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'''Petro Tronko''' (12 July 1915 - 12 September 2011) was a Ukrainian academician of the [[National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine]] and veteran of [[World War II]].
'''Petro Timofiyovich Tronko''' ({{lang-uk|Петро́ Тимофі́йович Тронько́}}; 12 July 1915 - 12 September 2011) was a Ukrainian academician of the [[National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine]] and veteran of [[World War II]].


He was a head of editorial collegium for the 26 volume encyclopedia on "[[The History of Cities and Villages of the Ukrainian SSR]].
He was the head of the editorial collegium for the 26-volume encyclopedia on "[[The History of Cities and Villages of the Ukrainian SSR]].


== Early life and career ==
Born during [[World War I]] in 1915 to peasant family in [[Sloboda Ukraine]], Tronko started to work in 1932 in mines of [[Dzerzhynsk, Ukraine|Dzerzhynsk]] city in [[Donbas]]. Eventually after finishing some teacher classes, he worked as teacher of social sciences and Ukrainian language in village school of [[Bohodukhiv Raion]] and director of Lebedyn children home. Since 1937 he worked in [[Komsomol]] and in 1939 joined the [[Communist Party of Soviet Union]].
Born during [[World War I]] in 1915 to a peasant family in [[Sloboda Ukraine]], Tronko started to work in 1932 in mines of [[Dzerzhynsk, Ukraine|Dzerzhynsk]]. Eventually, after finishing some teaching classes, he worked as a teacher of social sciences and the Ukrainian language in the village school of [[Bohodukhiv Raion]] and as director of Lebedyn children's home. Since 1937 he worked in [[Komsomol]] and in 1939 joined the [[Communist Party of Soviet Union]].


In 1939 Tronko was a member of Western Ukrainian People's Assembly that voted in for the [[Western Ukraine]] to join the [[Ukrainian SSR]].
In 1939 Tronko was a member of the Western Ukrainian People's Assembly that voted in for the [[Western Ukraine]] to join the [[Ukrainian SSR]].
During [[World War II]] he was a member of the South-western, Stalingrad, Southern, 4th Ukrainian fronts, participated in defense of Kyiv and Stalingrad and later in liberation of Rostov, Donbas, Left-bank Ukraine, and Kyiv. One of the first, Tronko entered the liberated Kyiv on 6 November 1943 as a major and appointed the first secretary of the city and regional [[Komsomol of Ukraine|Komsomol]] organization. In 1947 he was dismissed from the position due to accusations of [[Lazar Kaganovich]] in "nationalistic perversions".
During [[World War II]] he was a member of the South-western, Stalingrad, Southern, 4th Ukrainian fronts, participated in the defense of Kyiv and Stalingrad and later in the liberation of Rostov, Donbas, Left-bank Ukraine, and Kyiv. One of the first, Tronko entered the liberated Kyiv on 6 November 1943 as a major and was appointed the first secretary of the city and regional [[Komsomol of Ukraine|Komsomol]] organization. In 1947 he was dismissed from the position due to accusations of [[Lazar Kaganovich]] in "nationalistic perversions".


== Post-war ==
His dismissal from Komsomol work, Tronko used for education and in 1948 he graduated from the Historical faculty of Kyiv University. The same year Tronko enrolled into [[aspirantura]] of the Academy of Social Sciences (today – [[Russian Academy of State Service]]) of the [[Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] defending his dissertation in three years.
His dismissal from Komsomol work, Tronko used for education and in 1948 he graduated from the Historical faculty of Kyiv University. The same year Tronko enrolled into [[aspirantura]] of the Academy of Social Sciences (today – [[Russian Academy of State Service]]) of the [[Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] defending his dissertation in three years.


