Anton Kistol is a historian and a doctoral candidate at the Oles Honchar Dnipro National University.

He works with archival documents, historical periodicals, and museum collections. His interests include transnational history, the history of migration and diplomatic missions, foreign entrepreneurship, and the urban history of Katerynoslav-Dnipro.

During his residency at the Center for Urabn History, Anton Kistol plans to research the activities of the Belgian consulate in Katerynoslav in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the context of the industrialization of Southern Ukraine. The focus will be on the work of Belgian consuls, their contacts with local authorities and business circles, as well as the consulate’s role in the development of economic and technological ties between Belgium and Southern Ukraine.