Brief history

Ukrainian Geographical Society originates from the South-Western Department of Imperial Russian Geographical Society founded in 1873 in Kyiv. Ukrainian branch of the Geographical Society of the USSR was organized in 1947. The First Meeting of the Society was held in Kyiv in 1964. In 1950-1960s it discussed the problems of physical and economic-geographical regionalization, thematic mapping of Ukraine, integrated water management, the impact on atmospheric processes, environmental protection, training of geographical personnel and improvement of teaching of geography; in the 1970-1980s – the issues of the planning of economic development, rational environmental management, spatial planning.

Geographical Society of Ukrainian SSR was retitled on the Ukrainian Geographic Society in 1992. In the 1990-2000s meeting slogans were: "Think about the future. Take care of nature","Ukraine and global processes: the geographical dimension","Geographical problems of sustainable development", "Geography in the information society". 

The building of the Kiev office of the State Bank, which held the first meeting of the Department

The leaders of the South-Western Department of Russian Geographical Society P.Chubynsky, G. Galagan, V.Antonovych

Meeting of the South-Western Department

 Kyiv geographers at the XI Congress of UGS in Chernivtsi

 President of Ukrainian Geographical Society Petro Shyshchenko and Vice-Presidents Yaroslav Oliynik and Sergii Bortnyk at the opening of the X Congress in Kyiv