April 30, 2003, Okhtyrka. Sumy Regional State Television and Radio Company.

The cycle program "Heritage" tells about the battle on the Kursk arc and the battles in the Okhtyr region. The material shows the places of hostilities, monuments to the dead and an archival chronicle of the Second World War. Their participants share their memories of the battles.

In the video: modern footage of the Okhtyr region and places associated with the events of the Battle of Kursk, archival chronicle of hostilities, military equipment, fortifications and memorials. Veterans remember battles, combat missions and losses. The material ends with shots of eternal fire and children near the monument with a tank.

Comment: participant of the Battle of Kursk Hanna Ivanenko, participant of the Battle of Kursk Ivan Topchyi, participant of the Battle of Kursk Volodymyr Sosedko, head of the city council of veterans of Okhtyrka Volodymyr Trotsenko, participant of the Battle of Kursk Yevhen Moiseev.

The following worked on the program: author Lyudmila Chugai, editing Artem Skrypnyak, sound engineer Natalya Narodytska, cameramen Ruslan Pavlov and Serhiy Lazarenko.

Note: the video contains comments in Russian.


History of the Battle of the Kursk Arc, 2003

July 16, 2006. Sumy Regional State Television and Radio Company. The program "We will not forget that glory of the Cossack ages..." is dedicated to the memory of the last basket chieftain of Zaporizhzhya Sich, Pyotr Kalnyshevsky, and the festival on the occasion of the 315th anniversary of his birth, which took place in Pustovytivka, Romen district. The material tells about the historical figure of Pyotr Kalnyshevskyi, his role in the history of Ukraine, as well as the preservation of the historical and cultural heritage of Sumy Oblast.

In the video: a monument to Pyotr Kalnyshevsky, St. Nicholas Church, a festival for the 315th anniversary of the birth of Pyotr Kalnyshevsky, a dedication to the Cossacks, a theatrical holiday and Ukrainian dances. Scientific and practical conference "Petro Kalnyshevskyi and his role in the history of the Ukrainian people" with the participation of scientists, historians and local historians from different cities of Ukraine. Memorial sign to Pyotr Kalnyshevsky in Romny, local residents and children.

Commenting: Anatoly Kotsur, professor of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University, director of the Romen Museum of Local Lore, Volodymyr Panchenko.


Petro Kalnyshevsky: history and memory

July 6, 2006. Sumy Regional State Television and Radio Company. The program "Poetry of Summer, Hymn to Nature" tells about the celebration of Ivan Kupala in Nedryhailiv, Sumy Oblast. The material shows sports and cultural events, the opening of a local history museum, a meeting of representatives of compatriots, the celebration of the best compatriots and festive events on the banks of the Sula River.

In the video: a local stadium with updated chairs, running tracks and a football field, sports competitions and a football tournament for the Cup of the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko. House of children's and youth creativity, opening of the local history museum and its exhibits. Round table meeting with the participation of representatives of compatriots from different cities, recognition of the best compatriots of Nedryhail region with certificates and gifts. Ceremonial opening of the holiday, performances by local amateurs, famous compatriots and invited guests, performance by Svitlana and Vitaly Bilonozhki. Cossack huts, cooking on an open fire, a festive table, a theatrical performance "Fair chat". Spectators and participants of the holiday, folk rite "Kupala Night", bonfire. The girls let wreaths into the Sulu River.

Commenting: the head of the Nedryhailiv district state administration Valentyn Petlovany, the head of the council of the Nedryhailiv community in Kyiv Mykola Hrytsenko, the first deputy head of the regional state administration Volodymyr Sapsai, the head of the regional committee of the Society for the Promotion of the Defense of Ukraine Mykola Lobushko, a member of the Nedryhailiv community in Kyiv Volodymyr Gubskyi.

The following worked on the program: author Serhiy Kuzmenko, director Yuliya Brychenko, sound engineer Oleksandr Demydenko, cameraman Ruslan Pavlov.



