Lviv State Television and Radio Company, 1996. The episode of the "Khyst" program is dedicated to the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Drohobych, as well as the Dragan Readings — a scientific event dedicated to the outstanding Ukrainian art historian and researcher of wooden church architecture, Mykhailo Dragan.

On the video: wooden church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Drohobych; churchyard; iconostasis; bell tower; Royal Gates; icons.

Commented by: restorer Levko Skop; director of the Drohobychchyna Museum Zynoviy Bervetsky.

Author and presenter — Vasyl Hlynchak.

The program was prepared by: Vasyl Hlynchak, Daria Tkach, Anatoliy Kvasha, Volodymyr Pavensky, Oleksiy Vyshnyakov, Volodymyr Hnativ.

Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Drohobych

Lviv State Television and Radio Company, 1998. The issue of the program "Malyovyd" is dedicated to the exhibitions of ceramics (Museum of Ethnography and Handicrafts, 1997), "Textile Shawl '97" (Lviv Palace of Arts, 1997), children's drawing "Spring Moods — 1997" and the works of artist Hanna-Oksana Lypa "Transformation" (1998).

On the video: exhibition of ceramics at the Museum of Ethnography and Arts and Crafts; Italian majolica of the 16th–17th centuries; Delft faience of the 17th century; Meissen porcelain; textile exhibition; textile teapot; tapestries; presentation of gifts and presentation of the children's drawing catalog "Spring Moods — 1997"; catalog of children's drawings; exhibition of Hanna-Oksana Lipa "Transformation"; exhibits of the ceramics exhibition.

Comment: Candidate of Art History Rostyslav Shmagalo on the exhibition of modern textiles (Lviv Palace of Arts); Head of the Textile Section of the Lviv Union of Artists Leonid Goshovsky; Associate Professor of the Textile Department of the Lviv Academy of Arts Halyna Kusko; Associate Professor of the Department of Artistic Textiles Tamila Pecheniuk; Head of the Culture Department of the Lviv Regional State Administration Roman Lubkivskyi; Patron of the catalog publication Yevhen Gunko (Germany); President of the Club of Ukrainian Artists Volodymyr Savchuk; Candidate of Art History Roman Yatsiv.

The program was prepared by: scriptwriters — Rostyslav Shmagalo, Lada Tsymbala; assistant director — Andriy Staskiv; sound — Dmytro Pidkovka; cameramen — Taras Tkach, Zenoviy Chopoydalo; editing by Zakhar Pryshlivskyi, Volodymyr Pigula; administrator — Volodymyr Haiduchok.

Ceramics, children's drawings and textiles: exhibitions in Lviv (1997–1998)

Lviv Television, an episode of the program "Sunflower" is dedicated to the exhibition at the Lviv Museum of the History of Religion.

Olena Luzan, the chief custodian of the collections, talks about the exhibition.

On the video: Dominican Cathedral; idols made of bronze, iron, clay, marble; figurine of the goddess Demeter; vessels; ritual lamps; image of the goddess of justice; edition of the Torah; yad — a pointer for reading the Torah; shields on the Torah, crown; candlesticks; thales — a cape; old prints; Chetya Minaea; engravings of the Bible; Bible in German; works by Shimon Chekhovych; icon "Christ blessing"; icon "Beating of the Infants"; image of Jesus Christ of the 18th century.

The following worked on the program: director — Natalia Myronyuk; sound engineer — Iryna Sajdakovska; cameramen — Stepan Susky, Yaroslav Malyavsky, Lyubomyr Kozak; engineers — Volodymyr Rubinovsky, Volodymyr Romaniv; video editor — Mykola Dyoma; administrator — Iryna Bardashevska.

Lviv Museum of the History of Religion: exposition

Studio of Literary and Dramatic Programs, Lviv Television. The episode of the program "Artistic Panorama" is dedicated to the work of the Ukrainian artist, impressionist Ivan Trush.

On video: Ivan Trush Art Memorial Museum; exhibits; paintings by Ivan Trush: portrait of Ariadna Trush; Ivan Nechuy-Levytsky; Ivan Franko; painting "Nasturtiums"; "Park at the High Castle. Lviv"; "Haystack" and others; death mask of Ivan Trush; interview with Ivan Trush's son Roman, which covers the following topics: everyday life and relationships in Ivan Trush's family; attitude to correspondence, religion, poetry, work, music; Ivan Trush's trip to Palestine, Kyiv; reason for refusing Lesya Ukrainka's request to paint a portrait of Serhiy Merzhynsky from a photograph.

