'Kyiv Frescoes' is a poetic exploration on the human condition, memory, and the passage of time, while highlighting the impact of history and war on the people of Kyiv. Sergei Parajanov sought to blend reality with surreal and capture the spirit of the city's past and present.When Soviet film officials reviewed it, the project was quickly shut down and most of the footage destroyed. The government was criticising this movie for being too experimental and disconnected from the social-political realities that Soviet cinema was expected to address."Kyiv Frescoes," even in its incomplete form, is remembered as a significant project in Parajanov's career that highlighted his struggle against artistic suppression in the Soviet Union. It represents his commitment to artistic freedom and his desire to create cinema that transcended political and ideological constraints.