by Anna Reid (Author)
The Ukraine is one of the most neglected countries in the world. It has a population of 52 million - larger than Britain's - and a land mass the size of France; it also has Chernobyl, and after Russia is the largest nuclear power. The word 'Ukraine' means 'borderland' and for most of its history the lands that make up present-day Ukraine have been a collection of other countries' border regions. Prior to Stalinism and Nazism, Ukraine was ethnically extremely diverse, including Russians, Poles, Jews, Greeks and Armenians. Their ghosts linger in language, literature, and architecture, quite distinct from Russia's.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 280
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 06 Mar 2003
ISBN 10: 1842127225
ISBN 13: 9781842127223
Book Overview: Combines history, the author's own adventures in Ukraine and personal interviews Anna Reid is an outstanding young historian To be reissued with a brand new cover treatment Apart from a vast and out-of-date history, there is no book for the general reader on the Ukraine 'A tapestry woven of the stories of all its inhabitants, recording their triumphs and their conflicts with the fairness of a compassionate outsider' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Beautifully written and lovingly researched...this book brims with colourful historical personalities' DAILY TELEGRAPH