May 1986. The 39th "Peace Race" Kyiv — Warsaw — Berlin — Prague and footage from last year's competition.

On the video: edited footage of the Kyiv stage of the competition, Kyiv landscapes, preparations for the opening ceremony, athletes and organizers at work; Victory Day, laying flowers; a poll of competition visitors, a Kyiv resident — a veteran of the war in Afghanistan addresses the audience; a comment by the head of the Kyiv city executive committee, Valentyn Zgursky, a welcoming speech; a poll of competition participants; Kyiv in the 1980s — Khreshchatyk, the conservatory, the Lenin monument, flower gardens, fountains on the square near the Main Post Office, a panorama of fountains, a trolleybus, people on the square, various shots.

Reference: The Peace Cycle Race is an international multi-day amateur road race of the countries of the socialist bloc, launched in 1948. In 1986, the route was "Kyiv — Warsaw — Berlin — Prague" with a length of about 2138 km with 15 stages, the start took place in Kyiv. The winner of the individual competition was Olaf Ludwig (GDR), the team competition was won by the USSR national team.

"Peace Race" in Kyiv, 1986

The program "Messengers of Peace and Friendship" is dedicated to the report from the 39th international "Peace Cycle".

In the video: landscapes of Kyiv, panorama, a poster on the building of the Kyiv Conservatory "Hello to the participants of the 1986 Peace Cycle!" (in russian); the beginning of the sports festival, the opening ceremony, the solemn procession of athletes; a welcoming speech by a representative of the Kyiv city government, Viktor Klimov reads an appeal to the youth of the world; the start of the competition, various plans of the teams; the USSR national team — Vasily Zhdanov, Viktor Klimov, Asiat Saitov, Vladimir Pulnikov, Ivan Romanov, Sergey Uslamin; Vyacheslav Tikhonov shares his impressions of the cycle race; the winner of the cycle race from the GDR Olaf Ludwig, the pedestal of honor; a new stage of the competition in Warsaw; preparation of the Soviet team for the start, in the frame the team coach Alexander Gusyatnikov; cycling race in Berlin, another victory of Olaf Ludwig; flash interview of French journalists with Soviet colleagues; monument to Lenin in the German city of Halle, laying of flowers; finish of Vasily Zhdanov in the individual start; end of the Czechoslovak stage, victory of Antonin Novosad; flash interview with residents of the city of Pilsen; victory of the Soviet athlete Ivan Romanov; video tour of Prague; final standings — first place Olaf Ludwig (GDR), second place Vladimir Pulnikov (USSR), third place Asiat Saitov (USSR); flash interview with the USSR national team.

Comments: Chairman of the Executive Committee of the City of Kyiv Valentyn Zgursky; representative of the organizing committee of the cycling race Mykhail Ekel; world champion Viktor Klimov; People's Artist of the USSR Vyacheslav Tikhonov; veteran of the Soviet-German war Ivan Trachenko; correspondent of the French newspaper "Humanité" Emile Besson; cycling champion Olaf Ludwig.

The program is voiced in russian, contains elements of Soviet propaganda.

Reference: The Peace Cycle Race is an international multi-day amateur road race of the countries of the socialist bloc, launched in 1948. In 1986, the route ran according to the scheme "Kyiv — Warsaw — Berlin —Prague" with a length of about 2138 km with 15 stages, the start took place in Kyiv. The winner of the individual competition was Olaf Ludwig (GDR), the team competition was won by the USSR national team.

"Peace Cycle": Kyiv — Warsaw — Berlin — Prague

Zaporizhzhia Television, 2011. Studio, episode of the program "So It Happened Historically?" dedicated to Greco-Roman wrestling, as well as famous athletes Yakov Punkin, Denis Silantyev and Armen Vardanyan.

On the video: features of Greco-Roman wrestling, history of the sport; biographies of Yakov Punkin and Armen Vardanyan; thematic discussion.

