Bogdan Stupka as Getman Ivan Bryukhovetskyi

Actor Bogdan Stupka as Getman Ivan Bryukhovetskyi in the new 9-serial film "Chorna Rada" (Black Council). On Thursday, February 24, 2000 was the last day of Bogdan Stupka's official visit in Poland. In the course of the visit the Polish President Alexander Kvasnevskyi rewarded B. Stupka by one of the highest Government Awards - The Official Cross of the Honored Order of the Polish Republic for the part of Bogdan Khmelnitskiy in the film, shot by Ezhy Hofman "By fire and sward". In March the new serial "Chorna Rada" will appear on TV. The film was shot on the historical novel of the same name by Panteleymon Kulish. B. Stupka plays the part of Ivan Bryukhovetskyi, who seized the power in Ukraine after the Bogdan Khmelnitskiy's death. According to the non-official data, the People's Actor is proposed the part of Khmelnitskiy in the Ukrainian serial "Bogdan", which will be shot by Nikolay Mashenko. Photo by Constantine Kriuchkov/ UNIAN