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THE GATES OF EUROPE - SERHII PLOKHY KARTONIERT ...

A New York Times bestseller  this definitive history of Ukraine is an exemplary account of
Europe’s least-known large country” (Wall Street Journal).As Ukraine is embroiled in an ongoing
struggle with Russia to preserve its territorial integrity and political independence 
celebrated historian Serhii Plokhy explains that today’s crisis is a case of history repeating
itself: the Ukrainian conflict is only the latest in a long history of turmoil over Ukraine’s
sovereignty. Situated between Central Europe  Russia  and the Middle East  Ukraine has been
shaped by empires that exploited the nation as a strategic gateway between East and West—from
the Romans and Ottomans to the Third Reich and the Soviet Union. In The Gates of Europe  Plokhy
examines Ukraine’s search for its identity through the lives of major Ukrainian historical
figures  from its heroes to its conquerors. This revised edition includes new material that
brings this definitive history up to the present. As Ukraine once again finds itself at the
center of global attention  Plokhy brings its history to vivid life as he connects the nation’s
past with its present and future.

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