Institute of History of Ukraine
 Building where the institute is located (September 2013) | |
| Established | 1936 |
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| Head | Valeriy Smoliy |
| Address | 4 Hrushevsky Street |
| Location | , |
| Website | history.org.ua |
Institute of History of Ukraine is a research institute in Ukraine that is part of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine department of history, philosophy and law and studies a wide spectrum of problems in history of Ukraine. The institute is located in Kiev.
History
The institute was established on the decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine on July 23, 1936 and the Presidium of Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR on July 27, 1936.
During the events of Euromaidan in winter of 2014, near the building were erected the Hrushevsky Street barricades.
Directors
- 1968 - 1973 Andriy Skaba, academician
- 1973 - 1978 Arnold Shevelev, member-correspondent
- 1978 - 1993 Yuriy Kondufor, academician
- 1993–present Valeriy Smoliy, academician
Publications
Building
Beside the Institute of History of Ukraine, the building also houses two other research institutes of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the Shevchenko Institute of Literature and the Potebnya Institute of Linguistics.
Gallery
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Shot from perspective of the Dynamo Stadium's entrance -
Euromaidan events near the building of the Institute -
In the background, a building adjacent to the Institute's building -
The building of the institute behind a barricade -
A barricade near the institute, February 2014
See also
External links
- Official website
- Institute of History of Ukraine at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine website
- Institute of History of Ukraine at the Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine (pp 490–494)
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