Ukraine : contested nationhood in a European context /

"Prior to the dramatic events of 2014 and the increase in international attention, Ukraine was often considered to be a Russian backwater with unrealistic aspirations of independence or full sovereignty. This book challenges the common view that Ukraine is a country split between a pro-European...

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Main Authors: Schmid, Ulrich, 1965
Group Author: Sellars, Roy
Published: Routledge,
Publisher Address: London :
Publication Dates: 2020.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
German
Series: Europa country perspectives
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Summary: "Prior to the dramatic events of 2014 and the increase in international attention, Ukraine was often considered to be a Russian backwater with unrealistic aspirations of independence or full sovereignty. 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. A key feature is the different politics of memory that prevail in each region, such as the Soviet
Item Description: "Routledge focus" -- from cover.
"Based on a text originally published in Switzerland as: 'Ukraine zwischen Ost und West, ' by Ulrich Schmid © Ulrich Schmid, 2015, Vontobel-Stiftung."
Carrier Form: 121 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (page [112]) and index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780367199807
0367199807
Index Number: DK508
CLC: D751.132
Call Number: D751.132/S348