The Peter Jacyk Centre for Ukrainian Historical Research
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About the Centre
The Peter Jacyk Centre for Ukrainian Historical Research was established in 1989 through the generosity of its founding benefactor, Peter Jacyk. Impressed by the Institute's work, Mr. Jacyk endowed CIUS with $1 million, matched two-to-one by the government of Alberta. Dr. Frank Sysyn, a renowned specialist in early modern Ukraine, was appointed the Centre's director. Read more
Mykhailo Hrushevsky and the History of Ukraine-Rus'
The History of Ukraine-Rus′ is the most comprehensive account of the ancient, medieval, and early modern history of the Ukrainian people. Written by Ukraine's greatest modern historian, Mykhailo Hrushevsky, the History remains unsurpassed in its use of sources and literature, even though its last volume was written in the 1930s. In the development of the Ukrainian national movement, it stands as the definitive scholarly statement that Ukrainians constitute a nation with its own historical process. Read more