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Ivan Franko and His Community

In this Ukrainian bestseller, now available in English for the first time, Yaroslav Hrytsak examines the first three decades (1856–86) in the life of Ivan Franko, a prominent writer, scholar, journalist, and political activist who became an indisputable leader in the forging of modern Ukrainian national identity.

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In this Ukrainian bestseller, now available in English for the first time, Yaroslav Hrytsak examines the first three decades (1856–86) in the life of Ivan Franko, a prominent writer, scholar, journalist, and political activist who became an indisputable leader in the forging of modern Ukrainian national identity. Hrytsak does so against the background of small communities—Franko’s family, his native village, his colleagues, the editors of periodicals for which he worked, and the revolutionary circles with which he interacted—during a time when multi-ethnic Habsburg Galicia evolved into several modern nations. This volume will remain a recognized standard for the study of the history of Ukraine and East Central Europe.

“This is a study of one of the most intriguing Ukrainian activists of a century ago by one of the most important Ukrainian thinkers of today. Anyone who wishes to see demanding theories of nationalism tested in the practice of nuanced historical research should read this book. It is the culmination of a long discussion about the origins of nations that began in the 1980s and one of the most important books in its field.” — Timothy Snyder, Richard C. Levin Professor of History, Yale University

Translated by Marta Daria Olynyk, Yaroslav Hrytsak’s Ivan Franko and His Community was published by the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Press, Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University, and Academic Studies Press.

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Weight 0.98 kg
Dimensions 23 × 15.5 × 4 cm
Author

Translator

Marta Daria Olynyk

Format

Paperback

Publisher

CIUS Press

Year Published

2019

Reviews

  1. Marko R. Stech

    Nicholas Kupensky’s review of Ivan Franko and His Community was published H-Net Reviews in July 2020. Here it is: https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=55244

  2. Marko R. Stech

    Heather Coleman’s review of Yaroslav Hrytsak’s Ivan Franko and His Community was published in the Canadian Slavonic Papers, vol. 62, nos. 3-4, 2020, pp. 543-45.

  3. Marko R. Stech

    Maxim Tarnawsky published a review of Yaroslav Hrytsak’s book on Ivan Franko in the journal Slavic Review, Volume 80, Issue 2, Summer 2021, pp. 410-11.

  4. Marko R. Stech

    Tomasz Hen-Konarski’s extensive book review essay of this book was published in East/West Journal of Ukrainian Studies, Vol. 10, No. 1 (2023), pp. 155-74. Here is the link: https://ewjus.com/index.php/ewjus/article/view/799/399.

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