Funeral of Porfirii Ivanovych Mysnyk

Videos and films

ID:: 62561
Place: Rozhdestvenske village (Chernihiv region)
Date:: 1984/1985
Genre:: Amateur film
Technique:: 16 mm film
Duration:: 00:08:58 min
Color:: black and white
Sound:: Silent
Creator: Dmytro Kozel
Collection: Volnytsia People's Film Studio
Description: The film contains amateur documentation of the funeral of Porfirii Ivanovych Mysnyk, head of the collective farm "October Revolution":

1) 00:00:03 - 00:03:25 — The funeral procession moves along the village street, accompanied by wreaths and wind instruments. A truck carries the coffin along with relatives of the deceased in the back. Participants carry a portrait of Porfirii Mysnyk and his awards. A flag on a pole. Villagers are crossing themselves.

2) 00:03:26 - 00:03:25 — The procession arrives at the cemetery. The coffin is transferred to the burial site. Officials deliver speeches. General shots of attendees and portraits of relatives. Relatives say their farewells. Close-up of the deceased’s face. The burial. The grave of Hanna Olexandrivna Mysnyk.
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