![]() ![]() The book demonstrates Ukraine's vital importance to the region and the world throughout its history but also shows Ukraine as a country existing in a precarious position at the heart of world politics. ![]() Its positioning in the world has left Ukraine a land shaped by contact with major empires from the Romans to the Russians, with Nazi Germany, Central Europe, and the Middle East in the mix. Throughout its history, the country has had a mixture of Eastern and Western Christianity, along with Judaism and Islam. Ukraine's history is not one of a single ethnic group or religion. The author emphasizes the theme of Ukraine's constant search for identity across time and space. Plokhy (Harvard) has written an outstanding new history of Ukraine that places the deep, rich history of the country in the context of current events, such as the tension with Russia and the annexation of Crimea. ![]()
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