DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ORIENTAL STUDIES

Oleksandr N. Mushkudiani

He was born in April 22, 1938 in Mestia, Mestiyskiy District, Georgia. He graduated from Kiev Pedagogical Institute named after O.M. Gorky (graduated in 1966); worked as correspondent of the Georgian radio and television in Abkhazia (1966-1969); scientific editor of Shevchenko dictionary in Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia, (V. 1, 2. 1978); in 1969 he entered the postgraduate division of Kiev Pedagogical Institute named after O.M. Gorky - graduated in 1973; lectured on Oriental literature in higher educational institutions of Ukraine: in Nizhin Pedagogical Institute named after M.V. Gogol, Pereyaslav-Khmelnitsky Pedagogical Institute named after G. Skovoroda, Kyiv National University named after T. Shevchenko.

He has been a member of the Specialized Academic Council of the Institute of Philology since 1999. In 1974 he defended his Ph.D. thesis on "Ukrainian-Georgian literary relations in the 20 - 30 years of XX century", in 1996 he defended doctoral thesis on "The role of translation in the Georgian-Ukrainian Literary Relations." From 1973 to 1996 he worked at the Institute of Literature named after T. Shevchenko of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine as senior researcher and head of the department. He is a author of over 200 scientific articles, including: "Zapovit" by Shevchenko in Georgian language "(1972);" Kavkaz " by Shevchenko in Georgian translation (1976) and others.

Oleksandr N. Mushkudiani took part in scientific conferences dedicated to T. Shevchenko (XIX, XXI, XXII and XXIII). Author of monographs, including: "Rapprochement and mutual enrichment of Soviet literature" (co-author, K., 1977), "Subject of internationalism and friendship in the multinational Soviet literature" (K., 1981);"From the history of Ukrainian-Georgian literary relations late XIX - early XX century." (K., 1986), "Georgian-Ukrainian literary and artistic relationship 20's - 30 years of the XX century." (K., 1991); "Saadi. Life and Work "(K., 1999) etc.

He published a book with a foreword and comments "Monuments of old Georgian Literature" (2006). Now at Kyiv International University he lectures on Oriental literature and structure of foreign journalism. He is the head of the Department of Ukrainian and world cultures and of literatures. Executive editor of scientific journals like "Visnyk" (literary studies) and "Orientalis".

For strengthening the friendship between the Ukrainian and Georgian peoples he was awarded with the "Diploma of the Supreme Council of Georgia" and "Order of Honor" - The Republic of Georgia.

Doctor of Philology, professor, member of the National Union of Writers of Ukraine (1996), a member of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (2003).