Ukraine . Volume 2 : a concise encyclopaedia / / prepared by Shevchenko Scientific Society ; edited by Volodymyr Kubiĭovych ; foreword by Ernest J. Simmons

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455816303321
• Autore: Kubijovyc Volodymr
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: [Toronto, Canada] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1988; ©1971
• ISBN: 1-282-01191-X; 9786612011917; 1-4426-7319-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1487 p.)
• Disciplina: 036.1
• Soggetti: Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Ukrainian; Electronic books.; Ukraine Dictionaries; Ukraine Encyclopedias
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Contents -- Introduction -- I. The Law -- II. The Ukrainian Church -- III. Scholarship -- IV. Education and Schools -- V. Libraries, Archives, Museums -- VI. Book Publishing and the Press -- VII. The Arts -- VIII. Music and Choreography -- IX. Theater and Cinema -- X. National Economy -- XI. Health and Medical Services and Physical Culture -- XII. The Armed Forces -- Index -- Maps
• Sommario/riassunto: The material in the original three-volume set, published in Ukrainian in 1949, has been translated, revised, and supplemented withup-to-date material by a number of prominent research scholars from the USA and Canada. The revised text has been carefully checked by experts in each field of study. The contents of Volume II consist of sections on law, church, scholarship, education, libraries, publishing, arts, music, theatre and cinema, national economy, health, armed forces, and Ukrainians abroad. Libraries, government agencies, and all those seeking knowledge of Eastern Europe will find in the Encyclopaedia a wealth of fascinating and illuminating material not available elsewhere ; in the English language.