Oleksandr Smakula: the story of a scientist from Ternopil Oblast

2012. Ternopil Regional State Television and Radio Company. The release of the program "They glorified our region" is dedicated to Oleksandr Smakula —, a physicist, inventor, native of the village of Dobrovody in the Ternopil region.

The program tells about the inventions and scientific research of Oleksandr Smakula, his life outside Ukraine and the circumstances due to which he found himself far from his native land. It is also about the use of his scientific developments for military purposes. The material shows views of the village, the scientist's native house, Mount Smakula, archival photos and memorials associated with his name.

Oleksandr Smakula's life and scientific activity are told: his nephews Petro Smakula and Yevgenia Smakula-Baboval, doctor of technical sciences, professor of Ternopil National Technical University named after Ivan Pulyuy Ihor Lutsiv, executive director of the Oleksandr Smakula Foundation Vasyl Lypovetskyi and director of the Dobryvodiv Technical Lyceum named after Oleksandr Smakula Lyubov Kaplun.

The following worked on the program: author Liliya Muzya, cameraman Vasyl Panchuk, sound engineer Andriy Kapusta, video editing engineer Ivan Kozoriz.