1992, Ukrainian Television. The program "The Way to Yourself" is dedicated to the World Forum of Ukrainians in Kyiv.

In the video: the opening of the forum took place in the Palace "Ukraine", work in sections in the Ukrainian House and the National University, representatives of the Ukrainian diaspora from America, Belarus, Russia, Bashkiria, Czechoslovakia, exhibitions of folk crafts on Andriyivskyi Uzviz and Kontraktova Square, laying wreaths at the monument to Taras Shevchenko, a solemn procession of forum participants through the streets of Kyiv, at the beginning of the opening of the forum, a choir sings, communication with forum participants, children's folk ensembles sing, a journalist of the program is interested in folk crafts of the masters of the creative association "Petrykivka", a journalist of the radio station "Svoboda" Nadiya Svitlychna shares her impressions of Ukraine 14 years after returning from emigration, a short interview with Professor Oleksandr Zhupnyk (Austria).

Forum participants: sculptor from the Ukrainian diaspora Myrtala Pylypenko; composer Lesya Dychko; deputy head of the Minsk society "Zapovit" Zenyk Holyk; Minister of Culture of Ukraine Larysa Khorolets; St. Petersburg artist Anatoliy Druchylo; head of the Union of Folk Masters of Ukraine Volodymyr Pryadko; head of the Ukrainian Folklore and Ethnographic Center Hanna Skrypnyk; poet, editor of the newspaper "Zhyva Voda" Dmytro Cherednichenko; professor Yaroslav Dashkevych; ethnographer Vasyl Babenko; professor Mykola Mushynka; , professor Petro Kononenko; president of the World Congress of Ukrainians Yuriy Shymko; folk master ceramist Serhiy Spasionov.

World Forum of Ukrainians, 1992

2003, National Television Company of Ukraine. Short film ‘Spring is Coming!’.

The video features footage from the NTKU film archive: nature, landscapes of the Carpathians, melting snow, a mountain river, animals and birds. Poems by Mykola Bazhan, Nataliia Bilotserkivets and Borys Hrynchenko are recited.

Film sketch: ‘Spring is coming!’

2012, Vinnytsia Television. Programme: ‘The Path of Reforms’. Topic: ‘Reforming the Armed Forces of Ukraine’. 

In the video: opening sequences, military exercises involving various branches of the armed forces, a quick poll of people’s views on reforms in the army, and a reporter’s stand-up. Commentary by a colonel, deputy military commissar of the Vinnytsia region.

Reform of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 2012

November 2002, Kyiv.

A report on the 4th Congress of the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine. The conference hall with delegates, voting by ballot, a miners’ picket on Khreshchatyk Street, people holding banners, and a secret ballot to elect the Federation’s president. Comments from delegates and Oleksandr Stoyan, President of the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine.

IV Congress of the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine

19 January 2003. A report on the environmental situation regarding toxic waste in the country. Polluted water and air in various cities, industrial emissions into the atmosphere, flooding, and miners. Comments from government officials and the scientist Georgiy Rudko.

Environmental situation in Ukraine, 2003

Mykolaiv Television, 1997. In the video: the airport; Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov arrives in Mykolaiv; the 61st Communist Shipyard; the Russian military missile cruiser “Moscow” in the shipyard's waters; Iosif Kobzon arrived with the mayor of Moscow; Yuri Luzhkov on the cruiser; Ukrainian and Russian flags on the table; delegations conversing at the table; UTN special correspondent Alexander Vlasov.

Background: “Moscow” is a Soviet and Russian missile cruiser that was in service from 1982 to 2022. It was the lead ship of its class. It was part of the Russian Federation’s Black Sea Fleet and served as its flagship. In 2022, during Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, it was destroyed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. 

On April 13, 2022, the Ukrainian Navy struck the cruiser with two anti-ship cruise missiles. As a result of the damage sustained and adverse weather conditions, it capsized and sank. On the evening of April 14, the Russian Ministry of Defense acknowledged the sinking of the Moskva. 

This was the first destruction of a ship of this size in combat since 1982, when a British submarine sank an Argentine cruiser during the Falklands War. It was also the Russian Navy’s greatest loss since 1941, when German bombing destroyed the battleship Marat.

The cruiser “Moscow”: 1997

National Television and Radio Company of Ukraine, 2013.

A documentary film dedicated to the history of the international scout organization of Ukraine "Plast".

