May 9, 1996, Kyiv.

In the video, Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma hosts a ceremonial reception for World War II veterans at the Mariinsky Palace: an orchestra plays, the president meets veterans, handshakes; a buffet, various shots; a fragment of Leonid Kuchma's speech; the president of Ukraine dances with a veteran.

"Victory Day": Leonid Kuchma and veterans

December 3, 2009, the village of Hlevakha, Kyiv region.

In the video: the Hlevakha village council, an announcement about discussing the construction of a housing estate within the village, premises from different plans; the territory is allocated for development, a barbed wire fence with signs "Forbidden Zone"; craftsmen building a cottage, different angles; field, off-screen dialogue between a journalist and a local resident.

Development of the village of Hlevakha

December 31, 2004, village of Pivni, Kyiv region.

The plot is dedicated to the history, everyday life and prospects of life in the village of Pivni, Fastiv district, Kyiv region.

In the video: pigs running along the road; a woman feeding chickens; a blitz poll of village residents; a cat on the fence, an abandoned clinic; people on an ice floe in a pond; pigs running across a field; a man stroking a dog.

Journalist — Lyudmila Syvak.

Village of Pivni

National Television and Radio Company of Ukraine, 2001.

The video "Mykhailo Hrushevsky - the first president of Ukraine" is dedicated to the Kyiv period of the activities of the Chairman of the Ukrainian Central Rada of the UNR, historian Mykhailo Hrushevsky.

In the video: fragments of a black-and-white chronicle, a historical reference about the events of 1917–1920, modern filming of the landscapes of Kyiv.

Reference: In 1917–1918, Mykhailo Hrushevsky headed the Central Rada - the representative body of the Ukrainian People's Republic, where he performed the functions of the chairman of the parliament, not the head of state. Despite this, a false myth about him as the "president of the UNR" was entrenched in Ukrainian journalism, in particular due to the widespread use of the word "president" as a synonym for "chairman" in the press of that time. The UNR Constitution did not provide for the position of president.

Mykhailo Hrushevsky during the Central Rada

August 15, 2008, Kyiv.

In the video: panorama of Kyiv, landscape of Khreshchatyk; Independence Square, monument from different plans; architecture of Khreshchatyk, different angles; bulletin board; traffic on Khreshchatyk, fountain.

Khreshchatyk, 2008

June 22, 2014, Kyiv.

A plot about separatists' attempt to hold a rally for the creation of the “Kyiv People's Republic”. A police cordon near the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, a procession of pro-Ukrainian activists, clashes with separatists, a fight, pro-Ukrainian activists throwing stones at the window of the Sberbank of russia.

Comments: Oles Vakhniy, representative of the Chesne Slovo association; Olena Vasylyaka, representative of the press service of the Main Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in Kyiv; Kyiv residents; Lyubomyr Mykhaylyna, Director General of the National Kyiv-Pechersk Historical and Cultural Reserve.

Clashes with separatists near the Lavra

May 1, 2014, Kyiv.

Footage of the night training of the State Protection Department of Ukraine in the government quarter. Soldiers on APCs, snipers with weapons at the entrance of the Kyiv City State Administration, self-defense fighters with shields, military vehicles driving down the street.

Comments: Valeriy Heletey, head of the State Protection Department of Ukraine; Mykola Bondar, centurion of the 4th Cossack self-defense unit.

Armored vehicles in the government quarter

Kyiv Day, 1997. 

On the video: European Square, Kontraktova Square, Zhdanov Street (now Sahaidachnoho Street), children's rides, children riding a donkey, horses, kites, various sculptures, carnival of students of the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.

The Day of Kyiv: 1997

September 24, 2013, Pidhirtsi village, Kyiv region.

The video shows the largest landfill in Ukraine - landfill No. 5. Vehicles unloading garbage, excavator tamping garbage, seagulls at the landfill, construction work, buildings, a sign “Pidhirtsi” near the road.

Landfill No. 5 in Pidhirtsi

Ukrainian Television Film Studio, 1993.

The film "Secrets of Mezhyhirya" tells the story of a historical area near Kyiv, near Vyshgorod, where the famous Mezhyhirya Monastery once stood, and now government dachas are located.

Historian and researcher of Mezhyhirya Mykola Vizyr shares little-known facts, revealing forgotten pages of the past of this unique monument.

Reference: Mykola Petrovich Vizyr is a Ukrainian archeographer, historian and specialist in manuscript heritage, for over 30 years he headed the manuscripts department of the V. I. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine. Thanks to his efforts, valuable archives of Ukrainian writers, scientists, and artists have been preserved — even during times of ideological persecution. Author of numerous archeographic works, popularizer of cultural history and active figure in the field of monument protection.

Secrets of Mezhyhirya

December 7, 2010, Kyiv.

In the video: residential areas of the Left Bank, different plans of houses; roadway, potholes on the road; buses, different plans, passengers take their seats, bus stop; crowd, woman looks at the camera; light rail station "Saburova" (now "Serzh Lifarya"); Left Bank development.

Troyeshchyna, 2010

June 1, 2002, Slavutych, Kyiv region.

A plot about the celebration of the city's birthday. Stele “Slavutych”, private houses, people on the square, children in costumes, ceremonial ribbon cutting, fabric production.

Comments: Halyna Korobchuk, a teacher of Slavutych primary school No. 1; Volodymyr Udovychenko, the mayor of the city.