Alexander Balaban was removed from work in KNUKIM after the accusations of the harassment and humiliation of students

The head of the department of television journalism and acting of Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts Alexander Balaban was removed from work after he was accused of harassment and humiliation of students. About it reports the Faculty of Cinema and Television KNUKIM, reports UNN.

Details

The leadership of the Faculty of Cinema and Television cannot remain aside from the information that has been spreading social networks lately. From February 3, 2025, Alexander Ilyich Balaban does not work at university

The faculty’s management also made the following decisions:

– to find out the accuracy of the circumstances outlined on the network;

– to strengthen the control over the observance of ethical standards by participants in the educational process;

– specialists of the social and psychological center to hold a cycle of trainings and webinars among teachers and students.

The University’s website indicates that Balaban was the head of the department of television journalism and acting.

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Context

The actress and former student of Balaban Elizabeth Yakovyshyn a few days ago spoke on her Facebook page about the harassment and humiliation of students by Alexander Balaban.

In particular, she said, Balaban stated that “we would go to the LNR to the theater to play, because the actor should be like what power, the main thing is to play. And the Soviet power is the best.”

Anti-cellulite massages to students in separate audiences (because actresses should not have cellulite, and he was also a massacre expert, and not only). I did not get on those massages, but my classmates were. And no one realized that if 60+ years sorry, Grandfather touches your feet and above is not ok

She also notes that the Balaban called the students of prostitutes and approx *** We, told who should meet and sleep with.

I personally listened to a lecture that I am a very smart actress, and only an energy -strong man can be my sexual partner. And in terms of status, he should also be not just an actor there. I do not know what it was and whom he meant … I told him that I had sex – it’s just about great love; He did not conduct more conversations with me, but after that I was a victim of his unethical statements and as a student and as an actress

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In the comments of Elizabeth, other victims were supported in Alexander Balaban’s workshop.

In particular, the user of Elizabeth Pavlenko said that during a rehearsal, when she stood on stage, the director was approached (the name of the director was not specified – ed.), Turned his back to others and without any warning removed the jersey.

At that moment, I felt completely defenseless, humiliated. I was only a rehearsal form – a black jersey, because we were ordered to walk without bras and tops under the pretext that it allegedly contributes to our disclosure as actors. Another case happened after my speech on the dedication. I was cruelly humiliated for it, called all possible obscene words, stated that I never become an actress because I dared to go on stage without the permission of my “god-master”

Kateryna Polyakova also said that Balaban was forced to undress on the stage of students.

If you refuse – you’re not an actress. If you begin to defend your unwillingness to undress in the pants, you are simply removed from the role and arrange public humiliation with all the leaky. Massages from a drunk gin, or something else there were a master – were on a constant basis. In all, or in closed audiences, so to speak. And this is all under the auspices: “What is the stroke of” either stroked, or simply for prevention. The nasty and absolutely incomprehensible scenes with the exposure of girls – it was the norm. We knew what the breasts of every classmate, and those who taught us, and those who were older, look. Literally, against one’s will

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However, there were also those who stood in defense of Balaban. In particular, KNUKIM student Vladislav Shklyaruk stated that “all my life I did not have a man from which I could take an example, how to be worthy, not afraid to meet obstacles, but to move them and go on and have a real rod and Alexander Balaban became for me for me. ”

KNUKIM Graduate Darya Shevchuk said “Alexander Balaban is a capital letter and I will not suffer all this slander, which is happening now.”

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