In 1951-60 Tronko worked for the Kyiv regional committee of the [[Communist Party of Ukraine (Soviet Union)|Communist Party of Ukraine]] and in 1960-61 he headed the department of propaganda and ideological agitation for the party. During the next 17 years (1961–78) Tronko worked as a Deputy Chairman of the [[Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR]] taking care of matters on culture, education, healthcare, press, book publishing, cinema, radio and television broadcasting, social sciences and archives. He was a member of [[Verkhovna Rada]] for nine convocations.
In 1951-60 Tronko worked for the Kyiv regional committee of the [[Communist Party of Ukraine (Soviet Union)|Communist Party of Ukraine]] and in 1960-61 he headed the department of propaganda and ideological agitation for the party. During the next 17 years (1961–78) Tronko worked as a Deputy Chairman of the [[Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR]] taking care of matters on culture, education, healthcare, press, book publishing, cinema, radio and television broadcasting, social sciences and archives. He was a member of [[Verkhovna Rada]] for nine convocations.


In 1968 Tronko defended his doctorate dissertation "Ukrainian people in fight against Hitlerites occupiers during the Great Patriotic War (1941-45)".
In 1968 Tronko defended his doctorate dissertation "Ukrainian people in the fight against Hitlerites occupiers during the Great Patriotic War (1941-45)".


In 1969 Tronko initiated the creation of [[Pyrohiv]] scansen that was opened in 1976.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141129085620/http://all-kyiv.com/en/varto-vidvidati/pamyatki/muzeyi/muzej-narodnoj-arxitekturyi-i-byita-pirogovo.html Pyrohiv museum of folk architecture and life of Ukraine]. All Kyiv portal. 29 July 2013</ref>
In 1969 Tronko initiated the creation of [[Pyrohiv]] scansen that was opened in 1976.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141129085620/http://all-kyiv.com/en/varto-vidvidati/pamyatki/muzeyi/muzej-narodnoj-arxitekturyi-i-byita-pirogovo.html Pyrohiv museum of folk architecture and life of Ukraine]. All Kyiv portal. 29 July 2013</ref>


==Independent Ukraine==
==In independent Ukraine==
He was a deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. He was an advisor to the President of Ukraine L. D. Kuchma on the preservation of historical heritage.<ref>http://fakty.ua/219983-on-predstavlyalsya-drugom-moego-papy-ego-lyubimym-uchenikom-i-vsem-govoril-chto-petr-tronko-byl-dlya-nego-vtorym-otcom</ref>
He was a deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. He was an advisor to the President [[Leonid Kuchma]] on the preservation of historical heritage.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://fakty.ua/219983-on-predstavlyalsya-drugom-moego-papy-ego-lyubimym-uchenikom-i-vsem-govoril-chto-petr-tronko-byl-dlya-nego-vtorym-otcom| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160723163013/http://fakty.ua/219983-on-predstavlyalsya-drugom-moego-papy-ego-lyubimym-uchenikom-i-vsem-govoril-chto-petr-tronko-byl-dlya-nego-vtorym-otcom| archive-date = 2016-07-23| title = "Он представлялся другом моего папы, его любимым учеником. И всем говорил, что Петр Тронько был... - Газета «ФАКТЫ и комментарии"}} </ref>


Shortly before his death, he suffered a stroke<ref>http://fakty.ua/219983-on-predstavlyalsya-drugom-moego-papy-ego-lyubimym-uchenikom-i-vsem-govoril-chto-petr-tronko-byl-dlya-nego-vtorym-otcom</ref>. He was buried in Kyiv on the central alley of Baikovo Cemetery.
Shortly before his death, he suffered a stroke.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://fakty.ua/219983-on-predstavlyalsya-drugom-moego-papy-ego-lyubimym-uchenikom-i-vsem-govoril-chto-petr-tronko-byl-dlya-nego-vtorym-otcom| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160723163013/http://fakty.ua/219983-on-predstavlyalsya-drugom-moego-papy-ego-lyubimym-uchenikom-i-vsem-govoril-chto-petr-tronko-byl-dlya-nego-vtorym-otcom| archive-date = 2016-07-23| title = "Он представлялся другом моего папы, его любимым учеником. И всем говорил, что Петр Тронько был... - Газета «ФАКТЫ и комментарии"}} </ref> He was buried in Kyiv on the central alley of [[Baikove Cemetery]].


