Transcarpathian Television, 2000. The episode of the program "Spiritual Amulets" is dedicated to the oldest spiritual shrine of the Mukachevo Eparchy in Transcarpathia - the Ugolsky Monastery.

In the video: the history of the founding of the monastery, legends and stories about the area; the wooden building of the church, frescoes on the walls, carved doors and ancient supporting columns; information about local bishops and martyred monks; the premises of the new church of the monastery, icons on the walls, lamps in front of the icons, iconostasis, Royal Gates.

Commented by Abbot Khariton and Abbess Ekaterina.

The text was read by Lev Lutsker. Journalist — Vera Kobulei.

Reference: The Ugolsky Monastery in the village of Ugolsky in Transcarpathia is one of the oldest Orthodox monasteries in the region, founded in the pre-Mongol period. The first written mention dates back to 1558, when the ambassadors of the Moscow Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible, returning from Constantinople, described the monastery and three mineral springs nearby. After being closed during the Soviet era, the monastery was revived in 1990 as the Assumption Orthodox Convent.

History of the Ugolsky Monastery

Transcarpathian Television, 2001. The documentary film "Uzhgorod. Confessions of Love" is dedicated to the history and modern development of the city of Uzhgorod.

On the video: landscapes of Uzhgorod, the history of the city, a story about the Uzh River, the construction of the Uzhgorod Castle; the longest linden alley in Ukraine, various plans; historical information about the legends of the city, about the building of the regional council, which was built by the Czechs in the 1930s, the Uzhgorod sewing factory, a fashion show in Uzhgorod, about the shoe factory and the range of goods, the activities of the repair and mechanical plant; a story about the city's enterprises: "Henkel Uzhgorod", "Matyash and Matyash", "Uzhgorodkhlib"; the tavern "Children at the Notary" and other recreational facilities; information about the master of "leading" artist Volodymyr Klymkovych; Uzhhorod Forestry, Uzhhorod National University (UzhNU): cherry blossoms, city residents on a walk; open-air museum of folk architecture and everyday life, various plans; Goryanska rotunda, 13th century; Uzhhorod brandy factory.

Author and presenter — Dmytro Keshelya.

History and Legends of Uzhgorod

State Enterprise "Ukrainian Studio of Television Films "Ukrtelefilm", 1976.

The feature film "Along the Reserve Trails" is dedicated to a walk through the Carpathian Reserve.

In the video: a group of young people on a walk, a hike, various shots of residents of Carpathian villages; old houses; an overview of the Carpathian forests, various shots; scientists inspect trees, foresters help collect material from beech trees, a story about trees; Doctor of Biological Sciences of Lviv University Stepan Stoyko and Candidate of Biological Sciences, forester Dmytro Sukharek collect materials, dendrological and arboristic studies; panorama of mountain ranges and forests.

The film was made by: Andriy Popovych, Rodion Yefymenko, Viktor Malyukov, Volodymyr Turovets, Lev Ryazantsev, Vadym Boyko, Vladyslav Chashchyn.

Reference: The Carpathian Biosphere Reserve is a nature conservation institution of the international significance, covering large areas of primeval beech forests, mountain forests and high-altitude meadows of the Ukrainian Carpathians and included in the UNESCO network of biosphere reserves. The reserve's funds include a significant diversity of flora and fauna, including over a thousand species of vascular plants and thousands of animal species, including dozens of rare and endangered species listed in the Red Book of Ukraine and international conservation lists.

Carpathian Biosphere Reserve

April 21, 2019, Uzhhorod.

A report about the voting of the Roma community in the 2019 presidential elections. Electoral district, ballot boxes, election commission, Uzhhorod Lyceum No. 7, voting booths.

Photo: Roma Aranka Surmay; head of the precinct election commission Svitlana Bronteryuk; head of the commission Vitaliy Stehun; head of the Uzhhorod Roma Association Myroslav Horvat.

The Roma community in the presidential elections, 2019

August 25, 2003, Khust.

The plot is dedicated to the festival of national minorities of Ukraine "Sources of Tolerance".

On the video: camp, 140 representatives of 17 national cultural societies of Ukraine; comments of young representatives of communities; folk songs, dances.

Comments: representative of the Moldovan community from Odessa region Oleksandr Boyko; representative of the Greek community from Donetsk region Nikas Papatsenko; director of the camp "Sources of Tolerance" Svitlana Kandeeva.

"Sources of Tolerance": Festival of National Minorities

Transcarpathian Television, 2000. The cultural, artistic and educational program "Their Home is the Whole World" is dedicated to the life and traditions of the Romani community of Uzhhorod.