Ivan Kupala holiday in Sumy Oblast, 2006

Presentation video of 2013 entitled "I Love Sumy". On the video: sculpture "Puss in Boots"; children's park "Kazka" in Sumy; fountain "Sadko"; sculpture "Three Bags"; Holy Resurrection Cathedral; contact sculpture in Sumy in honor of the family of sugar manufacturer Ivan Kharitonenko "Little Sweethearts"; monument to a hussar; sculpture "Lady with an Umbrella"; monument to sugar; coat of arms of the city of Sumy; park of culture and recreation named after I. M. Kozhedub; monument to Ivan Kozhedub; sculpture "Merry Sumy resident"; Sumy gazebo; building of the Sumy Regional Museum of Local Lore.

"I love Sumy!": presentation video

Sumy Regional State Television and Radio Company, 2004. The program “A Look Through the Centuries” covers the opening of the exhibition marking the 150th anniversary of Serhiy Vasylkivsky’s birth — “In the Footsteps of Vasylkivsky: A Look Through the Centuries” — at the Romny Local History Museum. The exhibition brought together the artist’s original paintings and works by contemporary artists created during a plein air workshop that retraces the master’s creative journey.

In the video: the exhibition opening; the exhibition; paintings by Serhiy Vasylkivsky; works by contemporary artists; the monument to Taras Shevchenko; views of Romny; the Vasylivska Church.

Comments: Volodymyr Panchenko, director of the Romny Local History Museum; artists Vyacheslav Panov, Viktor Igumentsev, and Oleksandr Kotsarev; patron of the arts, initiator of the exhibition, Professor Boris Grynyov, Ph.D. in Technical Sciences; art historian and employee of the Kharkiv Art Museum Olga Denisenko; exhibition visitors: Tetyana Balyaba; artist and member of the Union of Artists of Ukraine Serhiy Pivtorak; comments are available in russian.

Tetyana Lytvyak, Anna Rulyova, Serhiy Lazarenko, and Oleksandr Dyadchenko worked on the program.

Exhibition Marking the 150th Anniversary of Serhiy Vasylkivsky in Romny

Sumy Television. The August 16, 2006 issue of the program "Current Report" is dedicated to foreign trade relations between the Sumy and Kursk regions.

On the video: a report about foreign trade and cultural relations between the Sumy and Kursk regions; a meeting at the border, greetings from both sides; border steles bearing the names of the Sumy and Kursk regions; a briefing of delegation members in the city of sudzha; delegation leaders laying flowers at a monument to lenin; comments on international cooperation, increasing trade volumes, exchange of experience, mutual assistance, and the productive cooperation of the Sumy, Kharkiv, and Kursk regions, as well as the Autonomous Republic of Crimea; simplification of border crossings to facilitate foreign trade; strategic cooperation between the border regions of Ukraine and russia.

Comments (partly in russian): Deputy Head of the Sumy District State Administration Ihor Kryvozub; Head of the Sudzhansky District of the Kursk Region Mykola Ilyin; Deputy Governor of the Kursk Region Gennady Polokhikh; Head of the Department of Foreign Economic Relations of the Sumy Regional State Administration Serhiy Bozhyi.

Sumy-Kursk Region: Foreign Trade Relations

Sumy Television. The program "Both the Greatness of the Forest and the Generosity of the Breadwinner" from July 29, 2005 is dedicated to the forestry of Sumy Region and Kursk Region (russian federation).

On the video: the nature of Sumy Region, forests, young plantations; a visit of forestry representatives from Kursk and Lipetsk regions of the russian federation to Sumy Region; a meeting at the border, a loaf of bread; exchange of experience, recognition of the primacy of Ukrainian foresters; administrative building of the Glukhiv Forestry Farm, a sign with the name: "State Enterprise "Glukhiv Forestry Farm"; participants of the international forum at wood processing enterprises; wood processing, finished products, product warehouses, sawmill equipment; a horse transports wood, a tractor works in the forest; conference; construction of an administrative building, a wood-fired boiler house, equipment; seeds, a nursery, young pine plantations.

Comments: Head of the Forestry Department of the Sumy Region Viktor Chyhrynets; Head of the Forestry Agency of the Kursk Region of the russian federation Vasyl Vyvodtsev.

