Video fragment from the programme "Historical Truth with Vakhtang Kipiani" broadcast on Dec 21, 2014, called "Mysteries of Tustan"

Life in a cave: everyday routine of the first expeditions. The top ground of Velykyi Kamin. Late 1970s.

An entrance into the cave where the first participants lived. The top ground of Velykyi Kamin. Late 1970s.

The expedition of Dubliany Agrarian Institute. The top ground of Velykyi Kamin (above the top cave). Late 1970s.

Mykhailo Rozhko near a tent. The village of Urych. 1980s.

A typical meal in the expedition camp near Kamin. Oleksa Sorokalit, Roman Sulyk, Yurii Lukomskyi, Lida Zamora. Mid-1980s.

“We had lunch together at a long table in a friendly atmosphere: jokes, laughter, anecdotes on any occasion. The first story-teller was Rozhko himself. He was an endless source of anecdotes and true stories. Jokes in the expedition were always benign and as a rule were continued: they turned into funny traditions and ‘legends’” – Dmytro Dosyn, an expedition participant. Mid-1980s.

“At the foot of Kamin, there was a large military tent and a few smaller ones. The large tent was the main ‘base’, which meant that people warmed up, ate, sang, communicated, listened to the boss, and got to know themselves there…” – Zirka Matchak, an expedition participant.

The expedition camp near Kamin. 1970s.

Storing up firewood near the cottage for the expedition, not far from the village school. 1980s.

“We lived in the cottage of Mrs Mykhalkiv, the last one on the road from the church to Kamin. We slept on hay and before going to bed Oleksa Sorokalit told us ‘fairytales of Grandpa Panas’, which made everybody laugh themselves sick” – Vita Susak, an expedition participant.

Mykhailo Rozhko and Mrs Mykhalkiv, an owner of the cottage where the expedition stayed. 1980s.

One of the old cottages for the expedition in the village of Urych. Nearby, there is a construction of the base for the Carpathian Architectural and Archeological Expedition. 1990s.

A breakfast of the restorers who cleaned the rocks from vandal markings. Students of the Department of Restoration of Architectural and Artistic Heritage of the Institute of Architecture of Lviv Polytechnic National University: Anastasiia Zarichna, Anastasiia Yankiv, Olena Hanchevska, Kateryna Stremetska, Roman Paraschych, Ihor Bilas, as well as Andrii Kotliarchuk, head of the expedition. 2014.

An archeological expedition of students of Drohobych Pedagogical University and members of NGO “Spadshchyna” are having a rest. 2008.

Cooking in a cauldron on the rock. A famous participant of the expedition, Zirka (Zosiana Marchak) is adding firewood, Lesia Sulyk is behind her. 1979.

“Absolutely everything was interesting: climbing and the first breakfast, work in digs (which was the main thing!), second breakfasts (which we waited for eagerly) and lunches (so delicious and always enough for everybody!), free time, and dinners” – Maria Soika, an expedition participant.

The second breakfast in the courtyard: sandwiches, lemons. Late 1970s – early 1980s.

The second breakfast in the courtyard: cooks on duty brought tea in a big military thermos and sandwiches to the digs. Late 1970s – early 1980s.

The Carpathian Architectural and Archeological Expedition during one of its trips. Early 1980s.

Participants Viktor Susak, Vita Susak, Marta Antkiv and others near the base of the Carpathian Architectural and Archeological Expedition. Early 1980s.

Field studies of Tustan. The expedition of Dubliany Agrarian Institute. Mid-1970s.

Thanking the participants of one of the first expeditions of Dubliany Agrarian Institute at the end of the field season. 1st half of the 1970s.

Mykola Katsal with his wife are leaving for Lviv by bikes. Yurii Lukomskyi, Roman Sulyk, Mykola Katsal, Andriy Tiahnybok, Mykhailo Rozhko, Hanna Rozhko, Viktor Susak, Liubov Katsal, Oleksa Sorokalit, Sofia Burak, Lida Zamora and others. Urych, near the church. 1980.

A trip to the mountains in the Skole district. Andrii Parubii, Orest Krukovksyi and others. 1986.

Once a year, at the end of the expedition, as a token of gratitude for their work, participants were offered to go an excursion. Visiting St Yurii Church in Drohobych. Mid-1980s.

The last bonfire – the closing of the season. A salvo from a cannon. Late 1980s.

“The expedition was a unique phenomenon. In the times when not only Ukraine as a state but also the spirit of every person seemed to be squeezed by iron jaws, in the expedition the pressure somehow vanished: it was easy to breath, speak, sing, and… wings seemed to have grown. The expedition was an oasis in the middle of the then spiritual stuffiness” - Olia His, an expedition participant.

The closing bonfire of the last Saturday of September. Ostryi Kamin. 1987.

The wedding of expedition participants Yurii Lukomskii and Natalia Lukomska. Mykhailo Rozhko, Ihor Andrushko, Viktor Susa, Roman Sulyk and others in the yard of Natalia Lukomska in Khodoriv. 1985.

Остання ватра сезону: початок традиції. Микола Гайда, Ігор Андрушко, Марта Антків, Олег Фешовець, Софія Каськун, Михайло Рожко, Ганна Рожко, Юрій Токарський, Роман Могитич, Юрій Волощак, Юрій Лукомський, Михайло Цапко, Наталія Лукомська, Віктор Сусак, Олекса Сорокаліт та інші. Кін. 1970-х рр.

“Even if Mykhailo Fedorovych hadn’t created anything more than the phenomenon of the expedition, that would have been enough to consider the life not wasted” - Olia His, an expedition participant.

A bonfire on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Tustan expedition. 2011.

The camp. Behind, a poster of Drohobych climbers who camped separately. Late 1970s.

Finishing the expedition: the camp was packed, and participants are going down to depart for home. Late 1970s.

The Carpathian Architectural and Archeological Expedition during a field study. Volodymyr Parubii, Taras Romaiuk, Andrii Parubii and others. Mid-1980s.

Families of Mykhailo Rozhko and Yurii Tokarskyi near the well. Early 1980s.

Hanna Rozhko with children – Vasyl and Myroslava – near the well. Early 1980s.

An excursion of the staff of the Tustan Site Museum to Plisnensk and Pidhirtsi Castle. 2016.

Thanking smith Oleksii Ivanov, a participant of the restoration expedition of the Lviv Academy of Arts, for the restoration of tombs in the old cemetery in Irych. 2015.

An excursion of participants of the restoration expedition to the rocks of Zholob. Oleksii Ivanov, Anna Harbarchuk, Nataliia Harkot, Roma Strekhaliuk; Andrii Kotliarchuk and Oleksandr Polishchuk are sitting. 2015.

Andrii Kotliarchuk is guiding an excursion with the restorers of monuments to Ostryi Kamin. Anastasiia Yankiv, Anastasiia Zarichna, Roman Paraschchych (students of the Department of Restoration of Architectural and Artistic Heritage of the Institute of Architecture of Lviv Polytechnic National University). 2014.