleksandr Yemets talks about the results of the meeting of the Presidium of the Verkhovna Rada, reads out the statement of the Presidium, talks about the opposition, the resolution of the State Emergency Committee, the state of emergency in the territory of the Ukrainian SSR, measures of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR to protect the consumer market; speech by Volodymyr Yavorivskyi about the events in Moscow, reads out a separate statement from seven members of the Presidium of the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian SSR (Dmytro Pavlychko, Volodymyr Yavorivskyi, Volodymyr Hrynyov, Les Tanyuk, Igor Yukhnovskyi, Oleksandr Yemets, Volodymyr Pylypchuk), answers a journalist's question; Vyacheslav Chornovil reports that as of 5 p.m., Boris Yeltsin's candidacy in Russia has been supported by the regions of the RSFSR; comments on the readiness of the Donetsk region to strike; mentions the end of a large rally in Lviv; speech by Volodymyr Filenko on the results of a joint meeting of representatives of the People's Council and political parties and public organizations of a democratic orientation, the need to create a joint appeal, reads out the appeal; discussion on the creation of a coalition of a democratic orientation; speech by Ivan Zayts on the statement of the Presidium of the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian SSR; Levko Lukyanenko on the position of democratic forces, speaks about the need to inform people on the ground, to mobilize them for meetings, rallies, and strikes; speech by Valery Khmelko informs about events from the Russian parliament; the representative of Czechoslovakia reads out the statement of President Vaclav Havel on the situation in the USSR and the statement of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Czechoslovakia on the division of the USSR; Vitaliy Portnikov speaks, comments on the telephone conversation between Yeltsin and Yanayev; the chairman of the meeting reads out a statement by the President of Georgia (Sakartvelo) Zviad Gamsakhurdia; reads out the appeal of the Ukrainian Student Union to the people of Ukraine, reads out the response of the Ukrainian diaspora in Canada (the association of RUH supporters) to the RUH appeal regarding Roman Zvarych’s false testimony about Volodymyr Yavorivskyi; a question from a journalist, answered by Volodymyr Yavorivskyi; reading out the application from the Ukrainian Interparty Assembly: Vyacheslav Chornovil reads out a note.

Comments: member of the Presidium of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Yemets; writer, member of the Ukrainian Helsinki Union Volodymyr Yavorivskyi; people’s deputy from the Party of Democratic Revival of Ukraine (PDVU) Volodymyr Filenko; deputy chairman of the Council of Collegiums of the People’s Rukh Ivan Zayets; People's Deputy, member of the People's Movement and its Great Council Vyacheslav Chornovil; Head of the Republican Scientific and Practical Sociological Center of the Sociological Association of Ukraine Valeriy Khmelko.

Press conference of the People's Rada, August 20, 1991

January 28, 2003, Brussels.

The plot is dedicated to the presentation of the Donetsk region on industrial and economic cooperation between Ukraine and the European Union.

On the video: Brussels, the European Parliament building; a stand with brochures about the industrial production of the Donetsk region; Donetsk, the port in Mariupol; the Azovstal plant, various plans of the workshops; views of Brussels.

Commented by the head of the Donetsk regional state administration, Anatoliy Blyznyuk.

Presentation of the Donetsk region in Brussels

April 30, 2003, Donetsk region.

The plot is dedicated to the working trip of the Prime Minister of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych on the technical and economic development of the eastern regions of Ukraine.

On the video: Donetsk region, Donetsk city, Mariupol, working meeting with the administration of enterprises of the Donetsk region; Dokuchaevsky flux-dolomite plant, production; Azovstal plant, meeting with the administration.

Comments: Prime Minister of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych.

Journalist — Lyudmila Spivak.

Viktor Yanukovych at Azovstal

Khmelnytskyi Television. The program "Elections-1998" from March 11, 1998 is devoted to instructions on filling out ballots.

Nina Panasyuk, head of the organizational department of the Khmelnytskyi Regional State Administration, explains how to fill out a ballot.

How to fill out a ballot

Lviv Television, March 4, 1991. Video in color, no sound.

On the video: Lviv, airport, plane, Leonid Kravchuk descends the gangway; departure to the city; people near the airport with blue-yellow flags, Ivan Hel, Mykola Horyn, Vyacheslav Chornovil present; meeting in the regional council hall, Chornovil speaks, Kravchuk is presented with a mace, Kravchuk's speech, questions from the audience; meeting with people, Kravchuk's speech in another city hall; arrival at the main building of the Lviv Polytechnic, meeting with rector Yuriy Rudavsky, communication with teachers and the public; shots from the car, village houses, Kravchuk and representatives of the regional authorities, a woman draws water from a well, meeting with villagers; columns of transport on the highway to the Polish border, Kravchuk and Chornovil communicate with people; another meeting in the hall, Kravchuk's speech, questions, notes, posters on the wall: "Freedom to Stepan Khmara!", "Ukraine to be independent!", "Today's agreement is a bondage for Ukraine!", blue-yellow flag.

Leonid Kravchuk's visit to Lviv, 1991

National Television and Radio Company of Ukraine, 2008.

Interview with the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko on the occasion of Youth Day.

On the video: a conversation about Ukrainian youth, its potential and priorities of youth policy; education in villages; admission campaign to Ukrainian universities, state support for applicants; demographic situation in Ukraine; features of youth and patriotic education.

Hosted by Acting President of the National Television of Ukraine Vasyl Ilashchuk.

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