“The Descendants of Miloneg”: the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture

State Enterprise "Ukrainian Studio of Television Films "Ukrtelefilm", 1994. The documentary film “The Descendants of Miloneg” tells the story of the development of the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture, from its founding to the celebration of the institution's 75th anniversary.

In the video: celebratory events marking the institution’s anniversary; an excerpt from a speech by architect Radoslav Zhuk, a professor at McGill University in Montreal; his gift to the institution—a book surveying world architecture from 1900 to 1990 with a dedicatory inscription; a commemorative plaque featuring a stylized image of architect Petro Milonog; the main academic building of the National Academy of Arts, Architecture, and Design; views of Kyiv; books on architecture; a portrait of M. Bulgakov; a photograph from the day the academy was founded, featuring M. Hrushevsky, Dmytro Antonovych, Hryhorii Pavlutskyi, Vasyl Krychevsky, Fedir Krychevsky, Vadym Meller, Mykhailo Boichuk, Oleksandr Murashko, Heorhii Narbut, Mykola Burachek, Mykhailo Zhuk, and Abram Manevych; their creative works; newsreel footage of Kyiv from the 1920s; propaganda posters; a photo of the Ukrainian graphic artist and avant-garde artist Oleksandr Bogomazov and his works; a photo of the Boichuk family’s apartment, where classes were sometimes held; a photo of the repressed rector Ivan Vrona (1924–1930); footage from a Soviet concentration camp in the Far East; a prayer service for repressed figures; Communist Party ceremonies; an excerpt from a speech by Lazar Kaganovich; an excerpt from the film “A Gift from the Collective Farmers” (cinematographer K. Bohdan); photos of Fedir Krychevsky’s students; photographs of Tetiana Yablonska and her works; an excerpt from an interview with artist Heorhii Yakutovych; work in an art studio; a set design studio; plein air painting practice; an excerpt from the defense of a thesis by a student from the Seychelles; Mykola Storozhenko, painter and professor at the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture; some inscriptions are in russian.

Comments: Seri Simmons, art historian and manager from the Netherlands; Yuriy Aseev, architect and restorer; Serhiy Bilokin, Ukrainian historian, Candidate of Philological Sciences, Doctor of Historical Sciences; Tiberiy Silvashi, Ukrainian abstract artist; Andriy Chebykin, Ukrainian graphic artist and rector of the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture (1989–2020); Vitaliy Shostya, Ukrainian graphic designer and professor; Danylo Lider, set designer and educator; Mykola Storozhenko, painter and professor at the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture; some comments are in russian

The following people worked on the film: I. Zlobina; I. Pushkarenko; Valentin Borachek; A. Kagan; V. Kolyada; A. Kryukov; V. Tishchenko; Z. Storozhuk; D. Chimbru.
Director — V. Guzik.

Reference: Petro Milonig was the first known architect of Kievan Rus'.