Geley Stepan Dmitrovich

Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor
Vice-Rector for Educational Work of Lviv University of Trade and Economics
Professor of History and Philosophy

79005, Lviv, Tugan-Baranovsky str., 10, office 224
phone:   +38 (032) 275-66-21
e-mail: lute@lute.lviv.ua, heleystepan@ukr.net

Brief biographical information
GELEI Stepan Dmytrovych was born on May 12, 1941 in the village of Babukhiv, Rohatyn district, Stanislavsk (now Ivano-Frankivsk) region. He studied at the Babukhiv seven-year (1950–1957) and Konyushkiv secondary schools (1957–1960) in the Rohatyn district. In 1969 he graduated from the Faculty of History of Lviv State University, and later finished graduate school.
He began his scientific and pedagogical activity in 1972 at Lviv University of Trade and Economics. In 1978 he defended his dissertation, in 1982 - received the academic title of associate professor. In September 1989 he headed the Department of History and Political Science, in 1993 he also became Vice-Rector for Educational Work. In 1999, he received the degree of Doctor of Historical Sciences by defending his dissertation.
His main research interests are the political history of Ukraine in the XIX-XX centuries, the history of political thought and the cooperative movement of Ukrainians.
Problems of political history of Ukraine are covered in the monographs "Conservative current in the socio-political thought of Ukraine in the XIX century" (1996), "Conservative-political concept of statehood" (1997), "Essays on the history of social movements and political parties in Ukraine (XIX-XX) art.) ”(2001) (co-author); in historical and political research on M. Galushchinsky, M. Hrushevsky, M. Drahomanov, R. Zalozetsky, D. Isayevich, P. Kulish, M. Levitsky, K. Levitsky, V. Lypynsky, O. Nazaruk, 3. Pelensky, S. Petliura, P. Skoropadsky, S. Tomashivsky, M. Tugan-Baranovsky, S. Fedak, I. Franko, P. Franko, R. Zubyk and others.
Problems of the origin and development of Ukrainian conservative political thought he revealed in the monograph "Vasyl Kuchabsky: From the National Idea to Statehood" (1998). In it, he analyzed the assessments of the Ukrainian national revolution of 1917–1921 and, in this connection, Ukrainian-Polish and Ukrainian-Russian relations. He also focused on the study and popularization of Kuchabsky's work "Western Ukraine in the Struggle against Poland and Bolshevism in 1918-1923" ("Die Westukraine im Kampfe mit Polen und dem Bolschewismus in den Jahren 1918-1923"), published in Berlin in German in 1934. The work had a great influence on the development of historical thought in Ukraine, and I. Lysyak-Rudnytsky called it the only one that “rises to the level of historiography of great style.” In 2015, S. Geley and T. Lisna translated it into Ukrainian. .
This scientist have published the following textbooks and manuals on this issue: "State Worldview of Vyacheslav Lypynsky" (1994), "Ukrainian Political Science", part. I and II (1996–1997), “Short Historical Terminology Dictionary” (1999), “World and European Integration. Organizational Principles ”(2001) (in collaboration),“ Political and Legal Systems of the World ”(2002, 2006, 2012), (co-author S. Rutar),“ Introduction to the History of Ukraine ”course (2004) (co-author V. Halyuk). Handbook for Higher Education "Political Science", which he co-authored with Assoc. S. Rutar, had 9 editions in Kyiv and Lviv (1996–2015).
At the same time, S. Geley researches the history of the cooperative movement and the Ukrainian cooperative idea. He is the founder and head of the of Cooperative Construction, well-known in Ukraine and abroad scientific school, author of a number of monographs, textbooks and manuals, dictionaries and reference books on this issue.
A successful project in Ukrainian historiography was the publication by a team of scholars edited by Prof. S. Geley of historical essays "Ukrainian cooperators" in 3 books. (1997–2007). They contain 116 historical essays on the life and creative activity of prominent public and political figures - scientists, lawyers, priests, cultural figures, who were supporters of the cooperative idea in Ukraine. The genesis of the cooperative idea, scientific and practical achievements of its bearers and ascetics are revealed in the book "Ukrainian cooperative idea in the European context" (2003).
In 2008, S. Heley completed a thorough long-term study of the history of Lviv University of Trade and Economics (624 pages, 797 illustrations) - the oldest trade and economic university in Ukraine. In this work, the scientist intensified the achievements of a cohort of prominent figures of science and education, who lived and worked in different educational communities: Austrian, Polish XIX - early XX century, Polish - interwar period, Ukrainian - during the development of the national liberation movement, Soviet and modern Ukrainian. In 2010 he published a one-man monograph "Ilya Vitanovich: scientific, pedagogical and social activities", which for the first time in Ukrainian historiography analyzed the works of a prominent scientist in the history of Ukraine, sociology, history of the economic thought, theory and history of cooperation. Cooperation, in I. Vytanovych's understanding, satisfied not only the material needs of Ukrainian citizenship, served as a natural manifestation of social and economic self-organization of the people, but also was the source and engine of its cultural and spiritual self-development.
