The documentary “Olherd Bochkovskyi. The spark of the burning fire of national consciousness is unquenchable” will premiere on Sunday, February 17.
Olherd Bochkovskyi is a Ukrainian sociologist, political scientist, ethnologist, teacher, publicist and public figure.
In Europe, he is considered one of the leading European specialists in the theory of the nation and national relations of the first half of the 20th century, while in Ukraine his figure and scientific achievements are little known.
The contribution of Olgerd Ippolit Bochkovsky to the study of the processes of the birth and development of modern nations, the analysis of nation-building processes in Europe, Asia, Africa, both Americas and even in Australia are generally recognized specialists. Bochkovsky is the story of one of the many representatives of Ukrainian elites – known in scientific circles of the world, but “erased” from the memory of their people.
He was an “advocate” of the Ukrainian issue in the world, opposed Soviet propaganda. During the Holodomor of 1932-1933, he headed the Committee for Aid to the Starving in Ukraine. Bochkovsky was one of the ideologists of the “pan-European movement”, which created the ideological basis for the emergence of the European Union. Bochkovsky was convinced that the unification of Europe would be incomplete without the participation of Ukraine – and a hundred years ago, in fact, he predicted the movement of modern Ukraine to the EU.
“Olherd Bochkovskyi. An inextinguishable spark of the burning fire of national consciousness” – the first documentary film about an outstanding Ukrainian. Taking into account the current socio-political events in the country, as well as the armed aggression and hybrid war against Ukraine, it is extremely important for national self-determination to acquaint our citizens with such figures as O. Bochkovsky and their contribution to the formation of the Ukrainian state.
The film actualizes the Ukrainian issue and promotes the consolidation of Ukrainians in the struggle for their own independent state and the right to govern it independently without extraneous influences from other countries.
The tape “Olherd Bochkovskyi. An inextinguishable spark of the burning fire of national consciousness” was created by the public organization “All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum” with the financial support of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation.
