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Antonina Yova (Smirnova)

An experienced educator from the Kryvyi Rih State Pedagogical Institute; invited to Simferopol to establish the Ukrainian language department at the Crimean Pedagogical Institute. She worked as a lecturer and docent for 32 years; philology graduates called her the mother of Ukrainian educators of Crimea.

Overview

Antonina Yova (Smirnova) was a heroic woman and a highly gifted scholar and educator who laid the cornerstone of Ukrainian pedagogical education and scholarship in Crimea. She worked for nearly 32 years at the Ukrainian language department of the Crimean Pedagogical Institute and Simferopol State University, leaving a deep mark on the lives of several generations of Crimean teachers.

Key Details / Subtopics

  • Invitation to Crimea: called to Simferopol due to a shortage of local specialists in 1954.
  • Thirty-two years of pedagogical work: lecturer and docent at the Ukrainian language department.
  • A born mother: philology graduates of all generations called her the mother of Ukrainian educators of Crimea.