ck y ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁L viv , ▁Ukraine . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁his ▁parents , ▁he ▁imm igr ated ▁to ▁Austria ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁the ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁G aje ck y ▁lived ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁During ▁his ▁school ▁years , ▁he ▁act ively ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁cultural ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁di as por a ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁Part icular ly , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Ukrain ian ▁Pl ast ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁a ▁school ▁of ▁Ukrain ian ▁studies . ▁ ▁G aje ck y ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁De Paul ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁History ▁degree . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁he ▁obtained ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree ▁in ▁history ▁in ▁the ▁Ro ose vel t ▁University . ▁G aje ck y ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago ▁( 1 9 6 7 – 1 9 7 8 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁he ▁obtained ▁a ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁history ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁G aje ck y ' s ▁scholar ly ▁career ▁has ▁been ▁mostly ▁connected ▁with ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁Ukrain ian ▁history ▁and ▁Ukrain ian ▁studies ▁in ▁general . ▁Part icular ly , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁senior ▁fellow ▁at ▁the ▁Harvard ▁Ukrain ian ▁Research ▁Institute ▁in ▁Harvard ▁University ▁(