Book Specs
Binding
Trade Paper
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicolson History
Published on
Apr 2, 2009
Edition
2nd Edition
Dimensions
5.08x0.67x7.80 Inches
Weight
0.43 Pounds
About the Book
The Ukraine is one of the most neglected countries in the world. It has a population of 52 million - larger than Britain's - and a land mass the size of France; it also has Chernobyl, and after Russia is the largest nuclear power. The word 'Ukraine' means 'borderland' and for most of its history the lands that make up present-day Ukraine have been a collection of other countries' border regions. Prior to Stalinism and Nazism, Ukraine was ethnically extremely diverse, including Russians, Poles, Jews, Greeks and Armenians. Their ghosts linger in language, literature, and architecture, quite distinct from Russia's.