Natalia Yakovenko



Natalia Mykolaivna Yakovenko (Наталя Миколаївна Яковенко; born 1942) is a Ukrainian historian and professor, known for her expertise in Latin linguistics and her contributions to the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.

Education and research career
Born in Aprelivka (Kropyvnyskyi Raion), a village in central Ukraine, Yakovenko graduated with a degree in classics from the University of Lviv in 1967. Following her graduation, she joined the Central State Historical Archive of Ukraine as a researcher. Her academic career progressed when she became a lecturer at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in 1981.

In 1987, Yakovenko took a senior research position at the Institute of History of Ukraine under the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU). Four years later, in 1991, she was appointed chair of the NASU Institute of Ukrainian Archaeography and Source Studies. She earned her doctorate in historical sciences in 1994 and became chair of the NASU Department of History in 1995.

Since 1992, Yakovenko has served as a professor at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. Her research focuses on the paleography of Latin-language documents in Ukraine and the history of the Ukrainian gentry.

Yakovenko was a member of the first senate of the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) from 2002 to 2005. In 2020, the UCU awarded her the title of Doctor honoris causa, the highest honor the university confers, in recognition of her contributions to education, culture, art, and ministry.

Personal interview

 * Klochko, D. In order to move forward it is necessary to talk the language of the end of 20th century. Newspaper Den. 21 January 2000
 * Desyatyryk, D. Great illusion. Newspaper Den. 2 August 2002
 * Chornei, Yu. For historian it is not given to realize the world as it used to be. Mirror Weekly. 25 January 2003
 * Makhun, S. A historian is a slave of source. Mirror Weekly. 16 October 2004
 * Makhun, S. ...To find real normal person that lost in history. Mirror Weekly. 3 December 2005

Others about N.Yakovenko

 * Desyatyryk, D. A wonderful parallel world. Newspaper Den. (recension on the work "Parallel world. Research on the history of representations and ideas in Ukraine in 16th – 17th centuries")
 * Hudzyk, K. Parallel world. Newspaper Den. (recension on the work "Parallel world. Research on the history of representations and ideas in Ukraine in 16th – 17th centuries")
 * Yakovenko's profile at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy website
 * Nahorna, T. Freedon lecture. Without quotations. Zbruč. 29 May 2013
 * Marynovych, M. Presentation of Natalia Yakvenko. Zbruč. 31 May 2013
 * Hrytsak, Ya. Word of gratitude to Natalia Yakovenko. Zbruč 30 May 2013