Ivan Franko and His Community - Paperback

by Yaroslav Hrytsak (Author), Marta Daria Olynyk (Translator)

This book brings us to the very core of the debates about nations and nationalism. It presents a microhistory of Ivan Franko (1856-1916), a prolific writer and political activist, who was an indisputable leader in forging a modern Ukrainian identity in the late Habsburg Galicia.

Author Biography

Yaroslav Hrytsak is an historian, public intellectual, and author of several books and numerous articles. He is a professor at the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, the director of the Institute of Historical Research at Lviv National University, and the director of the Petro Jacyk Program for the Study of Modern Ukrainian History and Society of the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies. He has also taught at Columbia University, Harvard University, and the Central European University (Budapest). He has received nine Ukrainian, Polish, American, or Austrian awards for his academic contributions and community involvement.