Tronko is the author of more than 600 scientific, journalistic and other works, including 20 monographs. He supervised the creation of the fundamental work “History of Cities and Villages of the Ukrainian SSR” in 26 volumes. The first volume is about Kharkiv oblast, it was recognized at the Expo 67 exhibition in Canada. In 1967-1988, Tronko was the Head of the Ukrainian Society of Historical and Cultural Heritage Protection; the Director of the Institute of the Ukrainian Book, the Chairman of the Board of Oles Honchar All-Ukrainian Foundation of Historical and Architectural Heritage and Architectural Renovation (since 1996), the Vice-President of the Association of Historical Cities of Ukraine, the Head of Kharkiv Community in Kyiv; the Head of the Overseers Board of Kharkiv University (since 2003).

Titles

Doctor Honoris Causa of several higher educational institutions of Ukraine, Merited Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine (1990).

Awards

Hero of Ukraine (2000), Honorary Citizen of Kharkiv, Bohodukhiv, Lebedyn, Kamianets-Podilskyi, Kanev, Kyiv, Pereiaslev-Khmelnytskyi, Merited Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine (1990), laureate of the State Prize of the USSR (1976), M. Ostrovsky Prize in Science and Technology of Ukraine, Order of the Red Star (1943), Order of the Red Labor Banner (1958, 1965, 1971, 1973), Order of Lenin (1961), Order of Friendship of Peoples (1975), Order of Merit, Class III (1995), Order of Yaroslav the Wise (2005), Certificate of Merit of the President of the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian SSR (1975, 1981), Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (2000), and other decorations.