The Gates of Europe: A History of UkraineUkraine is currently embroiled in a tense battle with Russia to preserve its economic and political independence. But today's conflict is only the latest in a long history of battles over Ukraine's existence as a sovereign nation. As award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy argues in The Gates of Europe, we must examine Ukraine's past in order to understand its fraught present and likely future. Situated between Europe, Russia, and the Asian East, Ukraine was shaped by the empires that have used it as a strategic gateway between East and West—from the Romans and Ottomans to the Third Reich and the Soviet Union, all have engaged in global fights for supremacy on Ukrainian soil. Each invading army left a lasting mark on the landscape and on the population, making modern Ukraine an amalgam of competing cultures. Authoritative and vividly written, The Gates of Europe will be the definitive history of Ukraine for years to come. |
Contents
CHAPTER 1 | 3 |
CHAPTER 2 | 13 |
CHAPTER 3 | 23 |
CHAPTER 4 | 31 |
CHAPTER 5 | 41 |
CHAPTER 6 | 49 |
PART II | 61 |
CHAPTER 7 | 63 |
CHAPTER 18 | 201 |
CHAPTER 19 | 215 |
CHAPTER 20 | 229 |
CHAPTER 21 | 245 |
CHAPTER 22 | 259 |
CHAPTER 23 | 277 |
PART V | 289 |
CHAPTER 24 | 291 |
CHAPTER 8 | 73 |
CHAPTER 9 | 85 |
CHAPTER 10 | 97 |
CHAPTER 11 | 109 |
CHAPTER 12 | 119 |
PART III | 131 |
CHAPTER 13 | 133 |
CHAPTER 14 | 147 |
CHAPTER 15 | 161 |
CHAPTER 16 | 175 |
CHAPTER 17 | 187 |
PART IV | 199 |
CHAPTER 25 | 307 |
CHAPTER 26 | 323 |
CHAPTER 27 | 337 |
EPILOGUE | 347 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 355 |
HISTORICAL TIMELINE | 357 |
WHOS WHO IN UKRAINIAN HISTORY | 367 |
GLOSSARY | 373 |
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