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Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine ( uk, Енциклопедія Сучасної України (ЕСУ), translit=Entsyklopediia Suchasnoi Ukrainy (ESU)), abbreviated EMU, is a multi-
The ''EMU'' has repeatedly held leading places in the ‘Book of the Year’ Ukrainian national rating, it was awarded numerous diplomas, in particular, in 2003 it became a laureate of the “Person of the Year-2002” Ukrainian national program in the category “Cultural Project of the Year ”.
Previously it was planned the ''EMU'' will form the basis for the national multi-volume ''Ukrainian Universal Encyclopaedia'', a common project of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the
''Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine''
Institute of Encyclopaedic Research
Матеріали Робочої групи з підготовки проекту концепції створення Української Універсальної Енциклопедії
Ukrainian encyclopedias Ukrainian studies Ukrainian-language encyclopedias 21st-century encyclopedias Ukrainian-language books National encyclopedias {{encyclopedia-stub Ukrainian online encyclopedias
volume
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national encyclopedia
An encyclopedia (American English) or encyclopædia (British English) is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of knowledge either general or special to a particular field or discipline. Encyclopedias are divided into articles ...
of Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
. It is an academic project of the Institute of Encyclopaedic Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU; uk, Національна академія наук України, ''Natsional’na akademiya nauk Ukrayiny'', abbr: NAN Ukraine) is a self-governing state-funded organization in Ukraine th ...
. Today, the reference work is available in a print edition and online.
The ''EMU'' provides an integral image of modern Ukraine describing events, institutions, organizations, activities, notions and people from the early 20th century to the present. It embraces all spheres of life in Ukraine, and reflects current views on historical events and personalities.
Paper edition
A first edition has been in progress. 30 volumes are planned — by 2022 24 volumes had been published and it has already become the most comprehensive paper encyclopedia on Ukraine to date. Published volumes are co-edited byIvan Dziuba
Ivan Mykhailovych Dziuba ( uk, Іва́н Миха́йлович Дзю́ба; 26 July 1931 – 22 February 2022) was a Ukrainian literary critic, social activist, dissident, Hero of Ukraine, academic of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, t ...
, Arkadii Zhukovskyi, Oleh Romaniv, Mykola Zhelezniak; assisted by over 20 famous Ukrainian scientists including Borys Paton
Borys Yevhenovych Paton ( ua, Бори́с Євге́нович Пато́н, russian: Борис Евгеньевич Патон; 27 November 1918 – 19 August 2020
; written by over 1000 contributing experts, and compiled by editorial staff (10 professionals).
The ''EMU'' has repeatedly held leading places in the ‘Book of the Year’ Ukrainian national rating, it was awarded numerous diplomas, in particular, in 2003 it became a laureate of the “Person of the Year-2002” Ukrainian national program in the category “Cultural Project of the Year ”.
Previously it was planned the ''EMU'' will form the basis for the national multi-volume ''Ukrainian Universal Encyclopaedia'', a common project of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the Shevchenko Scientific Society
The Shevchenko Scientific Society () is a Ukrainian scientific society devoted to the promotion of scholarly research and publication that was founded in 1873.
Unlike the government-funded National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the society ...
.
Online encyclopedia
The EMU debuted online to the public in October 2014 and still continues to be as a work in progress (list of articles is incomplete). All content on the online Encyclopedia is available free. It is now among the popular Ukrainian published sites, with about 100 thousand unique visitors per month, and over 1 million per year). Articles on encyclopedia's website are organized by some themes: universe and earth, people, community, science and humanities, culture. The online format of the project lends itself to developing timely and relevant content for all users. Users have come from every continent, but the vast majority are naturally from Ukraine.See also
* ''Encyclopedia of Ukraine
The ''Encyclopedia of Ukraine'' ( uk, Енциклопедія українознавства, translit=Entsyklopediia ukrainoznavstva), published from 1984 to 2001, is a fundamental work of Ukrainian Studies.
Development
The work was creat ...
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* ''Ukraine. A Concise Encyclopedia''
* ''Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia
The ''Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia'' ( uk, Українська радянська енциклопедія, ''Ukrayinska radyanska entsyklopediya'') was a multi-purpose encyclopedia of Ukraine, issued in the USSR.
First attempt
Following th ...
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''Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine''
Institute of Encyclopaedic Research
Матеріали Робочої групи з підготовки проекту концепції створення Української Універсальної Енциклопедії
Ukrainian encyclopedias Ukrainian studies Ukrainian-language encyclopedias 21st-century encyclopedias Ukrainian-language books National encyclopedias {{encyclopedia-stub Ukrainian online encyclopedias