Mykhailo Hrushevskyi Politician

Mykhailo Serhiyovych Hrushevsky (Ukrainian: Михайло Сергійович Грушевський; Chełm, 29 September [O.S. 17 September] 1866 – Kislovodsk, 24 November 1934) was a Ukrainian academician, politician, historian, and statesman, one of the most important figures of the Ukrainian national revival of the early 20th century. He was the country's greatest modern historian, foremost organizer of scholarship, leader of the pre-revolution Ukrainian national movement, head of the Central Rada (Ukraine's 1917–1918 revolutionary parliament), and a leading cultural figure in Soviet Ukraine in the 1920s. He died under mysterious circumstances in 1934.

Personal facts

Birth date	September 29, 1866
Birth name	Mykhailo Serhiyovych Hrushevsky
Birth place	Chełm , Kholm , Lublin Governorate
Nationality	Ukrainians
Religion	Russian Orthodox Church
Date of death	November 26, 1934
Place of death	Kislovodsk , Stavropol Krai , North Caucasus Krai
Education	Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv