Vadym Leontiyovych Skurativskiy is a Ukrainian art historian and critic, an expert in literature, philologist, and political essayist. He is a professor at the
Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University.
Biography
Born 5 October 1941,
*MA Linguistics with Honours in Kiev State University in 1965,
*Ph.D. in Philology 1971,
*Postdoctoral degree in art critics 1998.
*Corresponding member of Ukrainian Academy of Arts (since 2001),
*Member of
Ukrainian Association of Cinematographers (since 1990)
*Member of
Writer's Union of Ukraine
The National Writers' Union of Ukraine ( uk, Національна спілка письменників України) (''НСПУ'') is a voluntary social-creative association of professional writers, poets, prose writers, playwrights, crit ...
(since 1997).
Scientific work and publications
Vadym Skurativskiy's books and monographs include:
*Essay on the world literature, 1995
*''The Question of the Authorship of "
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
''The Protocols of the Elders of Zion'' () or ''The Protocols of the Meetings of the Learned Elders of Zion'' is a fabricated antisemitic text purporting to describe a Jewish plan for global domination. The hoax was plagiarized from several ...
"'', 2001
Public life
Vadym Skurativskiy is well known both for his contribution to the education and popularization of historical science and scientific merits. He is widely contributing to the today's political discussions with the focus on universal values and human development. Vadнm Skurativskiy is an author of more than 1000 publications in Ukrainian press.
Work in cinematography
Was author-presenter of the documentary TV series "Fresh look on the history" (Ukraine National TV-2, 1996); "Monologues. Hopes and Losses" (TV Studio
1+1, 1997–98; "See the sole" (Ukraine National TV-1, 2002)
Played as an actor in movies "Birthmark", 1991; "Josephine: the mouse singer" (based on works of
Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a German-speaking Bohemian novelist and short-story writer, widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature. His work fuses elements of realism and the fantastic. It ...
), 1994; "Noise of the wind", 2002.
Received the Prix of Stozhary film festival for the best performance by non-professional actor for his role in "Josephine: the mouse singer" (based on works of
Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a German-speaking Bohemian novelist and short-story writer, widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature. His work fuses elements of realism and the fantastic. It ...
)
Honours
Honoured Art Worker of Ukraine (2011)
Interesting facts
In 1971-78 Vadym Skurativskiy was an editor of the critics department of
Vsesvit
''Vsesvit'' ( uk, Всесвіт, ''Vsesvit'') is a Ukrainian periodical that publishes exclusive translations of world classics and contemporary works of literature, covers different aspects of cultural, artistic, social, and political life in all ...
(Universe) -- Ukrainian magazine of foreign literature. He has been fired on the accusation for "nationalistic inclinations"
Since 1998 and up until 2012 Vadym Skurativskiy had an author's column in ''Stolichnye Novosti'' weekly newspaper
References
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Ukrainian literary historians
Ukrainian art critics
Living people
Soviet literary historians
Soviet male writers
20th-century male writers
Protocols of the Elders of Zion
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv alumni
1941 births