Zhukovsky honored for contributions to Ukrainian studies

NEW YORK - Prof. Arkady Zhukovsky of Sarcelles, France, is the 1995 recipient of an award for his contribution to Ukrainian studies. The award, sponsored by the Canadian Foundation for Ukrainian Studies (CFUS), was presented to Prof. Zhukovsky on November 18 during a meeting held in the New York quarters of the Shevchenko Scientific Society.

The occasion was a special event to mark the completed publication of the English-language Encyclopedia of Ukraine of whose editorial board Prof. Zhukovsky is a member. The presentation on behalf of the foundation was made by Peter Savaryn, its former president. The award consists of an appropriately-worded plaque and a modest purse) .

Born in the Bukovyna region of western Ukraine, Prof. Zhukovsky holds doctorates from both the Ukrainian Free University (Munich) and the Sorbonne. He was a lecturer at the Institut des Langues et Civilisations Orientales in Paris as well as at the Ukrainian Free University. He has written widely on the history of his native Bukovyna and on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. A major achievement is his French-language history of Ukraine, which appeared in 1993.

For many years he was on the editorial board of the Ukrainian-language Entsyklopedia Ukrainoznavstva, becoming its editor-in-chief after the death in 1985 of Volodymyr Kubijovych. At present he also serves the English-language Encyclopedia of Ukraine as author and subject editor of history and religion entries

An active member of the Shevchenko Scientific Society in Europe, he was first its secretary and later its head.

Prof. Zhukovsky is the seventh recipient of the CFUS award. Previously honored were: Dr. Kubijovych, Manoly Lupul, Yuriy Shevelov, Omeljan Pritsak, Volodymyr Janiw, and Danylo Husar Struk.

The Canadian Foundation for Ukrainian Studies, now entering the 21st year of its activity, provides financial support for Ukrainian studies, particularly at Canadian universities. It has also underwritten the publication costs for the five-volume Encyclopedia of Ukraine published in English (1984-1993).

The foundation sponsors the award for contribution to Ukrainian studies as a means of recognizing scholars as well as emphasizing the importance of Ukrainian studies to the community and its members.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, January 14, 1996, No. 2, Vol. LXIV

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