Виступ В’ячеслава Чорновола Vyacheslav Chornovil speech Lviv Stadium (1990)

A year before Ukraine declared its independence from the USSR, the late legendary Vyacheslav Chornovil, writer, journalist, former political prisoner, and (at the time of this speech) the Chairman of the Lviv Regional Council, delivers an inspiring speech to those gathered (August 5, 1990). He greets the laureates of the “Hromada“ Folk Festival - Cleveland’s “Kashtan“ Ukr. Dance Ensemble and the Cleveland Bandura Trio, comments on the support and influence of the diaspora, and gives an uplifting speech to