In 2013, for the first time in the history of Ukraine, a monumental scientific study "Consumer Cooperation of Ukraine: from its inception to the present" was published under the editorship of S. Geley. The work covers the history of the most common type of cooperation in Ukraine from the emergence of the first consumer societies to the characteristics of modern cooperative organizations. The authors of the study drew attention to the organizational dynamics, ideological foundations and national and civic significance of the Ukrainian cooperative movement, which aimed at social justice, human rights, economic independence. The work contains a large number of sources, most of which were used for the first time.
Under the guidance of S. Geley, textbooks for students of higher educational institutions were also published: "History of the Cooperative Movement" (1995), "History of Consumer Cooperation" (1996) - which cover the main stages of development of world and Ukrainian economic thought, reveal the role and place of cooperation in life of people in recent decades. In 2004 S. Geley (co-author) published a textbook for 11 classes of secondary schools "Fundamentals of Cooperation", and in 2006 (co-author with R. Pastushenko) - a textbook for higher education institutions "Theory and History of Cooperation". He also was one of the co-authors of the textbook "Cooperative Law", ed. V. Semchik (1998).
Edited by S. Geley, two books were published "In the struggle for the freedom of Ukraine. Memoirs, biographies, documents, materials” (2005, 2006), which critics later called a publishing model that condenses the “collective memory of the people” (J. Dashkevych). The introduction to one of them, the Way of the Cross of the Ukrainian Church, states that "today the main burden of reviving the national spirituality of Ukrainians, overcoming the consequences of denationalization, and ending the destructive influence of the Moscow Patriarchate with its chauvinistic attitude falls on the national church."
In the monograph "Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Babukhov" (2015) the author covers the activities of the church community in the family village of Babukhov, Rohatyn region, from the XV century to this day, clarifies the role of the clergy in the education of their own people, in the awakening of national consciousness and state thinking.
The scientist also owns two collections of articles "From the national idea to statehood ..." (2011) and "On ideas, heroes and politics" (2016). They include 150 articles and reports, interviews, reviews and responses to scientific papers and dissertations, in which the author provides specific material for conceptual generalizations about the role and place of the intelligentsia in the national liberation movement, acquaints the reader with the views of scholars on problems of development of humanitarian  sciences, Ukrainian culture and spirituality, economic development of Galicia and Ukrainian cooperation. S. Geley - one of the authors of the 3-volume "History of Lviv" (2007), wrote a number of articles for the Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine, the Encyclopedia of Lviv, the Encyclopedia of the Scientific Society. Shevchenko, Encyclopedia of Western Ukraine and other scientific publications.
In total, S. Geley is the author of more than 400 scientific and scientific-methodical works, including 9 individual monographs, 6 collective, 6 textbooks and 18 textbooks.
From 1997 to 2019 - Editor-in-Chief of the Bulletin of Lviv University of Trade and Economics. Humanities.
S. Geley is the founder (1984) and permanent president (35 years) of the folk choir "Dream", whose performing skills have been highly valued for many years both in Ukraine and abroad. He is a member of the National Music Union of Ukraine, Honored Worker of Culture of Ukraine, author of the monograph “Dream. Pages of History” (2005).
S. Geley - an active member of the Shevchenko Scientific Society. He is a full member of «НТШ» (2005), a member of the Presidium, chairman of the Historical and Philosophical Section of the Society (2010), deputy chairman of «НТШ» (2014), editor-in-chief of Visnyk «НТШ» (2015).
Deputy Chairman of the Lviv Regional Branch of the Congress of Ukrainian Intelligentsia, Chairman of the Coordination Council of Cossack Societies of Lviv.
From 1961 to 1964 he served in the Soviet Army.
On April 26, 1990, by order of the Commander of the Prykarpattia Military District № 25, he was awarded the military rank of Captain. On March 26, 1992, he took the oath of allegiance to the people of Ukraine.

