Ukraine's struggle for a national identity plagued this former
Soviet Union state long before the Cold War shook the world. Its
central location between Eastern Europe and Western Asia invited
many different cultures to settle the land, ultimately populating a
powerful early medieval society known as Kievan Rus. However,
readers will learn how Kievan Rus's Golden Age quickly crumbled
with decades of Mongol invasions, Polish-Lithuanian occupation, and
Russian empirical ruling. Explore how Ukraine flirted with
independence in the early 20th century, only to be quickly taken
over by harsh Soviet rule in 1922. Despite its independence from
the USSR in 1991, devastating consequences of the socialist rule
have allowed the world to witness Ukraine's ceaseless efforts to
attain a stable government, struggling through the poisoning of
Viktor Yushchenko, rigged elections, and the Orange Revolution.
Kubicek's survey is comprehensive and concise-a perfect resource
for high school students and undergrads, as well as general readers
looking to further their knowledge of this up-and-coming nation.
Chapters include: BLChapter 1: Introduction to Ukraine BLChapter 2:
Kievan Rus: The Foundation of Ukrainian Culture BLChapter 3: The
Polish-Lithuanian Period and Rise of the Cossacks BLChapter 4:
Ukraine Under the Russian Empire BLChapter 5: Western Ukraine Under
the Hapsburg Empire BLChapter 6: Revolution and the Establishment
of Soviet Authority BLChapter 7: Ukraine Under Soviet Rule
BLChapter 8: The Drive for Ukrainian Independence BLChapter 9:
Post-Soviet Ukraine, 1991-2004 BLChapter 10: The Orange Revolution
and Beyond. A timeline of key events, biographical sketches of
major figures in Ukrainianhistory, and a bibliographical essay
including print and nonprint sources supplement the work.
General
| Imprint: |
Greenwood Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
The Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations |
| Release date: |
September 2008 |
| First published: |
October 2008 |
| Authors: |
Paul Kubicek
|
| Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
220 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-313-34920-1 |
| Categories: |
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Humanities >
History >
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| LSN: |
0-313-34920-7 |
| Barcode: |
9780313349201 |
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