The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine
Author: Plokhy, Serhii
ISBN: 9780141980614
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year First Published: 2016
Pages: 432
Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 25mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
The definitive history of Ukraine which helps us understand the country's past and the current crisis
Located at the western edge of the Eurasian steppe, Ukraine has long been the meeting place of empires - Roman to Ottoman, Habsburg to Russian - and they all left their imprint on the landscape, the language and the people living within these shifting borders. In this authoritative book, Harvard Professor Serhii Plokhy traces the history of Ukraine from the arrival of the Vikings in the tenth century to the current Russian invasion of eastern Ukraine and annexation of Crimea. Fascinating and multilayered, The Gates of Europe is the essential guide to understanding not just Ukraine's past but also its future.
ISBN: 9780141980614
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year First Published: 2016
Pages: 432
Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 25mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
The definitive history of Ukraine which helps us understand the country's past and the current crisis
Located at the western edge of the Eurasian steppe, Ukraine has long been the meeting place of empires - Roman to Ottoman, Habsburg to Russian - and they all left their imprint on the landscape, the language and the people living within these shifting borders. In this authoritative book, Harvard Professor Serhii Plokhy traces the history of Ukraine from the arrival of the Vikings in the tenth century to the current Russian invasion of eastern Ukraine and annexation of Crimea. Fascinating and multilayered, The Gates of Europe is the essential guide to understanding not just Ukraine's past but also its future.
