Dissident Stefania Shabatura

The film “Cassandra” is dedicated to the life path of artist-human rights activist Stefania Shabatura.

The video shows folk festivities, among those present are Stefania Shabatura and her mother, People’s Artist Hanna Shabatura, walks in Lviv. The artist’s voice-over tells about her fate, about human rights and creative activities, the history of her family, and shows photos from the family archive.

Contains fragments of archival videos, in particular, the dismantling of the Lenin monument in Lviv in 1990.

Reference: Stefania Shabatura is a Ukrainian artist, activist, and member of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group. After being arrested in 1972 for anti-Soviet activities, she served her sentence in camps and later became an active participant in political and social movements, including the Memorial organisation and the People's Movement of Ukraine. After the declaration of Ukraine's independence, she received several state awards for her courage and contribution to human rights.


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