The instructor from the National University named after Karpenko-Kary accused of harassing female students is the esteemed figure in the arts, Yuri Vysotsky.
This information came to light thanks to alumni of the university, actors Sergey Volovets and Ostap Vakulyuk.
The actors spoke about Yuri Vysotsky's outdated teaching methods, which "instilled fear even after graduation."
"Several alumni, myself included, were invited to a non-state theater. An interesting production with roles broken down to details, performed several times, and I invited Yuri Filippovich to our show — after all, he's a master. My colleagues almost beat me up for such a move. Even after leaving the university, alumni fear their mentor. His teaching method is that powerful," — writes Sergey Volovets.
He adds that the expectations for girls to lose or gain weight, or comments on the lack of talent of certain students, are "normal conversations during the educational process."
[quote author=""]"From time to time, Yuri Filippovich would choose his favorite student for the rehearsal day and seat her next to him. During the performance
Sergey Volovets describes Vysotsky's behavior as "dirty and disgusting," yet, according to him, students could not complain about such actions.
"It seems there was no reason for a fight, but there was, and there had been. Later, in private conversations, the girls admitted that it was disgusting, vile, but they couldn't find a way to address it," — adds Volovets.
Ostap Vakulyuk, who studied alongside Volovets, confirmed the harassment allegations.
"Thanks to my classmate, who was the first to speak about Vysotsky's pedagogical methods, which did not exclude harassment. During classes, a student always had to sit next to Yuri Filippovich, preferably several, whom he could supposedly demonstrate how to touch a leg or hug around the waist," — he wrote.
Vakulyuk added that he experienced humiliation from Vysotsky during his studies.
"Over the years, I felt constant fear, tension, humiliation, heard constant jabs and millions of remarks that something was wrong," — he added.
The actor recalled that during the Revolution of Dignity, Vysotsky refused to write him a reference after he was detained by police. He also justified the actions of the Berkut.
"At that time, according to the laws of January 16, the threat was from 8 to 15 years for extremism and terrorism. Artistic leaders of other courses immediately wrote references for their students. And Yuri Filippovich, no matter how much we asked, refused," — noted the actor.