Basic teaching disciplines

• History of Ukrainian statehood

Research activities

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4349-9107
Researcher ID: F-4868-2019

S. Geley carries out his scientific activity in accordance with the plan of research works of the University and the Department of History and Philosophy, takes an active part in international and all-Ukrainian scientific and scientific-practical conferences, round table meetings, seminars.
Under the guidance of S. Geley, 3 dissertations were defended for the degree: two candidate's and one doctoral dissertation.

S. Geley carries out his scientific activity as:
1. Professor of the Department of History and Philosophy of LTEU;
2. Full member of the Scientific Society. Shevchenko;
3. Member of the Presidium and First Deputy Chairman of the Scientific Society. Shevchenko;
4. Editor-in-Chief of the Bulletin of Lviv University of Trade and Economics. Humanities;
5. Editor-in-Chief of the Bulletin of «НТШ»;
6. Executor of the research topic: "Ukrainian cooperative figures of Western Ukraine - active participants in the Ukrainian national revolution (To the 100th anniversary of the Ukrainian national revolution of 1917-1921)" (№ 011V000022).

Organizational and methodical work

• Vice-Rector for Educational Work of the University (Order № 238/02 of 02.08.2001).

Certification training
1. In 2018 he passed an internship at the Krypyakevych Institute of Ukrainian Studies of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Department of Modern History of Ukraine. Topic - Improving scientific and pedagogical and research skills, the study of management experience in the educational process (Order of the Rector of LTEU № 219/02 from 03. 09. 2018).
2. Lviv branch of the Institute of Ukrainian Archeography and Source Studies named after M. S. Hrushevsky National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Topic: Improving scientific-pedagogical and scientific-research skills, studying managerial experience in the educational process. Term of internship: 18.10. 2021 - November 30, 2021 Number of study credits (hours): 3 ECTS credits.

List of awards and incentives

I. State awards
1. By the Decree of the President of Ukraine, the honorary title of "Honored Worker of Culture of Ukraine" was awarded (September 4, 1999, № 2619);
2. By the Decree of the President of Ukraine he was awarded the Order of Merit of the III degree (May 4, 2019, № 188/2019).

ІІ. Awards of central authorities
1. The Ministry of Education of Ukraine awarded the badge "Excellence in Education of Ukraine" (December 4, 1999)
2. The Chairman of Ukoopspilka and the Chairman of the Central Committee of the Trade Union of Consumer Cooperatives of Ukraine awarded a Diploma (May 7, 2001);
3. The Central Union of Consumer Societies of Ukraine awarded the "Badge of Honor" (June 9, 2004, № 324);
4. The Central Union of Consumer Societies of Ukraine announced a "Gratitude" with a personal watch (May 11, 2006);
5. He was awarded the Petro Mohyla badge by the Ministry of Education and Science (May 12, 2007, № 780);
6. Victor Yushchenko, a candidate for President of Ukraine, declared him a "Gratitude" (January 2010);
7. The Western Research Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine marked with "Thanks" a member of the Presidium of «НТШ», a full member of «НТШ», Ph.D. for many years of sacrificial work for the benefit of Ukrainian science and on the occasion of the 140th anniversary of the «НТШ».

