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Pereiaslav 1654: A Historiographical Study
In 1954, the three-hundredth anniversary of the Pereiaslav Treaty of 1654 between Russia and Ukraine was celebrated with unprecedented fervor throughout the Soviet Union. The event was resurrected ostensibly to justify the position of Ukrainians…
Letters from Kiev
The book Letters from Kiev is an eyewitness account of the political and cultural changes in the tumultuous months of 1990–91 that led to Ukraine’s declaration of independence. Expertly translated by Myrna Kostash, the text is fully annotated for the…
Post-Communist Ukraine
The book Post-Communist Ukraine by Bohdan Harasymiw is one of the most comprehensive and penetrating studies of the political and social realities of independent Ukraine during the first 10 years of its existence. The masterfully written,…
Ukraine and Russia in their historical encounter
Ukraine's attainment of political independence since 1991 has focused world attention on relations between Ukraine and Russia, the two most powerful successor states to the USSR. This collection of essays by eminent specialists provides a reliable…
Щоденник, том перший, 1911–1920
The daily journal of the author and political figure who headed the first Ukrainian government, the Central Rada, and led the Directory of the Ukrainian People's Republic during the revolution era (1917–20). The annotations by Hryhorii Kostiuk, head…
Politics and Society in Soviet Ukraine, 1953–1980
Based on meticulous study and analysis of Soviet sources, particularly the Soviet press, it encompasses Soviet Ukraine from the death of Stalin to Shcherbytsky's rule as first party secretary. A final chapter on society examines economic aspects,…
Rethinking Ukrainian History
Nine essays reexamine major aspects of Ukrainian history including Kyivan Rus', the Ukrainian nobility and elites, Cossack Ukraine and the Turco-Islamic World, the growth and development of Ukrainian cities, the evolution of the Ukrainian literary…
The Communist Party of Western Ukraine, 1919–1929
This authoritative study, first published in Polish as Komunistyczna Partia Zachodniej Ukrainy, 1919–1929 (Cracow, 1976), examines the development of the Communist Party of Western Ukraine from its inception in 1919 until 1929, when a major split…
The Emergence of Ukraine Self-Determination, Occupation, and War in Ukraine, 1917–1922
The book The Emergence of Ukraine: Self-Determination, Occupation, and War in Ukraine, 1917–1922, is a collection of articles by several prominent historians from Austria, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, and Russia who undertook a detailed study of the…
Усна історія в Україні: заповнення «білих плям» чи методологічний переворот?
Рецензія на часопис [Україна модерна. — 2007. — № 11]
Нові документи про ставлення Радянської влади до західних українців на початку Другої світової війни
Україна: від імперської окраїни до незалежної держави
Україна: від імперської окраїни до незалежної держави
Essays in Modern Ukrainian History
A collection of twenty-three essays by Ivan L. Rudnytsky, a leading historian of modern Ukraine noted for his original interpretation of key issues in modern Ukrainian history.
Essay titles include:
The Role of Ukraine in Modern History
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Essay titles include:
The Role of Ukraine in Modern History
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Chernobyl and Nuclear Power in the USSR
Chernobyl and Nuclear Power in the USSR provided the first detailed account of the Soviet nuclear power industry and of the nature, impact and consequences of the Chernobyl (Chornobyl) disaster of 28 April 1986. Marples places the Chornobyl accident…
Social Change and National Consciousness in Twentieth-century Ukraine
The first social history of modern Ukraine in English. This book examines the effects of social and political change in twentieth-century Ukraine on the national consciousness of workers, peasants, the intelligentsia, and the political elite.…
An Age and Destiny: Memoirs / Доба і Доля: Спогади
These memoirs cover more than half of a century - from the end of XIX c. to the beginning of the 1950s, which was a turbulent time marked by three revolutions and the two World Wars. Ukraine has gained and lost its brief independence, went through…
Ukraine and Russia in their Historical Encounter
Ukraine's attainment of political independence since 1991 has focused world attention on relations between Ukraine and Russia, the two most powerful successor states to the USSR. This collection of essays by eminent specialists provides a reliable…
Кордони України: історична ретроспектива / The Boundaries of Ukraine: Historical Retrospect and Current Status
A collection of essays looking at historical continuity and change of Ukraine's borders, from the time of Hetmanate to renegotiations within the Soviet Union and after its collapse. Volume publishe in Ukraine.
Galician Villagers and the Ukrainian National Movement in the Nineteenth Century
This first case study of how the East European peasantry was drawn into national politics focuses on the Ukrainians of Galicia (1772–1914). On the basis of first-hand testimony by peasants and rural notables, it demonstrates that the peasants'…
Development in the Shadow: Studies in Ukrainian Economics
The Russian occupation of Ukraine under the tsarist and communist regimes exerted a decisive influence on the development of Ukrainian economics. The present collection of essays, written over a ten-year period, explores some of the pertinent issues.…
Ukraine: From Chernobyl' to Sovereignty: A Collection of Interviews
This collection of fifteen stimulating interviews with well-known figures and academics is relevant. It includes discussions with Adam Michnik, Vitalii Karpenko, Pavlo Movchan, Mykola Riabchuk, Yurii Pokalchuk, Ivan Drach, Anatolii Pohribnyi,…
Ukraine after Shelest
The successes and failures of Shcherbytsky's mission represent the major theme of this collection of essays. which deals with the national question, dissent and opposition, literary politics, the economy, and ethno-demographic trend.
