100th Anniversary of Patriarch Mstyslav

Lviv Television, 1998.

On video: Lviv, conversation between musicologist Lyubov Kozak and Patriarch Mstyslav's daughter, Mrs. Tamara; service in the Assumption Church; unveiling of a memorial plaque with a bas-relief of Patriarch of Kyiv and All Ukraine Mstyslav on the facade of the church, Father Yarema delivers a speech and blesses the plaque, memories of Mstyslav's role in the formation of Ukrainian religious thought; Mrs. Tamara talks about her years of life abroad, comments by Yevhen Sverstyuk about the figure of Mstyslav, performance of the Ukrainian anthem; celebrations at the opera house, concert program.

Reference: Mstyslav (Stepan Skrypnyk) is a Ukrainian church and political figure, a horn player of the UNR Army. He combined military service, community service, and church service, becoming one of the key figures of Ukrainian Orthodoxy in exile. As Patriarch of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church, he led its revival at the end of the 20th century and consistently defended the autocephalous status of the Ukrainian Church.