Reference: Ivan Trush is a Ukrainian impressionist artist, colorist, author of over 6,000 paintings and portraits (of Lesya Ukrainka, Ivan Franko, Ivan Nechuy-Levytsky, Vasyl Stefanyk, Mykhailo Drahomanov, Mykola Lysenko and others), and a public figure.

"Artistic Panorama": artist Ivan Trush

August 6, 1997. Lviv State Television and Radio Company. The program about Lemkivshchyna "Vatro, vatro, Boh tia stvoryv..." tells about the 15th Lemkiv festival "Vatra-97", which takes place in the Lemkiv village of Zhdynia. 

During the festival, Lemki songs and "God is great, the only one..." performed by the folk folklore chapel "Lemkovyna" are played. The participants talk about Lemki culture, people's unity and Ukrainian-Polish relations. A greeting from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Hennadiy Udovenko is read. The song and dance tournament "Musical talents from everywhere", concert numbers and a press conference in the Lemki hut are shown. The writer Mykola Mushinka talks about his Lemki origin and the published book of manuscripts by Ivan Franko.

A separate episode is dedicated to the competition for the best singer "Vatra-97". After the announcement of the winner, Iryna Kamenetska performs "Red Ruta" and talks about herself, and her mother — about her daughter's love for the song. The Lemki song and dance ensemble "Kichera" from Legnytsia and the ensemble "Saint Nicholas" from Lublin perform on stage. The performance of the men's choir chapel of the medical academy from Ivano-Frankivsk, children's games and the consecration of the memorial cross are also shown. The program ends with the "Lemkovyna" choir performing "Prayers for Ukraine".

Commenting: Bishop of the Przemyśl Diocese of the UGCC Ivan Martyniak, artistic director and conductor of the folk folklore chapel "Lemkovyna" Ivan Kushnir, head of the Lviv Regional Society "Lemkivshchyna" Ivan Shcherba, People's Artist of Ukraine Maria Baiko, head of the council of the Society of Ukrainian Culture "Slavutych" Vasyl Antoniv, head of the Association of Lemki of Poland Vasyl Shlyanta, adviser of the Embassy of Ukraine in Poland Teodoziy Starak, chief specialist of the State Committee of Ukraine for Nationalities and Migration Svitlana Reznichenko, writer Mykola Mushinka, winner of the competitionVatra-97" Iryna Kamenetska and her mother.

The following worked on the program: journalist Vasyl Havrylyshyn, director Oleg Andreev, cameraman Lyubomyr Hrybok, video engineers Volodymyr Hnativ, Mykola Ryabchenko, Tetyana Noskova, Viktor Yarmush, sound engineer Anatoly Ivantsov, transport support Volodymyr Keslo.

"Vatro, vatro, Boh tia stvoryv...": a holiday of Lemki culture

November 28, 1995. Lviv State Television and Radio Company. The program "History through the eyes of a Ukrainian", issues №8 and №9, is devoted to the history of Scythian tribes on the territory of the Northern Black Sea region. 

Issue №8 deals with Scythian tribes on the territory of Ukraine, their tactics of warfare and art. Historian Professor Valentin Moroz speaks of the influence of Scythian art and denies the claim that the Scythians belong to Russian history. Graphic artist Mykhailo Bilyk talks about the influence of Scythian jewelry motifs on the work of modern artists, Scythian burial jewelry in Naples, and Scythian motifs in folk art of the beginning of the 20th century.

In issue №9, Anatoly Nesterenko talks about the jewelry found in Tovstaya Mohyla and shows illustrations with their images. Valentin Moroz talks about the decline of Great Scythia and the mutual influence of Scythian tribes and inhabitants of the Greek colonies of the Northern Black Sea region. The director of the Lviv Regional Scientific and Methodological Institute of Education, Roman Shiyan, talks about the publication of methodical manuals for teachers, the lack of didactic materials for schools, and shares his thoughts on the revised film.

Commenting: historian, professor Valentyn Moroz, graphic artist Mykhailo Bilyk, director of the Lviv Regional Scientific and Methodological Institute of Education Roman Shiyan.

Host: Anatoly Nesterenko.

