Akademiya

Akademiya (Видавничий центр «Академія», Publishing Center "Akademiya") is a Ukrainian book publishing house based in Kyiv. It was founded in 1993 and has spent most of its existence working with intellectual and educational books. Its catalogue spans university textbooks and teaching aids, scholarly monographs, encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works, as well as materials for secondary schools. Over its history the house has prepared more than 700 books with a combined print run of around 10 million copies, according to its Russian Wikipedia entry. The publisher is closely associated with several long-running series. "Alma Mater" covers textbooks and manuals for higher education; "Testy" serves school pupils and university applicants; "Monohraf" publishes monographs; "Entsyklopedii erudytiv" offers analytical encyclopedias; "Nota bene" covers dictionaries and reference books; and "SAM!" provides materials for independent student work aligned with the Bologna Process. In the humanities it has built series such as "Avtohrafy chasu" (Autographs of Time), launched in 2007 for biographical prose, and "Zhyttya i slovo" (Life and Word), literary portraits of writers who shaped the modern Ukrainian canon. In recent years Akademiya has become more visible in literary fiction for readers of different ages. Its first fiction project was the biographical novel series "Avtohrafy chasu"; this was followed by "In crudo" ("Without Embellishment"), which gathers prose by Ukrainian modernists, many of whom were overlooked or discriminated against in their time. The publisher has also developed a strong list of young-adult fiction, with stories whose heroes are the same age as their readers. Authors in this area include Iryna Matsko, Olha Kupriyan, Nadia Bila, Mariia Morozenko, Olha Liliak, Oksana Saiko, Olena Ryzhko, Sasha Hryshchenko, Alevtina Shavlach, Okseniia Burlaka, Marta Hulei, Yuliia Cherniienko, Serhii Hrydin and Vasyl Teremko. The series "Imya" (Name), launched in 2017, presents works by contemporary Ukrainian writers. Akademiya has received numerous awards for its publishing work, including an honorary diploma at the IX All-Ukrainian Publishers' Forum in Lviv for the "Alma Mater" higher-education textbook series, a commendation from the State Committee for Information Policy, Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine, a diploma at the III Kyiv International Book Fair "Book Garden—2001" for the two-volume "Economic Encyclopedia", and the "Independence of Ukraine" medal from the International Academic Rating of Popularity and Quality "Golden Fortune". The publishing house remains active, selling books directly through its website and maintaining a presence on social media.

Akademiya was founded in Kyiv in 1993 as a Ukrainian book publishing house. From the outset it concentrated on intellectual books: university textbooks and teaching aids, scholarly monographs, encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works, and materials for secondary schools. Its "Alma Mater" series became a flagship line of textbooks and manuals for higher education, while the "Testy" series served school pupils and university applicants. The publisher also produced school textbooks, notably chemistry textbooks by P. P. Popel and L. S. Kryklya. Over the years it worked with many well-known Ukrainian scholars and their younger colleagues, some of whom gained recognition alongside the house. According to its Russian Wikipedia entry, by the 2020s the publisher had prepared more than 700 books with a total print run of about 10 million copies. In 2007 it launched the biographical prose series "Avtohrafy chasu" (Autographs of Time), devoted to outstanding people of the past and present. A decade later, in 2017, it added the series "Imya" (Name) for contemporary Ukrainian fiction, along with lines of books for teenagers and young adults. Another literary series, "In crudo" ("Without Embellishment"), gathered works of Ukrainian modernism, many of whose authors had been overlooked or discriminated against in their own time. In recent years the publisher has become more prominent in fiction for readers of different ages. Its young-adult list features stories whose protagonists are the same age as their readers, with authors such as Iryna Matsko, Olha Kupriyan, Nadia Bila, Mariia Morozenko, Olha Liliak, Oksana Saiko, Olena Ryzhko, Sasha Hryshchenko, Alevtina Shavlach, Okseniia Burlaka, Marta Hulei, Yuliia Cherniienko, Serhii Hrydin and Vasyl Teremko. The house has described 2021 as a year of debuts, with new prose writers such as Sofiia Benza, Valeriia Savotina and Oksana Yahla. Its series "Imya" is presented as having great potential for contemporary prose. Akademiya has received numerous awards. These include an honorary diploma at the IX All-Ukrainian Publishers' Forum in Lviv for the "Alma Mater" higher-education textbook series; a commendation from the Chairman of the State Committee for Information Policy, Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine for fruitful work in the information sphere and high professional skill; a diploma at the III Kyiv International Book Fair "Book Garden—2001" for the two-volume "Economic Encyclopedia"; and the "Independence of Ukraine" medal No. 113 from the International Academic Rating of Popularity and Quality "Golden Fortune". The publishing house continues to operate, selling books through its website and maintaining a social media presence.

• 2021

  Described by the publisher as a year of literary debuts, with new authors such as Sofiia Benza, Valeriia Savotina and Oksana Yahla.

• 2017

  Launches the contemporary Ukrainian fiction series "Imya" (Name) and lines for teenagers and young adults.

• 2007

  Launches the biographical prose series "Avtohrafy chasu" (Autographs of Time).

• 2001

  Wins a diploma at the III Kyiv International Book Fair "Book Garden—2001" for the two-volume "Economic Encyclopedia".

• 1993

  Akademiya publishing house founded in Kyiv.

An intellectual and educational publisher with a growing literary fiction and young-adult list, aimed at students, scholars and discerning general readers in Ukraine.

• Alma Mater series

  Textbooks and teaching aids for students of higher education institutions.

• Testy series

  Publications for school pupils and university applicants.

• Monohraf series

  Monographs with bold, comprehensive, controversial treatment of issues relevant to intellectual discourse.

• Entsyklopedii erudytiv series

  Analytical, original, comprehensive encyclopedias reflecting the current level of scientific development.

• Nota bene series

  Dictionaries and reference books.

• Avtohrafy chasu series

  Biographical prose about outstanding people of the past and present.

• SAM! series

  Materials for independent student work created in accordance with Bologna Process requirements.

• Zhyttya i slovo series

  Literary portraits of writers who shaped the canon of modern Ukrainian literature.

• Imya series

  Works by contemporary Ukrainian writers.

• In crudo series

  Works of Ukrainian modernism.

1. 1Новинкиacademia-pc.com.ua
2. 2«АКАДЕМІЯ»: НОВІ ГОРИЗОНТИ - ВЦ "Академія"academia-pc.com.ua
3. 3Akademiyawikidata.org
4. 4Академіяru.wikipedia.org