On the video: Romani music, folk songs; historical information about the resettlement of the Romani people, archival photographs; E.M. Adam talks about his family, where he studied, who his parents were, fragments of the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Romani school in Uzhhorod; blacksmithing and crafts, shoe repair masters, wickerwork, dressmaking and other traditional Romani crafts; the headman of the Romani settlement Z.Y. Forkosh talks about the challenges of the Romani community; creative works of Romani craftsmen; a story about the difference between the housing of wealthy and poor Romani families; the first bell in the Romani school; A.Y. Adam talks about the problems of the Romani population and plans for the future, including support initiatives; E.A. Buchko presents the cultural center "Romani Yag".

Commented by representatives of the Romani community E.M. Adam, A.E. Adam, Z.Y. Forkosh and E.A. Buchko.

"Their Home is the Whole World": Life of the Romani Community

2001, National Television Company of Ukraine. Programme: ‘Carpathian Biosphere Reserve’.

The video features: opening sequences, the nature of the Carpathians, the flora and fauna of the reserve, the valley of daffodils near Khust, rare and endangered plant species, and the mountainous Rakhiv region. The director of the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve, Dr Fedir Hamor, a Doctor of Biological Sciences, talks about the reserve.

26 March 2005, Mukachevo, Zakarpattia Oblast.

A report on bribery for obtaining a passport. Miru Street, St Martin’s Church, people in the corridors of the migration service, documents, people queuing, the Citizenship and Registration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Zakarpattia Oblast, staff, Mukachevo Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Comments: Viktor Baloha, Head of the Transcarpathian Regional State Administration; Oksana Meshko, an employee of the Citizenship and Registration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Transcarpathian Region; Yuriy Rakhivsky, Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Transcarpathian Region.

A passport obtained in exchange for a bribe in Transcarpathia, 2005

State Enterprise "Ukrainian Television Film Studio "Ukrtelefilm", 1988.

The documentary TV film "Uzhgorod — Nyredzhaza — Košice" is dedicated to the celebration of the anniversary of the liberation of Czechoslovakia from the Nazis.

On the video: views of the cities of Uzhgorod, Nyredzhaza, Košice; a holiday on the Soviet-Czechoslovak border, an orchestra plays, a crowd of people; pioneer children give flowers to veterans, a Slovak veteran; the events take place in the first days of May; the Obelisk of Glory, veterans, laying flowers.

The film contains elements of Soviet propaganda.

TV film "Uzhgorod — Nyredzhaza — Košice"

1999, Transcarpathian Regional Television. The film ‘The Grandeur of Carpathian Ukraine’.

In the video: opening credits, Khust, the premises of the Ukrainian State Gymnasium, the First Sejm of Carpathian Ukraine, the proclamation of the independence of Carpathian Ukraine, Augustin Voloshyn – proclaimed President – and members of the Sejm. Black-and-white newsreel by Kalenyk Lysyuk – a Ukrainian from America – filmed on 15 March 1939. Resolutions of the Sejm are read out in the hall: 1. Renaming “Subcarpathian Rus” to “Carpathian Ukraine”. 2. Carpathian Ukraine is a republic. 3. The official language is Ukrainian. 4. The national colours of Carpathian Ukraine are a blue and yellow flag. 5. The national coat of arms is the Trident – the symbol of Saint Volodymyr the Great. 6. The national anthem is “Ukraine’s glory and freedom have not yet perished”. At the end of the film, there are contemporary shots of Krasne Pole near Khust, where a memorial cross has been erected to the Sich Riflemen shot in 1939. Shots featuring Vyacheslav Chornovil and Leonid Kuchma. Ivan Popovich’s song “Grant Us Unity, O God” plays.

The film "The Greatness of Carpathian Ukraine", 1999

Transcarpathian Television, 1996. The program "The World of His Hobbies" is dedicated to an interview with the Hutsul kolomyikar Stepan Moldavchuk from the village of Lazeshchyna.

In the video: Stepan Moldavchuk talks about his life, kolomyikas and the process of their creation, sings.

Host — Vira Kobulei.

Reference: Stepan Moldavchuk is a Hutsul amateur singer and folklore collector from the Rakhiv region, known as a carrier and popularizer of traditional Hutsul sung culture. During his life, he collected and recorded in a handwritten notebook several hundred kolomyikas and folk songs in different languages, some of which he created himself, and some he recorded from the oral tradition of the region. His activities contributed to the preservation of the folklore heritage of the Hutsul region and the popularization of historical and social motifs of the local song repertoire.

Kolomyikar Stepan Moldavchuk

Transcarpathian Television, 2001. The episode of the program "Years and Fates" is dedicated to the pianist and writer Margarita Nemesh.

In the video interview with Margarita Nemesh, she talks about raising six children, her creative and life path, her experience working in Yakutia, and plays the piano.

Host — Ivan Khlanta.

Reference: Margarita Nemesh is a Ukrainian writer, teacher, and concertmaster, a native of Transcarpathia. The author of the prose collections "Waves of the Heart", "Memory Tuning Fork", "The Last Chord", the founder of the Nemesh family ensemble, combined literary activity with pedagogical and musical practice.

Zakarpattia region