Bohdan Krawchenko

Bohdan Krawchenko
Bohdan Krawchenko (2022)
Born	29 December 1946 (1946-12-29) (age 79) Günzburg, Germany
Citizenship	Canada
Alma mater	Bishop's University University of Toronto University of Glasgow University of Oxford
Occupations	Historian, political scientist
Employer	University of Central Asia
Spouse	Solomiia Pavlychko (died 1999)
Awards	Order of Merit (Ukraine) Antonovych prize

Bohdan Krawchenko (born 29 December 1946) is a Ukrainian-Canadian historian and academic administrator. He is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Central Asia (UCA) and formerly served as its Director General. He is also the former director of the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies (CIUS) at the University of Alberta. ^[1]

Education and early activism

Krawchenko was born in Günzburg, Germany, and emigrated to Canada in 1951. He received his education at Bishop's University, the University of Toronto, and the University of Glasgow, eventually earning a Doctor of Social Sciences from the University of Oxford.

During the late 1960s, Krawchenko was a leading figure in the Union of Ukrainian Students of Canada (SUSK). ^[2] He was associated with the Ukrainian "New Left" and helped publish the journal Dialog, which sought to bridge the gap between socialist theory and Ukrainian independence. ^[3]

Career in Ukraine and Central Asia

Following the independence of Ukraine in 1991, Krawchenko moved to Kyiv. He was instrumental in establishing modern administrative structures, serving as the vice-rector of the National Academy for Public Administration. ^[4] For his contributions to the development of the Ukrainian state, he was awarded the Order of Merit by the President of Ukraine in 2000.

In 2004, Krawchenko joined the University of Central Asia, an international institution founded by the governments of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and Tajikistan, and the Aga Khan Development Network. He served as the university's Director General from 2007 to 2014. ^{[5] [6]}

Personal life

He was the second husband of Solomiia Pavlychko, a pioneering Ukrainian feminist scholar, until her death in 1999. ^[7]

Selected publications

Social Change and National Consciousness in Twentieth-Century Ukraine (1985)

Ukraine After Shelest (editor, 1983)

Famine in Ukraine, 1932–1933 (co-editor with Roman Serbyn, 1986)

Ukrainian Past, Ukrainian Present (editor, 1993)

References

1. "Bohdan Krawchenko: Celebrating 70 Years". www.ualberta.ca. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
2. Himka, John-Paul. "Для мене пам'ять можлива головно через історію (For me, memory is possible mainly through history)". Ukraina Moderna (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on December 5, 2018.
3. Boycun, Marko. "Ми перейшли від українського націоналізму до радикального соціалізму (We moved from Ukrainian nationalism to radical socialism)". Commons (journal) (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on December 5, 2018.
4. "Bohdan Krawchenko: Awards and Public Service". Antonovych Foundation Official Site. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
5. "Dr. Bohdan Krawchenko to Serve as Advisor to UCA Rector". ucentralasia.org. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
6. Krawchenko, Bohdan (2021). "Universities and Society in Kyrgyzstan". Socially Responsible Higher Education. Brill: 138–149. doi:10.1163/9789004459076_012.
7. Kuzio, Taras (January 9, 2000). "Solomea Pavlychko: A loss for Ukrainian scholarship" (PDF). The Ukrainian Weekly. Retrieved February 27, 2026.