Event honoring the 6th anniversary of the founding of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group. Opening remarks, singing of national anthems, speech by General Petro Hryhorenko, statement from Congressional representative, and musical performances by Andrij Dobriansky (bass-baritone), Renata Babak (mezzo-soprano), and Thomas Hrynkiv (piano).
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Recording of Dr. Mikhail Shtern at an event in Washington, DC during his tour of Ukrainian American communities in the United States after his release from Soviet prison and arrival in the West. His speech covers a wide variety of topics, including his work treating endemic goiter in the Ukrainian Carpathians, the circumstances of his arrest and trial, and his prognosis for the future of the Soviet Union. It is followed by a question and answer session.
Звукозапис промови доктора Михаїла Штерна у м. Вашінгтоні, підчас його подорожувань по українських осередках США після його звільнення з увязнення та прибуття на захід. Його промова охоплює широкий спектр тем, включаючи його лікування ендемічного зобу в Карпатах, обставини його арешту та судового процесу, а його прогноз щодо майбутнього Радянського Союзу. За ним слідує сесія із запитаннями та відповідями.
Live recording of event commemorating the independence of Carpatho-Ukraine. Introduction, poem reading, and speech by Vincent Shandor.
Funeral liturgy for the Ukrainian and Ukrainian American bandurist, conductor, and composer Hryhory Kytasty at St. Andrew Memorial Church in S. Bound Brook, New Jersey.
Memorial service and graveside speeches at the funeral of Hryhory Kytasty in St. Andrew Cemetery in S. Bound Brook, New Jersey.
Unedited interview with General Hryhorenko recorded at the VOA studios.
Speeches welcoming Leonid Plyushch and his wife Tetiana Zhytnykova by Metropolitan Mstyslav, a representative of the Ukrainian Congress Committee, the vice-president of the Ukrainian Institute of America Ostap Balaban. This is followed by speeches by Leonid Plyushch and his wife.
The Voice of America's coverage of the arrival of the Pliushch family in the United States. The playlist on the back of the tape box reads: "1) Плющ в США (3-27/76) 2) Плющ в Менгетен Сентер (3-28/76) 3) Плющ в Ню Йорку (3-29-76) 4) Плющ в Конгресі (3-30-76) 5) Плющ зізнє (в Конгресі) (3-31-76)"
Radio Liberty program produced in New York. Nadia Svitlychna presents interviews and other material related to the life of Gen. Petro Hryhorenko, particularly his time being subjected to Soviet "punitive psychiatry". The complete WMZK radio program with Stets'ko is in the UHEC Archives as 2016.28RL081 in the Maksymjuk collection.
Recording of speeches made at the "Zustrich" ("Gathering") of members of the ODUM Ukrainian Democratic Youth Organization in 1965 on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the organization's founding.
Запис промов на ОДУМ-івській Зустрічі в 1965-му році з нагоди 15-и ліття заснування ОДУМ-у. Говорить Микола Степаненко та інші невідомі промовці.
Live recording of a memorial service that took place outdoors in front of St. Andrew Memorial Church on St. Thomas Sunday, including speeches and prayers by Metropolitan Mstyslav and Valentyn Moroz (who had arrived in the United States days earlier).
Statement by Mykola Rudenko at the State Department commemoration of the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Translator: Stefan Maksymjuk.
Recording of an event organized by "Human Rights Research, Inc." in Washington, DC at which Viktor Shtern, the son of the Soviet physician and dissident Dr. Mikhail Shtern, speaks on "The Common Plight of Ukrainians and Jews in Contemporary Ukraine". It includes material about his father's imprisonment, the situation in Soviet Ukraine, and Ukrainian-Jewish relations. After the speech, he takes questions from the audience.
Звукозапис заходу у м. Вашінгтоні, на якому промовляв Віктор Штерн про увязнення його батька лікаря-дисидента Др. Михаїла Штерна, суспільне та політичне становище в радянські Україні, та взаємовідносини між українцями та євреями.
Voice of America radio content related to General Petro Grigorenko and the Ukrainian Helsinki Group, including descriptions of events supporting the Ukrainian Helskinki Group, and a statement by Nina Strokata Karavanskyi. Following the broadcast content are the unedited interview responses of General Grigorenko (beginning at 13:45).
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