BABENKO Vasiliy Yakovlevich

BABENKO Vasiliy Yakovlevich (b. 20.6. 1950), folklorist, ethnographer. Candidate of History (1985). His research is devoted to the study of ethnic processes of the late 19th to early 21st centuries and the history of the migration of Ukrainians to the territory of Bashkortostan, decorative and applied arts and crafts, song folklore, etc. Author of more than 200 research papers.  Collected  more  than  500  Ukrainian songs.  Chairman  of  the  Republican  Ethnic Cultural Center of Ukrainians of Bashkortostan “Kobzar” (2012–15). Member of the Presidium of the Ukrainian World Coordinating Council (1992–2002, 2012–16). Chairman of the Council of the Interregional Public Organization “T.G. Shevchenko Scientific Society of Ukraine Studies” (2010–15).  

M.A. Pilipak