Institute for Historical
Research, of the
Ivan Franko National
University
of Lviv.
Lviv, 1, Universytetska Str., room 318,
tel./fax +38 0322 964-585, +38 0322 40-35-70, hrytsak@franko.lviv.ua
Institute for Historical Research was founded in October, 1992 with the
aim to speed reforms and system changes in researching and teaching history at the
Ivan Franko National University of Lviv. It was developed as an
university-based research institute whose affiliates are involved in both
teaching and research. Institute’s activity is focused on Modern and
Contemporary History of Ukraine and East Central Europe. New for Ukraine
methods of historical research have been successfully introduced at the
Institute.
The Institute has developed contacts with University research centers
both in Western Europe and Northern America, such as the University of Michigan
Center for Russian and East European Studies, Harriman Institute (Columbia
University), Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies (University of Alberta),
Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute (Harvard University), Kennan Institute,
Sodertorns hogskola University in Stockholm (Sweden).
From
1996 Institute started to publish its own academic journal “Modern Ukraine”.
(the last issue #6, year, 2001). The great part of the articles and reviews
published in “Modern Ukraine” is dealing with Modern and Contemporary History
of Ukraine and East Central Europe.
Institute
has own Academic Board. Institute’s activity is organized around several chairs:
Center
for Advanced Research and Teaching in History (director – prof. Leonid
Zashkilniak);
Chair
of the Historical Reference Literature (chief– Ihor Pidkova );
Chair
of History of Catholic Church (chief – Liliana Hentosh);
Chair
of Regional Studies (chief – Victor Susak);
Chair
of Historical Polish Studies (chief -
prof. Leonid Zashkilniak);
Institute’s
Library and Archive (chief – Oleh Pavlyshyn).
Institute’s
staff:
Prof.
Yaroslav Hrytsak – Institute’s director
Prof.
Leonid Zashkilniak
Dr.
Liliana Hentosh, research associate
Dr.
Oleh Pavlyshyn, research associate
ma.
Victor Susak, junior research associate
Ihor
Pidkova, research associate
Oksana
Dmyterko, office manager
Main research projects of the Institute (1992-2001):
1992-1994
– institutional project “Institute for Historical Research” – supported by
International Renaissance foundation (Soros foundation in Ukraine);
1993-1994 – “Ukrainian National Revival in
Galicia in XIX-beg.XX cent.: Comparative analysis of the social composition of
national elites” – supported by State Committee for Science and Technology.
1993-1994 – “Lviv-Donetsk: comparative analysis
of group identities and social loyalties’ hierarchies” (together with the
University of Michigan) – supported by International Renaissance
foundation (Soros foundation in Ukraine);
1993-1995 – “Social and cultural life of Ukraine in XX cent. through
oral history” – supported by State Committee for Science
and Technology;
1995-1996 – “Seminar on Democracy” (two
Ukrainian-Polish seminars) – supported by New School for Social Research, New
York;
1996-1998 – “Identities’ formation and social
realities in Estonia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan” – international project headed by
Center for Russian and East European Studies at the University of Michigan –
supported by Ford Foundation;
1997-1998 – “Lviv-Premysl: tale of two cities –
interethnic and interconfessional relations on Ukrainian-Polish border” –
supported by Research Support Scheme, Open Society Institute;
1997-2000 – “Nationalism and problem of
modernization: national and social identities in modern Ukraine” – supported by
State Foundation for Research;
1997-1998 – “Institutionalizing Democracy.
Poland and Ukraine in comparative prospect” – supported by of Sodertorns
hogskola University in Stockholm (Sweden);
1997 – “Center of Historical Polish Studies” – supported by
International Renaissance foundation (Soros foundation in Ukraine);
1999 – “Center for study of Public opinion” supported by International
Renaissance foundation (Soros foundation in Ukraine);
2000-2001 – “Gender education and building of open society in Ukraine” – supported by International
Renaissance foundation (Soros foundation in Ukraine);
2000 – “Historical memory and formation of regional and national
identities: case Lviv” – Supported by Central European University, Junior
Faculty Research Support Scheme;
2001-2003 – “Formation of national and social identities in modern
Ukraine” – supported by Ukrainian Ministry of Education.
2001-2003 – “Higher education
leadership for progress”- Megaproject of the International
Renaissance foundation for establishing of the Center for Advanced Research and
Teaching in History at Lviv National University.
Institute organized
serious number of conferences, seminars and academic workshops:
International
seminar “Church, culture and politics in early modern and modern Ukraine”
(during the Second Council of International Association for Ukrainian Studies)
– August, 1993;
International
seminar “Ukrainian nation building: history and interpretations” (during the
Second Council of International Association for Ukrainian Studies) – August,
1993;
International
conference “Biography methods in social studies” – September 5-7, 1994;
International
workshop “History of Nationalism: research and teaching” - April 24-25, 1995:
International
conference “Democracy in Belorus, Poland, Russian and Ukraine after elections”
– January 11, 1996;
International
conference “Concept of Eastern Europe and 100 years of M. Hrushevskyi’s chair
of Ukrainian History at Lviv University” – August 27, 1996;
International
workshop “Velvet counterrevolution: Left politics coming to power in East
Central Europe”(sponsored by New School for Social Research, New York) –
December 14-15, 1996;
International
workshop “New approaches to teaching History of Western
Civilization” – April 8, 1998;
International
conference “National discourse: post-modern or post-mortem” – January 4-5,
1999;
International
conference “Contemporary Historiography: Facing new Challenges in the world and
Ukrainian Context” – November 9-11, 2001.
Some books,
textbooks, collections published at the Institute (1992-2001):
“Kovcheh”
(collection of articles on Church History). / Ed. Y. Hrytsak. B. Gudziak. Lviv,
1993;
Encyclopedia
of History of Ukraine. / Ed. Shust R., Pidkova I. In 3 volumes. Vol.1., Kyiv,
1993. 239p.; Vol.2., Kyiv, 1995. 436p.; Vol.3., Kyiv, 1999. 439p.;
Lysiak-Rudnytskyi
I. Historical essays. In 2 volumes. Vol.1., Kyiv, 1994. 530p.; Vol.2, Kyiv,
1994. 574p.
“Modern
Ukraine” (academic journal) #1., Lviv, 1996. 212p.
Mappa
Mundi (festschrift to 70th anniversary of Yaroslav Dashkevych).
Lviv-Kyiv-New York, 1996. 912p.
Hrytsak
Y. Making of Modern Ukraine: History and Interpretations. Kyiv, 1996. 360p.
Milena
Rudnytska. Articles, letters, documents./ Ed. Diadiuk M. Lviv, 1998. 844p.
“Modern
Ukraine” (academic journal) #2-3., Lviv, 1999. 448p.
Myhailo
Hrushevskyi and modern historical thought. (collection of articles). Lviv,
1999, 375p.
Dzedzora
O. History of European Civilization. Lviv, 1999. 432p.
Pidkova
I., Dzedzora O. World History, XIX-XX cent. Dictionary. Lviv, 2000. 368 p.
“Modern
Ukraine” (academic journal) #4-5., Lviv, 2000. 520p.
Hrycak
J. Historia Ukrainy. 1772-1999. Narodziny nowoczesnego narodu. Lublin, 2000.
360s.
“Modern
Ukraine” (academic journal) #6., Lviv, 2001. 210p.
Encyclopedia
of History of Ukraine. / Ed. Shust R., Pidkova. 2-nd edition in one volume.
Kyiv, 2001. 1135p.
Dupont-Melnyczenko
J-B., Adadurov V. French historiography of XX-th cent. Lviv, 2001. 160p.