Forestry of Sumy Region

Sumy TV. The program "Reality of Agroreverse" from June 16, 2006 is dedicated to the development of the village of Nyzhnya Syrovatka in the Sumy region.

In the video: the village of Nyzhnya Syrovatka, landscapes, houses, local residents; a conversation with an entrepreneur from the village, talks about the importance of village development, plans for building a store; local kindergarten, children resting; emergency condition of the House of Culture, various plans of the premises.

Comments: entrepreneur Valeriy Zayets; chairman of the Nyzhnyasyrovatka village council Lyubov Mostova; director of the House of Culture of the village of Nyzhnya Syrovatka Iryna Bozhenko.

Author and presenter — Raisa Stoyan.

Reference: Nyzhnya Syrovatka is a village in the Sumy region, located on the left bank of the Syrovatka River near its confluence with the Psel. The village was founded in 1659 as a Cossack settlement of the Sumy Regiment, and among the famous figures associated with it are the entrepreneur and philanthropist Ivan Kharitonenko and the writer Borys Grinchenko, who taught here in 1884–1885. During the russian invasion of 2022, the village suffered destruction of infrastructure and residential buildings, but by the end of the spring of that year it was liberated from russian occupation.

Village of Nyzhnya Syrovatka

State Enterprise "Ukrainian Studio of Television Films "Ukrtelefilm", 1978.

Documentary film "Shostka". Tells about the history of the city. In Russian. Elements of Soviet propaganda are present.

In the video: shots of the city, nature, the Shostka River, the Historical and Local Lore Museum (now the Shostka City Local Lore Museum), children in pioneer uniforms looking at exhibits in the museum, a bust of Ivan Kozhedub, a procession with red flags, the Svema Production Association, a chemical reagent plant, heroes of socialist labor, people on vacation, students of school No. 12, a maternity hospital.

TV movie "Shostka", 1978

Sumy Television. The program "Krayu, miy ridnyy" from June 26, 2004 is dedicated to the Sumy regional relay of labor and culture in the city of Okhtyrka.

On the video: Okhtyrka, various plans of the city, fragments from the filming of the festival; Nadiya Kyslichenko talks about achievements in the field of culture; the exhibition "Podvig na viky", exhibits from the times of the German-Soviet war, veterans near the House of Culture, orders on their chests; performances in russian, Svitlana Ryzhova, Oleg Podolsky, Yuriy Bublyk, Volodymyr Pup sing songs about the Okhtyr region.

Comments: Head of the Culture Department of the Okhtyrka District State Administration Nadiya Kyslichenko; Head of the Culture Department of the Sumy Regional State Administration Mykola Yudin; Laureate of song festivals Svitlana Ryzhova; Heads of the Okhtyrka District Yuriy Bublyk and Volodymyr Pup.

Relay of Labor and Culture in Okhtyrka

Sumy TV. The program "A Pumpkin Walks Through the Garden" from September 18, 2004 is dedicated to the exhibition of achievements in horticulture and horticulture.

On the video: gardeners, gardeners, visitors to the exhibition from various plans; presenting vegetables, fruits, grape bunches; an apple orchard in the Sumy region; apples in baskets at the exhibition, tasting of new apple varieties; a new variety "Deliche", information, comments on the breeding of new varieties; a story about growing grapes, the value of berries, taste, growing conditions, high yields and variety of varieties.

Comments: Director of the Sumy Research Station of Horticulture Vyacheslav Filov; General Director of the "Sumysadvinprom" Corporation Yevgeny Ivanov; amateur winegrower from the city of Sumy Viktor Kovalev; Head of Konotop Agricultural Enterprise "Mir" Gennady Berdnikov.

The program was worked on by: Lyudmila Chugai, Viktor Lapchenko, Serhiy Konoz, Artem Skrypnyak.

Horticulture and horticulture exhibition

May 9, 2004, Sumy.

A report about the celebration of May 9 in the city. People dancing, an orchestra playing, Independence Square, a stage, a concert, a poll of Sumy residents about Victory Day, fragments of the performance of the band "Vopli Vidoplyasova", fireworks. Memories of World War II veterans: Stanivslav Shayda, Mykola Demidov, Oleksandr Vasylkovsky.