PROFESSOR ANATOLII MARTYNENKO’S CENTENARY OF THE BIRTH

Taras Hryshchenko,

Dr. Habil (History), Associate Professor,

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine

 

Abstract. On March 22, 2024, the All-Ukrainian scholarly conference “History of  International Relations of the XIX –  XXI Centuries” to mark the 190 years since the foundation of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and the centenary of the birth of Dr.Habil., Professor Anatolii Martynenko took place at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. 58 scholars from different universities and generational groups of historians participated in the conference. The keystone addresses were delivered by Dr. Habil., Assoc. Prof. Taras Hryshchenko, who covered the life and scholarly heritage of Professor Martynenko, and Dr. Habil., Prof. Olexandr Tsvetkov who presented his perspective on the US presidential campaign 2024. In his address, Taras Hryshchenko said that Professor Martynenko was born on March 20, 1924 in Kyiv into the family of structural engineer and design bureau employee. After finishing secondary school in 1941 he was mobilised into military and soon became an active participant in WW II. In 1944 he entered Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv to become one of the first students of the newly established faculty of international relations. His academic career spans over half a century of the history of his alma mater. His Candidate of Science dissertation “Russian-Bulgarian Relations from the Declaration of the Independence of Bulgaria to the Beginning of the First Balkan War of 1908-1912” (1953) and Doctor of Science (Dr. Habil.) dissertation  “Russian-Bulgarian Relations in the Imperialistic Era”(1968) established him as a foremost scholar of the history of imperialistic policy of Russia on the Balkans. Both dissertations as well as his several monographs heavily relied on the vast array of primary sources. Professor Martynenko was a popular university lecturer and devoted scholarly adviser for his numerous Ph.D. students. His theoretical profile as a diplomatic historian was positivist and realistic in the sense that he regarded state actors as a major force in the international relations. Anatoley Martynenko died on November 2, 2014 being 90 years old, and was interred in the family plot in the Baikovy cemetery in Kyiv.

Key words: history of international relations, Professor Anatolii Martynenko, biographical studies, history of historical studies, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

 

Submited 23.03.2024


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