My Ukraine

Author : Chrystia Freeland
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
ISBN 13 : 0815727569
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book My Ukraine written by Chrystia Freeland and published by Brookings Institution Press. This book was released on 2015-05-12 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, former Soviet republic Ukraine has struggled against its “giant neighbor to the north”—Russia— to maintain its sovereignty. In early 2014 tensions turned to conflict as Vladimir Putin, determined to keep Ukraine from forging stronger ties with the West, seized Crimea and fomented conflict in eastern Ukraine. In the latest Brookings essay, Chrystia Freeland, a former Ukrainian-based reporter with strong family ties to the country, offers a personal reflection on the conflict and the sentiment of the Ukrainian people. She highlights the fact that despite historic, cultural, and linguistic ties between the two countries, Ukrainians stand defiant in their desire for independence.

Author : Valerie J. Weber
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN 13 : 083687238X
Total Pages : 25 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book I Come From Ukraine written by Valerie J. Weber and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2006-12-15 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young boy named Serhiy explains the culture, family life, and religion of Ukraine and how it compares to his new home in Wisconsin.

Author : Mychailo Wynnyckyj
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3838213270
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Ukraine's Maidan, Russia's War written by Mychailo Wynnyckyj and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In early 2014, sparked by an assault by their government on peaceful students, Ukrainians rose up against a deeply corrupt, Moscow-backed regime. Initially demonstrating under the banner of EU integration, the Maidan protesters proclaimed their right to a dignified existence; they learned to organize, to act collectively, to become a civil society. Most prominently, they established a new Ukrainian identity: territorial, inclusive, and present-focused with powerful mobilizing symbols. Driven by an urban “bourgeoisie” that rejected the hierarchies of industrial society in favor of a post-modern heterarchy, a previously passive post-Soviet country experienced a profound social revolution that generated new senses: “Dignity” and “fairness” became rallying cries for millions. Europe as the symbolic target of political aspiration gradually faded, but the impact (including on Europe) of Ukraine’s revolution remained. When Russia invaded—illegally annexing Crimea and then feeding continuous military conflict in the Donbas—, Ukrainians responded with a massive volunteer effort and touching patriotism. In the process, they transformed their country, the region, and indeed the world. This book provides a chronicle of Ukraine’s Maidan and Russia’s ongoing war, and puts forth an analysis of the Revolution of Dignity from the perspective of a participant observer.

Author : Timothy Snyder
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 0465012477
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Red Prince written by Timothy Snyder and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2008-06-03 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wilhelm Von Habsburg wore the uniform of the Austrian officer, the court regalia of a Habsburg archduke, the simple suit of a Parisian exile, the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece, and, every so often, a dress. He could handle a saber, a pistol, a rudder, or a golf club; he handled women by necessity and men for pleasure. He spoke the Italian of his archduchess mother, the German of his archduke father, the English of his British royal friends, the Polish of the country his father wished to rule, and the Ukrainian of the land Wilhelm wished to rule himself. In this exhilarating narrative history, prize-winning historian Timothy D. Snyder offers an indelible portrait of an aristocrat whose life personifies the wrenching upheavals of the first half of the twentieth century, as the rule of empire gave way to the new politics of nationalism. Coming of age during the First World War, Wilhelm repudiated his family to fight alongside Ukrainian peasants in hopes that he would become their king. When this dream collapsed he became, by turns, an ally of German imperialists, a notorious French lover, an angry Austrian monarchist, a calm opponent of Hitler, and a British spy against Stalin. Played out in Europe's glittering capitals and bloody battlefields, in extravagant ski resorts and dank prison cells, The Red Prince captures an extraordinary moment in the history of Europe, in which the old order of the past was giving way to an undefined future-and in which everything, including identity itself, seemed up for grabs.

