President Yushchenko at the Baida Song Festival

President Yushchenko at the Baida Song Festival

2007, 65 min

Ternopil, September 23, 2007. VI All-Ukrainian festival of Cossack songs “Baida”. Closing of the festival.

The video shows a square near the theater, people, President Viktor Yushchenko arrives, lays flowers at the monument to Taras Shevchenko, blue, yellow and red and black flags, people chant “Yushchenko!”, “Glory!”, members of creative groups, the song “Ukraine” is played.

President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko addresses the people of Ternopil with a welcoming speech, talking about the political and linguistic situation in the country, the country's development prospects, the parliamentary crisis, the upcoming parliamentary elections, economic dynamics, and social policy.

The participants of the celebration, the president, and government officials sing “Many Years!” and the anthem “Ukraine Has Not Yet Died.”