Ірина Фаріон про Юрія Іллєнка – найвідомішого режисера України | Велич особистості | червень '15

Yuriy Gerasymovych Illenko (May 9, 1936 - June 15, 2010) - Ukrainian politician, cinematographer ("Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors"), film director ("Well for the Thirsty", "Evening on Ivan Kupala", "White Bird with a Black Sign", "The Legend of Princess Olga"), screenwriter ("Dream and Live", "Forest Song" - a total of 47 film scripts). Father of actor and producer Pylyp Illenko (1977) and Ukrainian politician, member of the Svoboda political party Andriy Illenko (1987). In the 2006 and 2007 parliamentary elections, Yuriy Illenko ran for the People's Deputies of Ukraine, entering the list of the All-Ukrainian Union "Svoboda" as the second number. During the election campaigns, Ilyenko traveled around Ukraine, canvassing voters for the Svoboda party and spreading the national idea.