Lesia Ukrainka's celebration in her hometown

2004, National Television Company of Ukraine. An episode of the programme ‘Not by Bread Alone...’ dedicated to the annual international festival held in the historic town of Novograd-Volynskyi (known as Zviahel since 2022) to mark the birthday of Lesia Ukrainka.

In the video: a stand-up segment by presenter Teodozia Zarivna, shots of the town, the monument to Lesya Ukrainka, the old fortress, the Lesya Ukrainka Literary and Memorial Museum, actress Galina Stefanova reading the poet’s verses, excerpts from the academic conference “The Kosych Family in the Spiritual Development of the Region”, excerpts from the Kherson Drama Theatre’s production of “The Forest Song”, a folk art fair, a song performance, speeches by Mayor Mykola Borovets and Deputy Minister of Culture and Arts of Ukraine Vasyl Romanchyshyn, and a festive procession.

Commentary: writer Halyna Tarasyuk; writer Vasyl Dovzhik; guest from Sakartvelo Tamara Jobadze.