The gates of Europe: a history of Ukraine
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New York, NY : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2015].
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Book
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xxiv, 395 pages : maps ; 25 cm
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Plokhy examines the history of Ukraine’s search for its identity through the lives of the major figures in Ukrainian history: Prince Yaroslav the Wise of Kyiv, whose daughter Anna became queen of France; the Cossack ruler Ivan Mazepa, who was immortalized in the poems of Byron and Pushkin; Nikita Khrushchev and his protégé-turned-nemesis Leonid Brezhnev, who called Ukraine their home; and the heroes of the Maidan protests of 2013 and 2014, who embody the current struggle over Ukraine’s future.
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English
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9780465050918, 0465050913
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-380) and index.
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Plokhy examines the history of Ukraine’s search for its identity through the lives of the major figures in Ukrainian history: Prince Yaroslav the Wise of Kyiv, whose daughter Anna became queen of France; the Cossack ruler Ivan Mazepa, who was immortalized in the poems of Byron and Pushkin; Nikita Khrushchev and his protégé-turned-nemesis Leonid Brezhnev, who called Ukraine their home; and the heroes of the Maidan protests of 2013 and 2014, who embody the current struggle over Ukraine’s future.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Plokhy, S. (2015). The gates of Europe: a history of Ukraine. New York, NY, Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Plokhy, Serhii, 1957-. 2015. The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine. New York, NY, Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Plokhy, Serhii, 1957-, The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine. New York, NY, Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, 2015.
MLA Citation (style guide)Plokhy, Serhii. The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine. New York, NY, Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, 2015.
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