Stanislav Tsalyk
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Stanislav Tsalyk | |
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Born | Kyiv, Ukraine |
July 23, 1962
Occupation | Writer, screenwriter, essayist, historian |
Alma mater | Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (1996) |
Period | 1992–present |
Genre | non-fiction |
Stanislav Tsalyk (Ukrainian: Станісла́в Микола́йович Ца́лик; born July 23, 1962) Ukrainian writer, essayist, historian, researcher of region features. The Member of the National Filmmakers Union of Ukraine (screenwriter) since 1997. The Member of the Association of European Journalists since 2013. The author of books and also more than 1000 articles, dedicated to unknown pages of Ukrainian and Kyiv history and life of eminent historical persons.[1]
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Biography
Stanislav Tsalyk was born and now lives in Kyiv, he is the native Kyivan in the fourth generation. The secondary education received in school nr 48 (1969–1977) and school nr 178 (1977–1979). He has two University degrees. The first degree of economic cybernetics was obtained in the Ukrainian Agricultural Academy in the 1985. In the 1996 he graduated the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (scenario studio of professor Valentin Chernykh, screenwriter of “Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears” - Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, 1980).
Creative activity
He works in the documental genre. Sphere of his interests includes history of Kyiv, history of national communities, unknown pages of Ukrainian history. He discovers not only political or military collisions, but also an everyday lifestyle of people in different historical periods. He works with memoirs – printed and verbal, archival sources, periodicals from different years, photographic documents, artifacts.
Stanislav Tsalyk's creative method of is featured by the ability to select interesting and usually unknown plots from history, to find out undiscovered aspects in them, to show the exact course of events, to make unexpected, but convincing parallels and connections. His publications are full of different facts, interesting details and resemble investigation. In organization of historical narration he uses successfully drama methods.
He has been publishing since May 1992 in English, Ukrainian, Polish, Russian languages. At present he is a history blogger at BBC (http://www.bbc.com/ukrainian).
Historical guide "Евпатория: Прогулки по Малому Иерусалиму" / "Yevpatoria: Walks in Little Jerusalem” (2007) appeared in several editions and became the bestseller in the Crimea. A new expanded and revised edition was published in 2012. The presentation in Kyiv took place Sep 4, 2012 at the coffee house "Бабуин" / "Baboon".
The book "Таємниці письменницьких шухляд. Детективна історія української літератури" / "Secrets of writer's drawers. Detective story of Ukrainian literature" (2010, co-writer) had a great response, became one of the most striking literary phenomenon 2010–2011 in Ukraine. The presentation took place on November 4, 2010 in the Ukrainian National Literature Museum.
The book «Киев: конспект 70-х» / “Kyiv: Summary of the 1970s” (2012) is the first publication entirely focused on Kyiv’s and Kyivans’ everyday life in the 1970s. The book hit the shortlist and became one of winners at The Book of the Year Award, the 14th All-Ukrainian Rating (2012). The presentation took place March 31, 2012 in Ukrainian House.
Video presentation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lLBtXP6DxA&feature=youtu.be
The book "Інший Київ" / "A Different Kyiv" (2012, co-writer) is an alternative guide to the modern capital of Ukraine, published in two languages – Ukrainian and English. He is author of the chapter called "Місто багатьох барв" / "City of many colours" – the guided walking tour, dedicated to the history of ethnical communities of Kyiv. Presentation took place on May 21, 2012 in book coffee shop "Бабуин" / "Baboon".
The most recent book «Veni, Vidi, Scripsi: Де, як і чому працюють українці» / “Veni, Vidi, Scripsi: Where, How and Why Do the Ukrainians Work” (2014, co-writer) contains top ten literary reportages of Ukrainian writers shortlisted by Samovydets (The Eyewitness) All-Ukrainian Literary Reportage Contest. His reportage «Геракл відпочивав давно. Хроніки довоєнного відпочинку» / “Herakles Had a Rest a Long Time Ago. Chronicles of Pre-War Summer Holidays” is about the Crimea and its people shortly before Russia’s annexation. The presentation took place in September 2014 in Lviv at the 21st International Book Forum.
He is author of more than 30 scenarios for movies and TV, the historical consultant in a number of television series, dedicated to Kyiv antiquity.
In 1994–1995 – scripter and presenter of TV-show about movies, "Фильмоскоп" / "Filmoscope" (УТ-3 channel)
In 1994 – author of scenario of full-length feature film "Judenkreis: the eternal wheel” (85', directed by Vasyl Dombrovsky, Dovzhenko Film Studio, 1997)
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In 2013 – author of scenario of full-length documentary film “Hollywood on the Dnieper. Dreams from Atlantis” (89', directed by Oleg Chorny, Directory Films, 2013). The premier screening took place in July 2014 at Odessa International Film Festival. Film review in The Hollywood Reporter: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/hollywood-dnieper-dreams-atlantis-gollivud-724142
In 2015, he participated in “Golos: Ukrainian Voices”, a full-length documentary film (70', directed by Dolya Gavanski, Thea Films, 2015, UK) by providing archive materials.
