Leonid Kravchuk: a pre-election visit to Volyn in 1991

Leonid Kravchuk: a pre-election visit to Volyn in 1991

1991, 114 min

Lutsk, February 16, 1991.

The video shows the visit of Leonid Kravchuk, chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian SSR, presidential candidate: the sign "Kolkhoz Slava", Kravchuk greeting officials, a local club, meeting with people and doctors, Kravchuk's speech to doctors, speech to the military, barracks, rockets, a polyclinic, a rally, people with banners "Chornovil for President", Leonid Kravchuk in the studio of Volyn Radio.

Interview: Leonid Kravchuk, presidential candidate, Ivan Sydor, chief doctor of the regional hospital, medical workers, pilot in a military unit.

The first presidential elections in Ukraine took place on December 1, 1991. Leonid Kravchuk took first place in all regions, except for three regions where Vyacheslav Chornovil won. Kravchuk ran for president as a non-partisan. He held this position from December 5, 1991 to July 19, 1994.