Chernivtsi, 2004. A segment for the program “City of My Love”.

In the video: the central square, architecture and history of the Chernivtsi City Council building, plans of the city hall from the outside and inside, the city from the tower, the clock on the city hall. Interview: Svitlana Bilenkova, an employee of the Chernivtsi City Council.

History of the Town Hall

Chernivtsi, 2004. The program “Bow to Melpomene” about performances based on the works of Olga Kobylianska.

Guests: Volodymyr Vozniuk, director of the Olha Kobylianska Literary and Memorial Museum; Tadei Sulyatytskyi, theater critic and historian; Anna-Daria Andrusiak, Honored Artist of Ukraine; Yevhen Voevidko, composer and musician.

The program is hosted by Vasyl Selezinka. The program includes excerpts from the play Uncultured based on the novel by Olha Kobylyanska.

Olga Kobylianska: performances based on her works

Chernivtsi, 1996. The program “Without Hope I Hope...”, a conversation with the actors and director of the Golos Studio Theater. Participants of the program: actors Anna-Daria Andrusiak, Andriy Tsyhanok, and Tetiana Kolisnyk; Petro Kolisnyk, artistic director and director.

Hosted by Vasyl Ilashchuk. Fragments of the performances were used.

Golos Theater: 1996

Chernivtsi TV, 2015, program “Palette” dedicated to the Day of Vyshyvanka. 

In the video: presenter Anastasia Ruzhetska; students in embroidered shirts create a “human chain” on Soborna Square; an embroidered shirt on the wall of Chernivtsi University; a girl embroiders; the legend of the embroidered shirt; interviews: Lesia Voroniuk-Voloshyna, organizer of the Vyshyvanka Day event; Vira Kytaihorodska, head of the Department of Culture at the Chernivtsi Regional State Administration; Ivan Velychko, founder of the MoveOn studio; children in embroidered shirts unfurl the flag of Ukraine; an exhibition of paintings; interviews: Sofia Horditsa, an artist-restorer; Anna Horditsa, the artist's sister; Maria Horditsa, the artist's sister; Ivan Horditsa, Sofia Horditsa's father; Vira Horditsa, the artist's mother; Marko, the artist's son, painting; archival photos of the family. 

To the Day of Vyshyvanka

1976, Chernivtsi.

The video is a black-and-white silent chronicle. A visit of French guests to Bukovyna. Ukrainian writer Mykhailo Ivasyuk and TV announcer Oleksandra Borovkova meet the guests, concert hall, stage, Semen Shkurgan sings, dance ensemble performs, Yuriy Fedkovych University in Chernivtsi.

French guests in Bukovyna

Chernivtsi, 1998, a special newscast. 

On the video: Cathedral Square, laying flowers at the monument, march; report by Yuriy Maksymiuk: central cemetery, memorial, rally with the participation of Marian Khudozhyi, head of the Pershotravnevyi District Council, the Ukrainian anthem, a minute of silence, eternal flame, laying flowers at the monument, interview with Yevhenia Karachun, a first-grader; report from events in the central park, interview with Maria Korneva (in Russian); report by Petro Holopapa: Sadhirsk cemetery, veterans' rally, interview with Prokopiy Muntyan; report from Kitsman, interview with Heorhiy Lyubarsky; report by Antonina Fantukh: Officers' House, a memorable evening, Ivan Derda sings on stage, Mykola Fedoruk, the mayor of Chernivtsi, speaks; report on Mother's Day, interview with Oleksandr Burdeniuk, a deputy of the regional council; Cathedral Square, a military parade, an orchestra.

The presenter is Oleksandra Borovkova, an announcer of Chernivtsi TV. 

“Victory Day": news from Chernivtsi, 1998

December 17, 2006, the village of Cherepkivtsi, Chernivtsi region.

The video shows a control point across the state border of Ukraine on the border with Romania - Vadul Siret.  Customs, the sign “Customs Control Zone”, border guards, confiscated items: antiques, icons, badges; parking lot, duty-free, information boards, the stele “Ukraine”, gates, pillars.

Vadul-Syretska customs office

Chernivtsi, Realii program, a story about the Kalynivskyi market.

In the video: stalls, pavilions, shops, cafes, banks; archival video of the market in the 90s. Interviews: entrepreneurs Maria Sorochan, Bohdan Basyuk, Yurii Ostapovych, private entrepreneur; Vasyl Mykolaychuk, deputy director general of the market; Ivan Rynzhuk, director general of the market. 

For reference: the total area of Kalynivskyi market in Chernivtsi is 39.5 hectares. It consists of eight sectors and has more than 10,000 trading places. The market forms a significant part of the city budget and is one of the largest markets in Ukraine. 

Kalynivskyi market: 2005

Chernivtsi, 1996, Kalynivskyi market. 

In the video: the Prut river, overhead view of the market, trade pavilions, stalls, people choosing goods, parking, carpets being sold, road through the market, taxi.

For reference: the total area of Kalynivskyi market in Chernivtsi is 39.5 hectares. It consists of eight sectors and has more than 10,000 retail spaces. The market forms a significant part of the city budget and is one of the largest markets in Ukraine. 

Kalynivskyi market in 1996

February 23, 2014, Chernivtsi. 

The video shows the funeral of Maidan Hero Oleksandr Shcherbaniuk: photos of the fallen Maidan Heroes, people lighting candles, taking out the body, people shouting “Glory to the Heroes!”; the funeral procession heading to the Central Square; the farewell liturgy, speeches by people, priests of all denominations; people shouting “Hero”, “Glory to the Heroes”, singing the anthem of Ukraine” from the Central Square, the funeral procession heading down Holovna Street, Chervonoarmiyska Street (now called the Maidan Heroes) to the Central Cemetery. Main Street, Krasnoarmeyskaya Street (now called Heroes of the Maidan) to the Central Cemetery; people shout “Hero”, “Glory to Heroes”, “Heroes do not die”; a funeral service at the cemetery; fireworks in the sky; a funeral.

Interview: Stanislav Kozak, a combatant in Afghanistan; Vasyl Tsyhanenko, a participant of the Maidan; Olha, daughter of Oleksandr Shcherbaniuk; residents of Chernivtsi. 

Part of the interview is in russian. 

Farewell to the  Oleksandr Shcherbanyuk. Part 2 

Chernivtsi, 1975.

The Legmash plant, a Komsomol youth team of locksmiths working in workshop No. 5.

The video shows a propaganda poster, a poster with the text of a socialist pledge, and locksmiths at work at the machines.

Young locksmiths participate in social competitions

March 15, 2014, Chernivtsi.

The video is a report from the Realii program, showing the farewell to the Maidan hero Vasyl Aksenin. Interview: Maria Usachova, sister of Vasyl Aksenin's wife; Ruslan, a resident of Chernivtsi; Vasyl, a former colleague; Oleksiy Kolomiyets, head of the Chernivtsi regional association “Automaidan”.