"History through the eyes of a Ukrainian": riddles of Scythian history

Lviv Television, editorial office of art programs, 2000. Anniversary edition of the television show "Coffee Calls Friends."

On the video: performances by a military orchestra; the Yavir quartet with the songs "Oh, Whose Horse Is Standing", "Oh, the Gypsies Were Standing on the Mountain"; People's Artist of Ukraine Bohdan Stashkiv with the songs "Wait for Me, Love", "Believe Me"; Honored Artist of Ukraine Volodymyr Pushkar with a humorous number; author and presenter Bohdan Ostapyshin with the song "Over Coffee in Lviv"; sponsor's logo is present, technical defect.

The following people worked on the program: author and editor — Petro Ostapyshyn; production director —Yevhen Bondarenko; director — Oksana Chumachenko; sound engineer — Tetyana Shiposh; lead cameraman — Igor Kryukov; videographers — Stepan Susky, Zenoviy Chopoydalo, Yaroslav Malyavsky, Lyubomyr Kozak; video engineers — Vladylen Dymin, Viktor Yarmush; administrator — Angela Solarevich; general producer — Vasyl Spivak.

"Coffee in Lviv Style": anniversary edition

2006. Lviv Television. The program, dedicated to the 750th anniversary of Lviv, tells about the city and its inhabitants through the thoughts of the writer Yuriy Andruhovych, the composer Yuriy Sayenko, the writer Viktor Neborak, the Honored Artist of Ukraine Lesya Bonkovska, the People's Artist of Ukraine Bohdan Kozak and the soloist of the band "Picardian Third" Andriy Kapral.

The program features "Song about Lviv" performed by the vocal formation "Picardian Third", composer Maryan Hemar, poems translated by Volodymyr Luchyshyn and Andriy Kirchiv. The song "Thaw" performed by People's Artist of Ukraine Bohdan Kozak and Honored Artist of Ukraine Lesya Bonkovska, composer Yuriy Sayenko, poems by Viktor Neborak is also played.

Lyubov Yanas, Olga Matveeva, Bohdan Stefura, Maksym Hnyp, Lyubomyr Kozak, Oleksandr Gorenchuk, Andriy Datsko, Vadym Kiryanov, Mykola Yerega worked on the program.

"Lviv — 750": Lviv in the thoughts of artists

The documentary film "Greetings to you, Ukrainian people" tells the story of the return to Ukraine of the head of the UGCC, His Beatitude Patriarch Cardinal Myroslav Lyubachivsky, as well as the history of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and Ukrainians in the 20th century.

On video: premiere of a documentary television film; Their Beatitude Myroslav Ivan Cardinal Lyubachivsky returns from a temporary center in Rome to his throne in Lviv; speech by Myroslav Lyubachivsky; arrival of Myroslav Lyubachivsky; believers near the Archcathedral of St. George; archival footage of the destruction of churches; archival footage of Lviv; archival footage of World War II; footage from the Council on the Abolition of the Brest Union; Myroslav Lyubachivsky washes and kisses the feet of the bishops; fragment of the Easter service; archival footage of the dismantling of the monument to V. Lenin; story about the torture of the NKVD in the torture chamber in Drohobych; footage from Lviv during the perestroika period; Church of St. Anne of the UGCC; existing technical defect; Metropolitan Myroslav Lobachivsky distributes icons to children; ceremonial meal; video footage of the Supreme Archbishop of the UGCC, Joseph Slipy; groves.

Commenting: Chancellor of the Lviv Archdiocese of the UGCC, Father Dr. Ivan Datsko; Sister Sofia Senyk; American lawyer and historian of Ukrainian origin Andriy Sorokovsky; Father Herman Budzinsky; Father Petro Zelenyukh; Archbishop Volodymyr Sternyuk; Archimandrite Lubomyr Huzar; Father Yaroslav Chukhniy; Vyacheslav Chornovil; Ukrainian politician, dissident of the perestroika period Stepan Khmara; Ukrainian politician, dissident, religious figure Ivan Gel; physician Myron Buchatsky; Mayor of Lviv (1990–1994) Vasyl Shpitser; Anna Moroz; Volodymyr Yatsenko.

The film was directed by: cameraman Mario Ferreira, Claudio Gondi (second part); voice-over by Alexis Ward, Jean-Jacques Ferri (second part); research by Andriy Sorokovsky; editing by Volodymyr Lozinsky; producers and directors John Arden and Volodymyr Lozinsky.

