Sofia Rusova — the voice of free education

The film "Sofia's Day" from the series "Knights of the Spirit" is dedicated to the outstanding Ukrainian teacher, founder of national preschool education — Sofia Rusova.

The film shows the unveiling of a memorial sign in her homeland — in the village of Oleshnya, Chernihiv region, where her relatives came from abroad. The current problems of Russification of Ukrainian youth and the importance of the return of national pedagogy are raised. A speech by artist Mykhailo Denysenko is heard, emphasizing the spiritual importance of Sofia Rusova's legacy for modern Ukraine.

Contains fragments of black-and-white chronicles.

Reference: Sofia Rusova — Ukrainian educator, teacher, literary critic and public figure of Swedish-French origin. Co-founder of the first kindergarten in Kyiv, theorist of preschool education and initiator of the Ukrainian national education system. Active participant in the Ukrainian Revolution of 1917–1921, member of the Central Rada, feminist and popularizer of the Ukrainian language in education.