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Lädt ... Borderland: A Journey Through the History of Ukraine (1997)von Anna Reid
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. About time I learned some of this stuff. Not nearly as straight forward as I always assumed. The poop will always rise to the top in politics unless there are very strong controls in place to prevent that. Sad they’re so mired in that stuff in the Ukraine today. ( ) An interesting look at Ukraine, focusing mostly on its history over the last two centuries or so, from the perspective of a journalist who's spent many years living in and reporting on Eastern Europe. The version of Borderland that I read consists of the original book, published in the late '90s, which talks about the history of Ukraine and its early years of post-Soviet independence; an additional section written in 2015 which brings coverage up to the Maidan Uprisings of the 2010s; and a last part which considers Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The earliest sections make for sometimes eerie and often queasily ironic reading in light of recent events. This isn't a deep analytical dive into the history or politics of the region, but it is an accessible overview of events. Anna Reid has a journalist's eye for good anecdotes/interesting vox pop moments. A wonderful introductory history to Ukraine written soon after independence (1997) and updated in 2015, after the loss of the Crimea and the Donbass. Feels a bit more dated than it actual is considering all that has happened in the last few years. Still a wonderful primer for anyone interested in the origins of the present conflict. Great book, actually not up-to-date - though the cover proclaims it (the final chapter is written in 2014), but giving a good introduction to the background for the war in Ukraine, including a description of the hopes of the Tatars in Crimea, the situation of the miners in Donbas and the ousting of Yanukovich. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
"Borderland tells the story of Ukraine. A thousand years ago it was the center of the first great Slav civilization, Kievan Rus. In 1240, the Mongols invaded from the east, and for the next seven centuries, Ukraine was split between warring neighbors: Lithuanians, Poles, Russians, Austrians, and Tatars. Again and again, borderland turned into battlefield: during the Cossack risings of the seventeenth century, Russia's wars with Sweden in the eighteenth, the Civil War of 1918-1920, and under Nazi occupation. Ukraine finally won independence in 1991, with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Bigger than France and as populous as Britain, it has the potential to become one of the most powerful states in Europe. In this finely written and penetrating book, Anna Reid combines research and her own experiences to chart Ukraine's tragic past. Talking to peasants and politicians, rabbis and racketeers, dissidents and paramilitaries, survivors of Stalin's famine and of Nazi labor camps, she reveals the layers of myth and propaganda that wrap this divided land. From the Polish churches of Lviv to the coal mines of the Russian-speaking Donbass, from the Galician shtetlech to the Tatar shantytowns of Crimea, the book explores Ukraine's struggle to build itself a national identity, and identity that faces up to a bloody past, and embraces all the peoples within its borders."--Provided by publisher. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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