Background
BAGALEY, Dmitriy was born in 1857 in Kiev. Son of an artisan.
BAGALEY, Dmitriy was born in 1857 in Kiev. Son of an artisan.
Studied at Kiev University. 1882 graduate Khar’kov University.
1883-1887 associate professor, from 1887 professor of Russian history, Khar’kov University. From 1883 also in charge of Khar’kov Historical Archives. 1906-1910 rector, Khar’kov University.
1906 and 1910-1914 member, State Council. 1914-1917 Mayor of Khar'kov. 1919-1932 member and vicepres, Ukraine Academy of Sciences.
Professor of Ukraine history, Khar’kov and Poltava Institute of Public Education. Simultaneously head, Khar’kov Department of Research into Ukraine History, Institute for History of Ukraine Culture, Institute of Shevchenko Studies, and Ukraine Centr Archives Board. Twice elected chairman, Bureau of Ukraine Researchers’ Sections.
Pupil of historian V.B. Antonovich. Shared Master of Science Grushevskiy’s views on Ukraine history. Specialist in Ukraine history of 15th-18th Century.
His most valuable work was to put the Khar’kov historical archives in order and publish material from the archives.
All religions persuade people to rely on outside authority, thus preventing them to become self-reliant.
Strong communist party can create a new and better society with neither rich nor poor.
Member, Ukraine Academy of Sciences from 1919.
