Borderland : A Journey Through the History of Ukraine - Anna Reid

Borderland

A Journey Through the History of Ukraine

By: Anna Reid

Paperback | 14 July 2015 | Edition Number 1

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A classic and vivid history of Ukraine, fully updated to cover the Euromaidan Revolution of 2014 and ongoing crisis in the Donbass.

Centre of the first great Slav civilisation in the tenth century, then divided between warring neighbours for a millennium, Ukraine finally won independence with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Tiring of their own corrupt governments, Ukrainians have since mounted two popular revolutions, taking to the streets to demand fair elections and closer ties to Europe. In the spring of 2014, Russia responded by invading Crimea and sponsoring a civil war in the Russian-speaking Donbass. Threatened by Moscow, misunderstood in the West, Ukraine hangs once more in the balance. Speaking to pro-democracy activists and pro-Russia militiamen, peasants and miners, survivors of Hitler's Holocaust and Stalin's famine, Anna Reid combines history and travel-writing to unpick the past and present of this bloody and complex borderland.

'Beautifully written and lovingly researched' Daily Telegraph
'Gripping history' The Times

Industry Reviews
A tapestry woven of the stories of all its inhabitants, recording their triumphs and their conflicts with the fairness of a compassionate outsider - FINANCIAL TIMES

Beautifully written and lovingly researched, this book brims with colourful historical personalities - DAILY TELEGRAPH

A compelling and improbably enjoyable read - SCOTSMAN

This book takes the reader on a fascinating and often violent odyssey, spanning more than 1,000 years of conflict and culture . . . [Reid] translates her obvious mastery of her subject into an accessible work, which should enrich the experiences of any traveller to this new country - INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

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