Heroes and Villains - Creating National History in Contemporary Ukraine (Hardcover, illustrated edition)

Certain to engender debate in the media, especially in Ukraine itself, as well as the academic community. Using a wide selection of newspapers, journals, monographs, and school textbooks from different regions of the country, the book examines the sensitive issue of the changing perspectives - often shifting 180 degrees - on several events discussed in the new narratives of the Stalin years published in the Ukraine since the late Gorbachev period until 2005. These events were pivotal to Ukrainian history in the 20th century, including the Famine of 1932-33 and Ukrainian insurgency during the war years. This latter period is particularly disputed, and analyzed with regard to the roles of the OUN (Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists) and the UPA (Ukrainian Insurgent Army) during and after the war. Were these organizations "freedom fighters" or "collaborators"? To what extent do they constitute, are they the architects of the modern independent state?

General

Imprint:	Central European University Press
Country of origin:	Hungary
Release date:	August 2007
First published:	December 2007
Authors:	David R. Marples (Distinguished University Professor)
Dimensions:	234 x 159 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	386
Edition:	illustrated edition
ISBN-13:	978-963-7326-98-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Promotions
LSN:	963-7326-98-7
Barcode:	9789637326981

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