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The Ukrainians: Unexpected Nation
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">This book is the most acute, informed, and up-to-date account available today of Ukraine and its people. Andrew Wilson brings his classic work up to the present, through the Orange Revolution and its aftermath, including the 2006 election, the ensuing crisis of 2007, the Ukrainian response to the Russian invasion of Georgia in...more
Paperback, Third Edition, 416 pages
Published
December 8th 2009
by Yale University Press
(first published October 11th 2000)
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First let me gasp from joy: ahahahahahah! Everything about Ukraine's history, its myths, its truths, its lies, its all n all. A wondrous exposé of everything you want to know. The treatment is pretty fair towards Russia which is not needlessly critizised throughout but the approach is pro-Ukraine at the core. Therefore, if you entertain pro-Ukraine sentiments in your heart of hearts, this is a book designed to make you have a good good time. Expensive (1100 руб, дом книги) but printed on fa...more
Ok, I love history, I get all excited about history books, especially about this part of the world. But I even found myself counting the number of pages till the end of some of the chapters. Its a deep inspection of Ukraine, which is great, but its also at time boring for people who love this subject, which may make it hard for someone who is not as interested to start reading it.
Wilson's assessment of identity in Ukraine often matched my own experiences here. The first chapters are somewhat dry, especially for anyone without a scholarly interest in identity politics, but the later sections are fascinating. I particularly enjoyed the chapter on politics since independence. There was a point in my reading where I stopped and thought to myself, "Wow, I live in a state where kleptokrats routinely jossle for control of the political apparatus and related goods/resour...more
For anyone interested in a great history of Ukraine.
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