Gennady Romanenko

Gennady Romanenko
Born	January 12, 1969 Karabelivka, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine

Gennady Romanenko is a Ukrainian entrepreneur, sociocultural projects initiator, and author.

His book Karabelіvka. The land of Our Ancestors - the Land of Our Heirs was nominated for the Ukrainian Book of the Year award, an annual literary award by the President of Ukraine.

Prior to 2015, Romanenko was on board of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine and the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.

Romanenko graduated from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, degree - Ph.D. in Law.

In the late 1980s he became known in the professional community as an antiques collector.

In 1991-97 was engaged in foreign trade.

In 1997-2014 Romanenko extensively worked in state agencies. Namely, he was the head of customs offices in several regions of Ukraine, twice in Kyiv. In different periods, Romanenko was an advisor to the chairmen of the State Fiscal Service. He also worked in the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.

In an interview in 2015, Romanenko noted that reforms in the customs agencies had always met tremendous resistance.

Since 2015 he is engaged in agribusiness, as well as consults foreign economic relations.

Romanenko is actively developing sociocultural projects, including the revival of the relic Ukrainian horse breed.

Gennady Romanenko is the author of the book Karabelіvka. The land of Our Ancestors - the Land of Our Heirs, devoted to the history of his native village in Vinnytsia oblast of Ukraine. The book was published by the Rodovid Press in 2015.

After its publication the book aroused considerable interest in the academic and museum communities of Ukraine. A panel on the book was done during the V International Scientific Conference Oral history research: current trends, directions and perspectives. State historical museums included the book on Karabelivka into their libraries' lists.

In 2016, the State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine put Romanenko's book into competition for Ukrainian Book of the Year Presidential Award, in the category "For contribution to the development of Ukrainian Studies".

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