A memorial plaque was installed in his honor, in his native village. In 2015, in Kyiv, the nameless passage between Zabolotny Street and the Pirogovo Museum was named after academician Tronko.
A memorial plaque was installed in his honor, in his native village. In 2015, in Kyiv, the nameless passage between Zabolotny Street and the [[Pyrohiv|Pyrohiv Museum]] was named after academician Tronko.


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Petro Timofiyovich Tronko (Ukrainian: Петро́ Тимофі́йович Тронько́; 12 July 1915 - 12 September 2011) was a Ukrainian academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and veteran of World War II.

He was the head of the editorial collegium for the 26-volume encyclopedia on "The History of Cities and Villages of the Ukrainian SSR.

Early life and career

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Born during World War I in 1915 to a peasant family in Sloboda Ukraine, Tronko started to work in 1932 in mines of Dzerzhynsk. Eventually, after finishing some teaching classes, he worked as a teacher of social sciences and the Ukrainian language in the village school of Bohodukhiv Raion and as director of Lebedyn children's home. Since 1937 he worked in Komsomol and in 1939 joined the Communist Party of Soviet Union.

In 1939 Tronko was a member of the Western Ukrainian People's Assembly that voted in for the Western Ukraine to join the Ukrainian SSR. During World War II he was a member of the South-western, Stalingrad, Southern, 4th Ukrainian fronts, participated in the defense of Kyiv and Stalingrad and later in the liberation of Rostov, Donbas, Left-bank Ukraine, and Kyiv. One of the first, Tronko entered the liberated Kyiv on 6 November 1943 as a major and was appointed the first secretary of the city and regional Komsomol organization. In 1947 he was dismissed from the position due to accusations of Lazar Kaganovich in "nationalistic perversions".

Post-war

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His dismissal from Komsomol work, Tronko used for education and in 1948 he graduated from the Historical faculty of Kyiv University. The same year Tronko enrolled into aspirantura of the Academy of Social Sciences (today – Russian Academy of State Service) of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union defending his dissertation in three years.

In 1951-60 Tronko worked for the Kyiv regional committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine and in 1960-61 he headed the department of propaganda and ideological agitation for the party. During the next 17 years (1961–78) Tronko worked as a Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR taking care of matters on culture, education, healthcare, press, book publishing, cinema, radio and television broadcasting, social sciences and archives. He was a member of Verkhovna Rada for nine convocations.

In 1968 Tronko defended his doctorate dissertation "Ukrainian people in the fight against Hitlerites occupiers during the Great Patriotic War (1941-45)".

In 1969 Tronko initiated the creation of Pyrohiv scansen that was opened in 1976.[1]

In independent Ukraine

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He was a deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. He was an advisor to the President Leonid Kuchma on the preservation of historical heritage.[2]

Shortly before his death, he suffered a stroke.[3] He was buried in Kyiv on the central alley of Baikove Cemetery.

A memorial plaque was installed in his honor, in his native village. In 2015, in Kyiv, the nameless passage between Zabolotny Street and the Pyrohiv Museum was named after academician Tronko.

References

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  1. ^ Pyrohiv museum of folk architecture and life of Ukraine. All Kyiv portal. 29 July 2013
  2. ^ ""Он представлялся другом моего папы, его любимым учеником. И всем говорил, что Петр Тронько был... - Газета «ФАКТЫ и комментарии"". Archived from the original on 2016-07-23.
  3. ^ ""Он представлялся другом моего папы, его любимым учеником. И всем говорил, что Петр Тронько был... - Газета «ФАКТЫ и комментарии"". Archived from the original on 2016-07-23.
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