Studio guests: Honored Master of Sports of Ukraine in Athletics Kostyantyn Rurak; Head of the Zaporizhzhia Branch of the Olympic Committee of Ukraine Volodymyr Lobanov; Representative of the city federation in Greco-Roman wrestling Valery Smirnov; Yakov Punkin's son, Master of Sports in Greco-Roman wrestling Grigory Punkin.

Host — Candidate of Historical Sciences Valery Kozyrev.

Part of the comments — in russian.

Reference: Yakiv Punkin is a Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler, Olympic champion of the XV Olympic Games in Helsinki in the featherweight category. The first Olympic champion among Ukrainian wrestlers, five-time champion of the USSR, Honored Master of Sports of the USSR. After completing his sports career, he worked as a coach in Zaporizhia, raising a generation of wrestlers.


"So It Happened Historically?": Yakov Punkin

May 9-10, 1998, Chernivtsi State Television and Radio Company. Review of the Motocross Championship, 250cc class.

On the video: splashes, international track "Supercross", motocross riders' races. Comments: spectators; motocross rider Lonk Jacek; motocross riders Anatoly Yefimov, Sergey Garin, Mikhail Makhnov; motocross rider, gold medalist Indrich Hrabitsa; jury president D. Bubov.

European Motocross Championship, May 1998

23 May 2017.

The video shows a fragment of Olympic champion Olga Kharlan's fencing training.

Reference: Olga Kharlan is a Ukrainian athlete, Olympic champion in sabre fencing, and multiple world and European champion. She is one of the most titled fencers of our time.

Olga Kharlan's training

The video shows Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan at Boryspil Airport after her victory at the World Fencing Championships in Budapest. Commentary by Olga Kharlan.

Olga Harlan's meeting in Boryspil

Lviv Television, "Telechronicles", 1962. Black and white newsreel, silent.

The video shows a sports story "For the first time in Lviv": a sports hall, a speech, the formation of athletes, the presentation of the pennant, gifts, fencing competitions, spectators, various shots.

Women's fencing competition, 1962

2010, National Television Company of Ukraine. The talk show “Let's Find a Way Out” is devoted to the topic “Ukrainian sport: the future of champions?”.

The video shows: backgrounds, viewers in the studio, host Natalia Rozynska, experts and government officials discussing, Kyiv gyms, comments from sports coaches and athletes.

Talk show “Let's Find a Way Out”: Ukrainian sports

Ukrainian Television Film Studio, 1985.

Feature film sketch “Catching the Wind” about windsurfing near the Yalta port.

Crimean Windsurfing

Ukrainian Television Film Studio, 1985.

The documentary film "They Play Hockey..." is dedicated to the training of young hockey players in the Kyiv Palace of Sports.

On the video: children perform various exercises before the game, coaches demonstrate the correct execution of new elements; preparation for the children's and youth hockey tournament "Golden Puck"; the Palace of Sports from different angles, spectators and participants; the tournament itself, cheers from fans.

The training is conducted by the USSR national hockey team players: Anatoly Firsov, Alexander Yakushev, Vyacheslav Starshinov, as well as the head coach of "Sokol" (Kyiv) Anatoly Bogdanov.

The film is dubbed in russian languages.

"Golden Puck-1985": preparation for the tournament

The video shows a fragment of the second half of the basketball match between the women's teams Dynamo (Kyiv) and Spartak (мoscow region). The game was part of the 1991 USSR championship.

The Kyiv team won with a score of 93:82.

Yuriy Vystavkin comments.

Basketball: 1991 USSR Championship

A plot from April 12, 2013, dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Honored Master of Sports, Hero of Ukraine Serhiy Bubka.

In the video: archival footage with Bubka's record, a fragment of an interview; Luhansk region, Serhiy Bubka's home, parents; school No. 13, where Serhiy Bubka studied, information banners.

Comments: Serhiy Bubka's mother Valentina Bubka; principal of Luhansk Secondary School No. 13 Olena Prasolova; students of Luhansk Secondary School No. 13.

Journalist — Artem Sorokin.

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