Biography

Smolii’s scientific interests cover the history of Medieval Ukraine, the liberation movement and public consciousness of cossacks and rural people, state formation, history of the Cossacks.

Smolii is the author of about 800 scientific works, including 15 monographs. He is the Head of the Ukrainian Branch of the International Scientific Society on Studies of the XVIII Century, the President of the National Committee on Southeast Europe Countries, the Head of the Board on Scientific Heritage and Political Activity of Academician Mykhailo Hrushevskyi (1998-2000).

Titles

Merited Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine (1998).

Awards

Laureate of State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology (2001), Order of Yaroslav the Wise, Class V (2000), IV (2004) and Class III (2011), Order of Merit, Class II (2006) and Class I (2009), Certificate of Merit of President of Ukraine (1996).