Ukraine
Book description
Timothy Snyder #1 New York Times and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of On Tyranny
'Ukrainian historian Yaroslav Hrytsak's vivid, sweeping book lays bare the enduring pride that persuaded his…
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1 author picked Ukraine as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I think Hrytsak’s book–which was a bestseller in Ukraine when it first appeared–is the best single-volume history of Ukraine available in English. I heard Hrytsak speak in Lviv, Ukraine, in 2011, where he teaches at the Ukrainian Catholic University, and was taken by his ability to mix the broad sweep of history with telling anecdotes.
This book showcases Hrytsak’s abilities and reveals how Ukraine emerged over the centuries, how Ukrainian identities developed, and how Ukrainians have created a civic nation since communism’s collapse.
I particularly like his “interludes,” in which Hrytsak breaks up the chronological narrative with short essays about…
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