VIKTOR HOLUBKO: PROFESSOR, MENTOR, COLLEAGUE, CELEBRATING A HISTORIAN’S ANNIVERSARY

The article examines the life and career of Dr. Viktor Holubko, Doctor of History, Professor, and Head of the Department of Local History at Ivan Franko National University of Lviv. It provides an in-depth analysis of his scientific, pedagogical, organizational, and administrative contributions. The article reviews the themes of dissertation research supervised by Dr. Holubko, along with an overview of his scholarly achievements as an eminent researcher in military history and a prolific author of publications on the development and operations of the Ukrainian army, Ukrainian liberation movements, and local history. Dr. Holubko’s academic journey began in the late 1980s with his candidate's thesis, which focused on the challenges and accomplishments of the Ukrainian Central Council in military construction. Key areas in his research include Ukraine's 20th-century military history, particularly the Ukrainian People's Republic’s army; military aspects of the liberation struggles of 1917–1921; national military doctrine; and historical and regional studies methodologies. His scholarly and organizational roles include serving as Head of the Department of Local History since 2008, scientific editor of Lviv University History Faculty Proceedings, and as a member of specialized academic councils at Ivan Franko National University of Lviv and Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Ground Forces Academy. Keywords: Professor Viktor Holubko, Lviv University, military history, local history, university department, monograph, dissertation.