Alexander Strashny examinines what defines Ukrainians as a people and makes them tick. Based on
an analysis of Ukraine¿s history everyday life economy military affairs gender religion
art music and other cultural aspects the Strashny a trained psychoanlyst and prolific
author outlines those psychological features of Ukrainians that define them as a distinctive
nation. Upon examining similarities and differences between Ukrainians and Europeans on the
one hand and Russians on the other the author singles out the fifty most salient features of
the Ukrainian outlook whose combination constitutes the essence of the Ukrainian mentality.
The book explains how the population of a relatively small country successfully resists a more
powerful and ruthless aggressor.
