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008			150522s2015 nyub b 001 0 eng
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100	1		_aPlokhy, Serhii, _d1957- _9251827
245	1	4	_aThe gates of Europe : _ba history of Ukraine / _cSerhii Plokhy.
264		1	_aNew York : _bBasic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, _c2015.
300			_axxiv, 395 pages : _bmaps ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520	2		_a"From one of the foremost experts on Ukraine and the former USSR, a concise, authoritative history of Ukraine. Ukraine 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"-- _cProvided by publisher.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 375-380) and index.
505	0		_aMaps -- I. On the Pontic Frontier -- 1. The Edge of the World -- 2. The Advent of the Slavs -- 3. Vikings on the Dnieper -- 4. Byzantium North -- 5. The Keys to Kyiv -- 6. Pax Mongolica -- II. East Meets West -- 7. The Making of Ukraine -- 8. The Cossacks -- 9. Eastern Reformations -- 10. The Great Revolt -- 11. The Partitions -- 12. The Verdict of Poltava -- III. Between the Empires -- 13. The New Frontiers -- 14. The Books of the Genesis -- 15. The Porous Border -- 16. On the Move -- 17. The Unfinished Revolution -- IV. The Wars of the World -- 18. The Birth of a Nation -- 19. A Shattered Dream -- 20. Communism and Nationalism -- 21. Stalin's Fortress -- 22. Hitler's Lebensraum -- 23. The Victors -- V. The Road to Independence -- 24. The Second Soviet Republic -- 25. Good Bye, Lenin! -- 26. The Independence Square -- 27. The Price of Freedom -- Epilogue: The Meanings of History -- Historical Timeline -- Who's Who in Ukrainian History -- Glossary.
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