The Constitution of Pylyp Orlyk

2006, National Television Company of Ukraine. Documentary film ‘Ode to Freedom or Ode to Law’ about the history of the creation of Pylyp Orlyk's ‘Pacts and Constitutions’ and the influence of this document on law-making processes in Europe.

The video features: opening credits, children, wild animals, Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, the Golden Gate, a quick poll of citizens about the Constitution, paintings, documents, engravings, and archival video footage of historical events. Comments: Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Director of the Institute of State and Law Yuriy Shemshuchenko; columnist for the newspaper Den Ihor Sindyukov; People's Deputy of Ukraine Vasyl Onopenko.