Hobbies
As ethnographer Stanislav Tsalyk travels a lot around Ukraine. Besides Kyiv, he likes also Eupatoria, Bila Tserkva, Vinnytsia, Lviv and Kraków. Sometimes he organizes historical guided walks through the old Kyiv, where he speaks about unknown details from the past of the Ukrainian capital. On the Facebook he has a page dedicated to his historical walks. He likes to collect artifacts of Kyiv history of the XX century.
Awards
- Diploma of Ministry of Culture of Ukraine for the best scenario of the year (1994).
- Winner of the 1st Ukrainian Journalistic competition "СМИ за межэтническую толерантность и консолидацию общества" (2005) / "MassMedia for inter-ethnic tolerance and the consolidation of society" (2005).
- Certificate of Recognition at Samovydets (The Eyewitness) Second Literary Reportage Contest (2013).
Books
- 100 великих украинцев. – Москва: Вече, Киев: Орфей, 2002 (соавтор) / 100 great Ukrainians. – Moskow: Veche, Kyiv, Orphey, 2002 (co-writer)
- 100 найвідоміших українців. – К.: Автограф, Орфей, 2005 (соавтор) / 100 most-known Ukrainians. – Kyiv, Autograph, Orphey, 2005 (co-writer)
- Куля в Максима Рильского: Невідоме з життя літературніх класиків. – К.: Перше Вересня, 2005 (співавтор) / The bullet to Maksym Rylsky: Unknown from the life of literary classics. – Kyiv, Pershe Veresnia, 2005 (co-writer)
- Kyiv. Travel Guide. – Kyiv, Uniwell Production, 2005.
- Евпатория: Прогулки по Малому Иерусалиму. – Симферополь: Оригинал-М, 2007 / Eupatoria: Walks round the Small Jerusalem. – Simferopol', Original-M, 2007
- Таємниці письменницьких шухляд. Детективна історія української літератури – К.: Наш час, 2010, 2011 (співавтор) / Secrets of writer’s drawers. Detective story of Ukrainian literature – Kyiv,: Nash Chas, 2010, 2011 (co-writer)
- Киев: конспект 70-х. – К.: ВАРТО, 2012 / Kyiv: Summary of the 1970s. – Kyiv, VARTO, 2012
- Different Kyiv. Alternative Guide to Kyiv. – Kyiv, CCA, 2012 (co-writer)
- Евпатория: Прогулки по Малому Иерусалиму. Новое издание. – Симферополь: Бизнес-Информ, 2012 (издание расширенное и переработанное) / Eupatoria: Walks round the Small Jerusalem. New edition. – Simferopol', Business-Inform, 2012 (expanded and revised edition).
- Veni, Vidi, Scripsi: Де, як і чому працюють українці. - К.: Темпора, 2014 (співавтор) / Veni, Vidi, Scripsi: Where, How and Why Do the Ukrainians Work. – Kyiv, Tempora Publishing House, 2014 (co-writer)
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Interview and performance
- Stanislav Tsalyk about Kyiv fears, legends and mysteries (Ukrainian)
- Stanislav Tsalyk: “Baron Munchausen and Grigoriy Skovoroda met on the Kontraktova square" (Ukrainian)
- Stanislav Tsalyk about multicultural traditions of Kyiv // tolerancja.pl (Polish)
- Stanislav Tsalyk: “People are dependent on the landscape” (Russian)
- Stanislav Tsalyk in the Project "People in the City" // НашКиев.ua (Russian)
- Stanislav Tsalyk: “Grab the history of the sleeve" (Ukrainian)
- NEW YEAR'S: HOW UKRAINIANS TOAST TO NEW BEGINNINGS IN THE NEW YEAR (English)
- Stanislav Tsalyk about Stanislaw Lem (English)
- Stanislav Tsalyk about Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (English)
- Polish investments in Kiev metro: Troeschina is getting closer (Polish, Ukrainian)
- Small Jerusalem on the west coast of Crimea (Ukrainian)
- Video about presentation of book “Kyiv: summary of 70th” – interview with author (Russian)
- Part of lection “Kyiv sizzling day: from Shelest ‘till Shcherbickiy. Official and unoffocial side of capital of USSR”, read in the book store “Ye” on june 7 2012. Survey of TVi. (Ukrainian)
- Stanislav Tsalyk: "Recording has become my permanent genre" (Ukrainian)
- Stanislav Tsalyk: "The Donbass conflict has no history" (Russian)
- Historical detective with Stanislav Tsalyk. Outstanding kievans and their mysteries: Anatoliy Kuznetsov's novel "Babi Yar" (Ukrainian)
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- Articles containing Ukrainian-language text
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- 1962 births
- People from Kiev
- Ukrainian screenwriters
- Ukrainian non-fiction writers
- Ukrainian people
- Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography alumni
- Living people