"Greetings to you, Ukrainian people": the return of the head of the UGCC, Myroslav Lyubachivsky

Lviv, celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Maria Zankovetska National Academic Ukrainian Drama Theater, solemn congratulations from colleagues and representatives of various organizations.

On the video: speech by Ukrainian theater and film director Les Tanyuk; performance of the Ukrainian anthem; fragment of the speech by the representative of the Maria Zankovetska Museum, Halyna Halabutska; greeting number of the First Theater for Children and Youth; speech by scientist and theater critic Lyudmila Dashkivska (from the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine); greetings from the Kyiv magazine "Artline"; dance ensemble "Halychanky"; Lviv Academic Theater named after Les Kurbas; Volyn Regional Academic Music and Drama Theater named after T. G. Shevchenko (the theatrical number features the characters of V. Lenin, J. Stalin, F. Dzerzhinsky, who speak Russian); Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Lviv; Polish Theater; Lviv Academic Theater "Voskresinnia"; People's Artist of Ukraine Olga Ilyina (from the Chernivtsi Academic Regional Ukrainian Music and Drama Theater named after Olga Kobylyanska); Sanatorium "Karpaty"; International Association "Pharmacists Without Borders"; All-Ukrainian Society "Hromada"; graduates of the Lviv National Music Academy named after M. Lysenko; there is a technical defect.

Among the present figures of the Maria Zankovetska National Academic Ukrainian Drama Theater were actor, director and teacher Bohdan Kozak; artistic director, chief director of the theater Fedir Stryhun; actress Taisiya Litvinenko.

Maria Zankovetska Theater celebrates 75 years

Lviv Television, 1961.

In the video: a scene from the auditorium, a meeting, the presentation of certificates and badges, Pioneers singing on stage; November 6, 1961, the 150th anniversary of Markiyan Shashkevych’s birth, the writer’s grave at Lychakiv Cemetery, a memorial service, with speeches delivered by: poet R. Bratun, Fedir Neboryachok, head of the Department of Ukrainian Literature, poet Vasyl Hlynchak, and composer Anatoliy Kos-Anatolskyi; equestrian competitions, the racetrack, people cheering, participants being greeted with flowers; the stadium, the “Lviv vs. Sweden” soccer match, the stands, spectators; the anniversary celebration of writer Vasyl Lozovyi (Mykhailo Khodakivskyi), with appearances by poet Rostyslav Bratun, Doctor of Philology Mykola Matviychuk, and greetings from writer Iryna Wilde, Dmytro Tsmokalenko, and poet Vasyl Kolodiy; a peace and friendship relay between the USSR and Czechoslovakia; a sign reading “Lviv Machine-Building Plant,” product blueprints, a workshop, workers at their machines, signs reading “Made in the USSR,” “Export,” “Cuba,” “Havana”; the Lvivsilmash Plant’s Palace of Culture; Pekarska Street, the medical institute building, Dr. Oleksiy Troshkov walking, doctors in Professor Mykhailo Kamaev’s office, a patient, the Indian Bhan Murti, a patient examination, an operating room, surgery, surgical instruments, Stryi Park: Bhan Murti and Dr. Troshkov taking a walk.

Contains Soviet symbols and propaganda.

We are digitizing and publishing this video as part of a collaboration between Suspilne and the State Archives of the Lviv Region.

The 150th Anniversary of Markiyan Shashkevych’s Birth and Other Chronicles: 1961

Lviv, June 9, 1998. Creative association "Publicist". The program "The Living Legend of Olesk" is dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the abolition of serfdom in Galicia.

The program mentions the imperial charter on the liberation of the peasants and historical evidence of this event. In Olesk, a memorial Cross is opened and consecrated, as well as a well as a sign of freedom. It tells the story of the creation of the Cross and the revival of the objects of spirituality. The participants of the program talk about the meaning of the memorial sign, historical memory and the principles of Christian morality.

Comment: Zinovii Chuchman, head of the Buska association "Remagrobud", doctor of philosophy and political science Mykhailo Pryshlyak, deputy director of Oleska Secondary School Ihor Feshchur.

Editor Yaroslav Feilo, director Nadiya Tyshchuk, videographer Yuriy Matyora, sound engineer Ivan Stasik, editing Volodymyr Pigula, administrator Myroslava Luchynska worked on the program.

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