Ukrainian sculptor Vasyl Boroday

May 12, 2002, Kyiv.

The plot is dedicated to the work of the Ukrainian sculptor Vasyl Boroday.

On the video: sculptures created by Vasyl Boroday, various plans; photo archive of the Boroday family, photos from the Second World War; fragments of black-and-white chronicles with battles on the territory of Ukraine; blitz interview of the sculptor's son and granddaughter, telling about the artistic dynasty of the family and the peculiarities of the style; chronicle of the installation of the monument "Motherland" in Kyiv; fragment of an interview with Vasyl Boroday, a master at work.

Reference: Vasyl Boroday is a Ukrainian sculptor, academician, professor, author of monumental works that became iconic for Ukrainian Soviet art of the second half of the 20th century. Among his most famous works are the monumental sculpture "Motherland", the monument "To the Founders of Kyiv - Brothers Kyi, Shchek, Khoriv and Their Sister Lybid" (1982), and the memorial composition "And Mother Waits...". He worked in the genres of easel and monumental sculpture, and was the rector of the Kyiv Art Institute (1966–1973).