This film documents a visit to the UK made by President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko, to collect the first Chatham House prize in recognition of his work during the Orange Revolution. It records his visit to Chatham House, the award of the prize by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and a meeting with representatives of the UK Ukrainian Diaspora at 49 Linden Gardens, the headquarters of the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain. The film was made by the Ukrainian Video Archives Society and...

This film documents a visit to the UK made by President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko, to collect the first Chatham House prize in recognition of his work during the Orange Revolution. It records his visit to Chatham House, the award of the prize by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and a meeting with representatives of the UK Ukrainian Diaspora at 49 Linden Gardens, the headquarters of the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain. The film was made by the Ukrainian Video Archives Society and is credited to them. It is an edited final version with various camera angles and title stills apportioning and describing the various sections of the film. The language of the film is English and Ukrainian. The film begins with a still of the UVAS logo followed by a title still in Ukrainian which reads First Visit of President Yushchenko to London 17-18.10.2005. The first scene is an extract from a news report from TSN (Television Service of News), a news programme broadcast on Ukrainian television Channel 1+1 which shows the President and First Lady Kateryna Mykhaylivna Yushchenko arriving at an airport in London. This is followed by a still which reads First Chatham House Prize for the Individual Deemed to Have Made the Most Significant Contribution to the Improvement of International Relations in the Previous Year Awarded to President of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko, 17 Oct 2005. At 1 min 26 secs, there is another still in Ukrainian which reads President Yushchenko meets members of the Queen's institute for international relations. This is followed by external views of Chatham House as President Yushchenko and various delegates arrive, and internal views as people take their seats in the room for the meeting, which is billed as Meeting - The Orange Revolution: Ukraine and its Future in Europe by Viktor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine. Amongst the delegates is Baroness Williams of Crosby (Shirley Williams), who can be seen on camera, and Lord Howard. The meeting begins with President Yushchenko seated at table the front of the room with George Robertson (Lord Robertson), Director of Chatham House, who gives a short introductory speech in English at a lectern. President Yushchenko then takes the lectern and speaks in Ukrainian, which is translated via earpieces to delegates (this is not fully audible on the film). Photographs are taken throughout the speech. The speech finishes at 16 minutes, President Yushchenko is thanked by Lord Robertson who presents him with a volume, and the Presidential party depart. This is followed by a clip from a news report from TSN which shows shots of the event at Chatham House and an interview with Lord Robertson. This section of the film ends with an interview with Baroness Williams of Crosby (Shirley Williams) conducted by Wolodymyr Demtschuk, in which she gives her thoughts and opinions on the event and President Yushchenko's work. The next section of the film begins at 20 mins 5 secs and is introduced by a still in Ukrainian which reads President Yushchenko meets the Prime Minister of Great Britain. The first scene shows cars arriving at Downing Street, and President Yushchenko being greeted outside 10 Downing Street by Tony Blair. There is no footage from inside the building or of the meeting, rather an unidentified official is interviewed by various television channels giving an overview of the meeting which discussed subjects such as membership of the European Union (EU), the Balkan states and Iraq amongst other issues, and the comment that the last British Prime Minister to visit Ukraine was John Major. This section ends with a clip from TSN which includes footage inside and outside 10 Downing Street. The next section begins at 27 mins 5 secs with a still in Ukrainian which reads Queen Elizabeth II awards President Yushchenko with the Chatham House Prize at Mansion House. The first scene shows the Company of Pikemen and Musketeers (a ceremonial sub-unit of the Honourable Artillery Company) outside Mansion House, shots of the inside of the venue and a close up of the prize. The scene then switches to outside as the guests arrive, including Cherie Blair, President Yushchenko and his entourage, and the Queen and Prince Philip. This section finishes with still photographs of the event. The next section begins at 31 mins 54 secs with a still in Ukrainian which reads President Yushchenko meets representatives of the Ukrainian community in Great Britain. The first scene is outside 49 Linden Gardens, the headquarters of the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain (AUGB), as President Yushchenko and First Lady Kateryna Yushchenko arrive to meet Lubomyr Mazur, Chairman of the AUGB. Lubomyr Mazur greets the President with the traditional Ukrainian greeting of bread and salt. President Yushchenko is introduced to Fedir Kurlak, Chief Executive of AUGB and Ludmila Pekarska, archivist and curator of the Shevchenko Library and Archive. The group enters the building and Ludmila Pekarska provides a tour of the library and art collections. The tour is followed by a formal reception in the rooms on the first floor, where President Yushchenko gives an extended talk in Ukrainian about subjects such as Ukrainian politics and the Holodmor museum in Kyiv. Lubomyr Mazur makes a thank you speech when the talk finishes, and then asks Stefan Terlezki MP to address Yushchenko and the audience. Stefan Terleczki presents the President with a copy of his memoirs. Various representatives from the community then address the President, including an unidentified man; Maria Finiw, chair of the Association of Ukrainian Women (AUW) accompanied by vice chair Lessia Djakowska, to which First Lady Kateryna Yushchenko gives a personal and heartfelt response; Yuri Marchenko and Stanislava Korovskaya, Ukrainian students studying in Germany and Scotland respectively, present the President with a photo album documenting Orange Revolution activity in Western Europe. There is a final thank you from Lubomyr Mazur, and the President makes his way through the audience to begin his departure. The final scenes are shot outside the building, as the community bid farewell to the President, and the film ends with a comment from Lubomyr Mazur about the community's delight at meeting the President and their admiration for his work and leadership. This is followed by a final still, the same as at the start of the film. The film ends at 1 hr 55 mins 28 secs. The file is 1 hr 55 mins 45 secs.