batch_1778682225 20260513172345000 National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Institute of Encyclopedic Research esu@esu.com.ua National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Institute of Encyclopedic Research Entsyklopedychnyi visnyk Ukrainy [The Encyclopedia Herald of Ukraine] Entsykl. visn. Ukr. 2706-9990 2707-000X 2019 11 Lilia Tsyganenko Izmail State University of Humanities (Izmail, Ukraine) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5014-9845 During the interstate scholarly project “Ukraine and Moldova: common historical memory, lessons and perspectives”, the materials about the prominent personalities of science, culture and politics born in Southern Bessarabia was collected by the scientists from Ukraine, Moldova, Bulgaria. As a result, it was prepared and published a bilingual (Ukrainian – English) encyclopedic dictionary based on these collected materials. The encyclopedic dictionary is a unique example of cooperation between the scientists from several countries. It aims to stimulate a sense of pride among the younger generation, as well as to introduce people of different countries to our famous countrymen. This article provides background information on how to prepare this encyclopedic dictionary and highlights its content. 2019 40 46 10.37068/evu.11.4 https://evu.encyclopedia.kyiv.ua/article/74 https://evu.encyclopedia.kyiv.ua/doi/10.37068/evu.11.4.pdf Tsyganenko, L. & Mustyatse, S. (Eds.). (2019). They changed history (125 natives of South Bessarabia): Encyclopedic Dictionary. Izmail, Chișinău [in Ukrainian].