The film Shchedryk Against Russkiy Mir tells the fascinating story of how a visit to a concert on January 1, 1919, prompted the leader of Ukrainian People's Republic during Ukraine's War for Independence in early 20th century Symon Petliura to commission.
Conductor Oleksandr Koshyts' to form a choir and send it on a world tour to promote Ukrainian culture. he plot of the film raises a number of pressing issues of our time: countering Russian cultural expansion and propaganda, the question of Ukrainian cultural diplomacy, the place of Ukrainian cultural products in the world, and its struggle for self-defense.
Conductor Oleksandr Koshyts' to form a choir and send it on a world tour to promote Ukrainian culture. he plot of the film raises a number of pressing issues of our time: countering Russian cultural expansion and propaganda, the question of Ukrainian cultural diplomacy, the place of Ukrainian cultural products in the world, and its struggle for self-defense.