III. Awards of local authorities
1. Awarded the Diploma of the Lviv Regional State Administration (May 2001);
2. The Lviv Regional Council awarded the President of the Chapel, Honored Worker of Culture of Ukraine with a Certificate of Honor on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the folk choir "Dream" (April 16, 2015);
3. Awarded the Diploma of the Lviv Regional State Administration on the occasion of the 145th anniversary of the Scientific Society. Shevchenko (2018);
4. Lviv Regional State Administration awarded the medal "100th anniversary of the November Order" (2018);
5. For active participation in the activities of the Shevchenko Scientific Society and on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the resumption of its activities in Ukraine was awarded the Diploma of the Lviv Regional Council (September 12, 2019).

IV. Awards of other departments and organizations
1. Awarded by the Academy of Economics in Wroclaw (Poland) with the Honorary Award on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the educational institution (2007);
2. For outstanding merits in the establishment and development of the Ukrainian state, the Society of Political Prisoners and Repressed awarded the honorary award "Cross of Glory" (May 20, 2008);
3. Awarded the Order of the Golden Cross of Registered Cossacks by the Lviv Regional Cossack Society of the All-Ukrainian Public Organization "Ukrainian Registered Cossacks" (2011);
4. The Lviv organization of the Writers' Union of Ukraine awarded the Diploma of the Laureate of the Roman Fedoriv Literary Prize for the best publication in the field of criticism and journalism in 2011 on the pages of the magazine "Dzvin" (2012);
5. He was awarded the Jubilee Medal "140 Years of the Shevchenko Scientific Society" by the Presidium of the «НТШ» (October 2, 2013, № 00011);
6. The Presidium of «НТШ» thanked for financial support and contribution to the development of the Company (March 26, 2016);
7. Gnizdychiv United Territorial Community awarded "Gratitude" for a significant personal contribution to the increase of the fund of scientific books of the school library of Rudyansk comprehensive school (June 30, 2019);
8. Lviv Archdiocese of the UGCC, Andrei Sheptytsky Center for National Education, St. George Public Council announced "Thanks" for organizing and holding the Solemn Academy dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the revival of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and the 75th anniversary of the death of Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky (November 13, 2019);
9. All-Ukrainian public organization "Ukrainian Registered Cossacks" awarded the Cross of "Peter Sagaidachny" for a significant contribution to the revival of spiritual and patriotic traditions of the Ukrainian Cossacks (11.10.2020);
10. The Davidivka village council of the united territorial community presented a letter of thanks for a significant personal contribution to the First All-Ukrainian Cossack Festival in the village of Pasyky-Zubrytsky and on the occasion of the 365th anniversary of the liberation campaign of the Cossack army in Galicia (October 11, 2020).

V. Awards of Lviv University of Trade and Economics
1. On the occasion of the 60th anniversary, the Rector of the Lviv Commercial Academy announces gratitude and awards a prize in the amount of the official salary (May 8, 2001);
2. The Academic Council awarded the honorary title of "Honored Professor of the University" (December 4, 2007);
3. For many years of conscientious work and on the occasion of the completion of work on writing a fundamental scientific historical work - Lviv Commercial Academy. Essay on history (LKA Publishing House, 2008. - 624 p.) The administration announced its gratitude, awarded a Certificate of Honor and awarded a prize of UAH 150,000. (December 22, 2008);
4. Rector of the University awarded with a Certificate of Honor for significant personal contribution to the writing of textbooks and manuals and significant success in research and teaching (2014);
5. The Rector of the University awarded a Certificate of Merit for many years of fruitful work, active citizenship and on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of his birth (May 12, 2016);
6. Awarded with the Honorary Award of Lviv University of Trade and Economics (December 28, 2016).