The event was reported on his Instagram, KNUKiI President Mikhail Poplavsky: “The Ukrainian language is the genetic code of the nation. It unites Ukrainians all over the world. Our talisman, soul and our continuation, which will sound through the centuries through the mouths of our children and grandchildren. Without education there is no culture. Without culture there is no nation. I am proud that today such talented, gifted, creative students study at the University of Culture from all over Ukraine. I dream that in Ukraine it will be fashionable to speak Ukrainian, study at Ukrainian universities, listen to Ukrainian songs and create national projects. Let's keep the Ukrainian wave together!”
Video: Mikhailo Poplovsky / YouTube
The event brought together students, stellar teachers and creative teams of the university, creating an atmosphere of unity, love for the native word and pride in Ukrainian culture.
University students recited poems by Lina Kostenko, Lesya Ukrainka, Vasily Symonenko, Ivan Franko and others. The folk dance ensemble “Kyiv” of the Faculty of Choreographic Art (artistic director and choreographer Irina Gutnik) performed the choreographic compositions “Kalinovoye Miracle” and “Lullaby”. The choir of bandura players “Churai” under the direction of Vladislav Lysenko presented the song “Only in Kyiv”.
The Ukrainian Folk Choir named after Stanislav Pavlyuchenko (artistic director and conductor Elena Skoptsova), together with the soloist of the National Choir of Ukraine named after Grigory Verevka, People's Artist of Ukraine Tatyana Pirogova, performed the touching song “My People”.
Star teachers from the Faculty of Film and Television joined the celebration, presenting the guests with the inspired words of Ukrainian classics. TV presenter, journalist and showman Grigory Reshetnik read Lina Kostenko’s poem “Wings,” and the famous theater and film actor Vladislav Nikityuk read “Words are scary when they are silent.”
Theater and film actor, master of the course at the Faculty of Theatre, Film and Variety Vyacheslav Dovzhenko read lines from the poetry of Vladimir Zabashtansky:
“The sky is dumb without stars,
Like a blind person without sunshine,
So there is no language without people,
And there are no people without a language.”
“Language is our code, our identity. To understand who we are, we were given the Ukrainian language,” noted Vladislav Nikityuk.
“I am happy that my students are real Ukrainians, real patriots. The future of the country depends on us, teachers,” emphasized Grigory Reshetnik.
On the eve of the event, more than 800 students and teachers of KNUKiI joined in writing the Radio Dictation of National Unity, and students of the Faculty of Design and Advertising prepared an exhibition of posters “Language is the code of the nation. Language is a weapon. Language is like the soul.”
