Period 1992–present Name Stanislav Tsalyk | Genre non-fiction | |
Born July 23, 1962 (age 62) Kyiv, Ukraine ( 1962-07-23 ) Occupation Writer, screenwriter, essayist, historian Education Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography | ||
Stanislav Tsalyk (Ukrainian: Stanіsláv Mikoláiovich TSálik; 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.
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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 "Evpatoriya: Progulki po Malomu Ierusalimu" / "Eupatoria: Walks round the Small 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 "Babuin" / "Baboon".
The book "Taєmnitsі pis'mennits'kih shuhlyad. Detektivna іstorіya ukraїns'koї lіteraturi" / "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 «Kiev: konspekt 70-h» / “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.
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The book "Іnshii Kiїv" / "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 "Mіsto bagat'oh barv" / "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 "Babuin" / "Baboon".
The most recent book «Veni, Vidi, Scripsi: De, yak і chomu pratsyuyut' ukraїntsі» / “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 «Gerakl vіdpochivav davno. Hronіki dovoєnnogo vіdpochinku» / “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, "Fil'moskop" / "Filmoscope" (UT-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)
http://megogo.net/ru/view/17945-yudenkrays-ili-vechnoe-koleso.html
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 Krakow. 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.