Yaroslav Hrytsak

Yaroslav Hrytsak
Born (1960-01-01) January 1, 1960
Nationality Ukrainian
Education University of Lviv
Occupation Historian, professor

Yaroslav Hrytsak (ukr. Ярослав Грицак, born January 1, 1960 in Dovhe,[1] Stryi Raion) is a Ukrainian historian, Doctor of Historical Sciences and professor of the Ukrainian Catholic University.

Education

He gained his PhD in 1987 at University of Lviv. Hrytsak passed his habilitation in 1996.[1] He has been director of the Institute for Historical Research, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv since 1992.[2]

In 1998 he won an award of "Przegląd Wschodni" for the best foreign book on Eastern Europe.[1] For his book about Ivan Franko he won the Antonovych prize for Intellectual Achievements and the "Best Book in Ukraine" from the leading Ukrainian magazine Кореспондент[3] and the Jerzy Giedroyc Award (founded by Maria Curie-Skłodowska University) in 2014.[4]

Books

  • The Spirit that Moves to Battle... A political portrait of Ivan Franko (1856-1916) (Lviv, 1990, in Ukrainian)
  • Essays in Ukrainian History: Making of Modern Ukrainian Nation (Kyiv, 1996, in Ukrainian) (Polish translation: Historia Ukrainy 1772-1999. Narodziny nowoczesnego narodu)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Yaroslav Hrytsak".
  2. ↑ "Yaroslav Hrytsak". timeandspace.lviv.ua.
  3. ↑ "Lecture by Professor Yaroslav HRYTSAK: "A Report from the Eastern Front: Ukraine as a Conundrum for Europe"". College of Europe.
  4. ↑ "Nagroda im. Jerzego Giedroycia trafiła do prof. Jarosława Hrycaka".
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