On the video: the history of the founding of the world scout movement, the American scout movement; experienced scouts talk about the main values ​​of the scout movement, education of youth, love of nature; the history of the Ukrainian scout organization "Plast", photos of the first scouts; various types of scout activities; a congress of scouts from different countries, a meeting; historical and reconstruction activities of scouts, filming from festivals.

Comments: senior scouts Bohdan Gasiuk, Bohdan Havrylyshyn, Orest Myalkovsky, Orest Subtelny; scouts Oksana Yatsyuk, Yaroslava Krupska, Yulia Vodyana, Maria Pavlyuk.

Reference: "Plast" is a Ukrainian scout organization founded in Lviv in 1911–1912, which combined the principles of world scouting with Ukrainian educational and civic traditions. The organization focuses on the comprehensive education of youth, the formation of responsibility, self-discipline, leadership qualities and civic consciousness. "Plast" operates in Ukraine and among the Ukrainian diaspora, becoming one of the most important youth institutions in the field of patriotic education.

History of the Ukrainian "Plast"

1992, Ukrainian Television. An episode of the program “Svitlytsia” dedicated to Easter traditions and rituals. Hosted by writer Kateryna Motrych.

In the video: opening sequences, studio discussions, performances by musical groups, and footage of folk scenes filmed at the National Museum of Architecture in the village of Pyrohiv.

Studio guests: People’s Artist Nila Kryukova; the “Golden Keys” trio—Nina Matvienko, Valentina Kovalskaya, and Maria Mykolaychuk; Lesya Hots; folklorist Khristina Stebelska; ethnographer Valentina Borisenko; Associate Professor Svitlana Kitova of the Cherkasy Pedagogical Institute; Nina Matvienko’s daughter Antonina Gonchar; Valentina Kovalskaya’s son Nazar Martynyuk; student Oksana Vitsynska of the Cherkasy Pedagogical Institute.

Musical groups: the “Zoloti Klyuchi” trio; the Ukrainian choir of sacred music “Dzvony”; the folklore ensemble led by Ostap Stakhov.

Easter Traditions and Rituals, 1992

15 April 2009, Kyiv.

A report on the Easter market. Vendors with their goods (food, Easter cakes, sausage, painted eggs, alcohol, etc.), market visitors buying goods and sampling vodka, artisans practising Petrykivka painting, pottery and embroidery, and a stand-up segment by journalist Anastasia Stanko.

Easter Fair, 2009

2004, National Television Company of Ukraine. Program from the series "Edges of Knowledge with Yuriy Lutsky". Topic: Why did scientists take to the Maidan?

In the video: screensavers, scientists and academics talk about the problems of modern science, the financial crisis, the lack of state support and why they support the Orange Revolution.

Comments: Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Oleksandr Vasyliev; Candidate of Technical Sciences Yuriy Nyzhnyk; Doctor of Biological Sciences Nadiya Gula; Doctor of Biology Leontiy Horovyi; Candidate of Agricultural Sciences Viktor Teslyuk; Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Director of the Main Astronomical Observatory Yaroslav Yatskiv; Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Mykola Zhulynskyi; Senior Lecturer of the National University "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy" Yevhen Dykyi.

Why did scientists take to the Maidan?

June 29, 2008, Ternopil region.

The plot is dedicated to the historical-reconstruction event "Povstanska Vatra".

In the video: reenactors in World War II uniforms, recreating battles; young people watching the reconstruction; UPA veterans talk about their own experiences; "Povstanska Vatra" camp, various plans, the village of Sloviatyn, Ternopil region.

Comments: UPA veterans Yulian Soloviy and Stepan Matviykiv; resident of the "Povstanska Vatra" camp Viktor Berbera; organizer of the "Povstanska Vatra" event Stepan Barna.

"Povstanska Vatra": military-historical reconstruction

1999, National Television Company of Ukraine. An episode of the programme ‘In the Beginning Was the Word...’ dedicated to the question of the national character and mentality of the Ukrainian people. Presenter: Teodozia Zarivna.

Responding to the questions are: writer and dissident Yevhen Sverstiuk; Doctor of Medical Sciences Volodymyr Fedirko; film director Mykhailo Illienko; critic and Doctor of Philology Solomiya Pavlychko; students of the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy — Halyna Soloviy, Dmytro Mazin, Rostyslav Semkiv, Serhiy Moroz, Tetiana Dzyadevych, Lyubov Shchitka, Oleksandra Shalak, and Nadiya Morenets.

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