Mykola Polonskyi Author

After obtaining the Diploma of Translator/Teacher of English at Kharkiv State University (Ukraine), Mykola Polonskyi joined the Naval Aviation of the Northern Fleet. During the height of Cold War, he was serving as a translator and teacher in the Soviet Military Missions in Ethiopia and Libya. In 1996, he obtained the MPA degree at Indiana University, devoted himself to public life, and started working as public servant, University lecturer and policy expert in good governance. In 2012, he joined the list of UNDP International Experts in Local Governance and Local Development. Since 2015, he has been working as Governance Adviser in Eastern Ukraine. He is the author of several publications for the UNDP, and publications in Linguistics and Local Governance. His latest books are: in Ukrainian- (2006); (2020); 95 (2020); in Russian- (2012); in English-Cold War in a Hot Place (2015, co-authored with Randall Baker).