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Ukraine has a long and fascinating history with political periods of autonomy and absorption by other empires. Modern day Ukraine declared independence in 1991 and is now the 2nd largest country in Europe by geographical area (Gale, 2022). The population was roughly 41 million people as of Feb. 1st, 2022 (State Statistics Services of Ukraine, 2022). The country's entangled history with Russia has had a profound impact on the culture and politics in the region. One clear example in Ukrainian culture is language which has gone from seven commonly spoken languages before World War II to present day where only "two main languages [are] fighting for public space (Ukrainian and Russian)" (Arel, 2017-2018). The sources below focus Ukraine's history up to the 2014 annexation of Crimea. References Arle, D. (2017-2018). Language, Status, and State Loyalty in Ukraine. Harvard Ukrainian Studies, 35(104), 233-264. https://www.husj.harvard.edu/articles/language-status-and-state-loyalty-in-ukraine Gale. (2022). Russia-Ukraine Conflict. In Gale Global Issues Online Collection. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CP3208520459/GIC?u=abbo55004&sid=bookmark-GIC&xid=fae6d11e State Statistics Services. (2022). Total population, by region. https://ukrstat.gov.ua/ |
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Starving Ukraine examines the efforts of community groups and journalists who urged the Canadian government to denounce the starvation happening in Ukraine at the hands of the Soviets. [eBook]
Experts in the international relations of post-Soviet states, political scientists Rajan Menon and Eugene Rumer clearly show what is at stake in Ukraine, explaining the key economic, political, and security challenges and prospects for overcoming them. [eBook]
The Conflict in Ukraine: What Everyone Needs to Know explores Ukraine's contemporary conflict and complicated history of ethnic identity, and it does do so y weaving questions of the country's fraught relations with its former imperial master, Russia, throughout the narrative" - Publisher description [Print book]
Shyshko spent his time researching the national identity of native Ukrainians, and as he went he stumbled on a discovery that led to yet another question – where is Ukraine going, the so-called Quo vadis? of the Ukrainian people. His findings and critical comments gave birth to this new book that is now for the first time being published in English. [eBook]
"In this book, experts from Poland, Ukraine, the US, Russia and Western Europe fill the gap between an omnipresent and easily available narrative about Russia and a scarce, scattered knowledge about Ukraine." - Provided by Publisher [Print book]
"In this study, Anders Åslund, one of the world's leading experts on Ukraine, traces Ukraine's evolution as a market economy starting with the fall of communism and examines the economic impact of its recent difficulties." - From the Publisher [eBook]
The papers presented in this volume analyze the civil uprising known as Euromaidan that began in central Kyiv in late November 2013, when the Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych opted not to sign an Association Agreement with the European Union, and continued over the following months. [eBook]
Roman Adrian Cybriwsky delves deeply into the changing social geography of the city, recent urban development, and critical problems such as official corruption, inequality, sex tourism, and the heedless destruction of the city's historical architecture - all difficulties that have contributed incrementally to Ukrainian citizens' anger against their government. [eBook]
When public protests first began in Ukraine at the end of 2013, the failed promise of the Orange Revolution was still fresh in the minds of many Ukrainians. However, unlike in the aftermath of 2004/2005, the political and military crises ignited by the Euromaidan brought profound changes not only for Ukraine, but also for neighboring states and Europe more generally. [eBook]
In Total Wars and the Making of Modern Ukraine, 1914–1954, George O. Liber argues that the continuous violence of the world wars and interwar years transformed the Ukrainian-speaking population of East Central Europe into self-conscious Ukrainians. [eBook; also available as a print book]
In Ukraine and Russia, Serhii Plokhy discusses many questions fundamental to the formation of modern Russian and Ukrainian historical identity. He investigates the critical role of history in the development of modern national identities and offers historical and cultural insight into the current state of relations between the two nations. [eBook; also available as a print book]
This book challenges the common view that Ukraine is a country split between a pro-European West and a pro-Russian East. The volume navigates the complicated cultural history of Ukraine and highlights the importance of regional traditions for an understanding of the current political situation. [eBook]
"Using the methodology of geophilosophy, this book expands the understanding of Ukraine as a limitrophe state, as a frontier between two world cultures, the East and the West. It explains the relationship between the totally corrupt Ukrainian political system and the geographic location of the country." [eBook]
Based on solid empirical quantitative data generated by local institutions such as the monitoring survey Ukrainian Society, produced by the Institute of Sociology of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (IS NASU), the contributions explore transitions in values, occupational structure, education, inequality, religiosity, media, and identity, as well as the impact of the “Revolution of Dignity” (Euromaidan) and the Donbas conflict. [eBook]
At present there are no other English language books on this subject that provide a current synthesis for these periods. The chapters in this volume provide up-to-date overviews of all aspects of prehistoric culture development in Ukraine and present details of the key sites and finds for the periods studied. [eBook]
An authoritative introduction to this fascinating region, This Blessed Land is the first book in English to trace the vast history of Crimea from pre-historic times to the present. [Print book]
When searching for books on Ukraine-Russian conflicts, history, and relations - you may want to try searching using these terms to get you started (click on the links to see the search results):
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| Ukraine | Ukraine -- Politics and government -- 1991- | Subject Search |
| Russia | Russia AND Ukraine | 2 Keyword Search |
| Conflict, War, Political Relations | Subject Search |
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