Author : Lada Kolomiyets
Publisher : Vernon Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Living the Independence Dream: Ukraine and Ukrainians in Contemporary Socio-Political Context written by Lada Kolomiyets and published by Vernon Press. This book was released on 2024-09-03 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many Ukrainians, 1991 was a crucial point when their long-held dream of independence came true. The image of the future life in independent Ukraine was then almost identical to folklore images of Ukraine as the land of milk and honey. "Living the Independence Dream" takes a multi-dimensional look at the period of regained independence as a time of advancement towards the realization of collective dreams shaping the post-Soviet nation, even through everyday disappointments, anxiety, and uncertainty. The collection features personal accounts of several generations of Ukrainians who found themselves displaced by political upheavals in foreign lands, as well as the voices of recently displaced people who left the Donbas or other regions of Ukraine following the outbreak of the Russian aggression. It revisits the legacy of Soviet dissidents and explores the ideologies of Ukrainian language revival and the ways that memory and language construct Ukrainian identity and generate vital energy amidst war. The collection "Living the Independence Dream" aims to analyze the agency of contemporary Ukrainian people and the role of media, literature, and digital folklore in creating new messages, meanings, and values formed during the Independence decades.

Author :
Publisher : Jeffrey Frank Jones
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2317 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book THE TRUMP-UKRAINE IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY: Full Testimonies of Yovanovitch, McKinley, Sondland, Volker, Taylor & Kent written by and published by Jeffrey Frank Jones. This book was released on with total page 2317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 2,300 total pages .... CONTENTS: Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, an active duty military officer who was awarded the Purple Heart after being injured by a roadside bomb in Iraq, currently serves as the Director for European Affairs at the National Security Council. Dr. Fiona Hill is the former National Security Council senior director for Europe and Russia. Their testimony confirms the 'insidiousness' of President Trump's months-long pressure campaign, at the expense of U.S. national security and foreign policy interests. Marie Yovanovitch is the former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine. Her testimony demonstrates how President Trump removed a respected diplomat in advance of a months-long pressure campaign to interfere in the 2020 election for his own political gain. Ambassador Michael McKinley is the former Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State. His testimony demonstrates the contamination of U.S. foreign policy to serve the President's political interests rather than our national security interests. Ambassador Gordon Sondland is the U.S. Ambassador to the European Union. Ambassador Kurt Volker is the former U.S. special envoy to Ukraine. Their testimony confirms the ‘insidiousness’ of President Trump’s months-long pressure campaign, jeopardizing national security. Ambassador Bill Taylor served as the chargé d'affaires for Ukraine. His testimony confirms the insidiousness of Trump’s months-long pressure campaign at the expense of U.S. security and foreign policy interests. George Kent is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs. His testimony buttresses previously released testimony from Taylor, Yovanovitch, McKinley, and others.

Author : Timothy Snyder
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300105865
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Reconstruction of Nations written by Timothy Snyder and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2004-07-11 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yet he begins with the principles of toleration that prevailed in much of early modern eastern Europe and concludes with the peaceful resolution of national tensions in the region since 1989.".

Author : Taras Shevchenko
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Kobzar of the Ukraine written by Taras Shevchenko and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Taras Shevchenko
Publisher : Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Kobzar of the Ukraine. Being Select Poems of Taras Shevchenko (Illustrated) written by Taras Shevchenko and published by Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing. This book was released on 2022-10-04 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kobzar (Ukrainian: Кобзар, “The bard”), is a book of poems by Ukrainian poet and painter Taras Shevchenko. Taras Shevchenko was nicknamed The Kobzar after the publishing of this book. From that time on this title has been applied to Shevchenko's poetry in general and acquired a symbolic meaning of the Ukrainian national and literary revival. A complete collection of Ukrainian poems by Taras Shevchenko is called Kobzar too, after the title of Shevchenko's first book.

Author : Gwendolyn Sasse
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1509560610
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Russia's War Against Ukraine written by Gwendolyn Sasse and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2023-09-14 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 24 February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, giving rise to the deadliest conflict on European soil since the Second World War. How could this happen in twenty-first-century Europe? Why did Putin decide to escalate Russia’s war against Ukraine, a war which began with Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014? In this timely book, Gwendolyn Sasse analyses the background to this war and examines the factors that led to Putin’s fateful decision. She retraces the history of Ukraine’s struggle for independence from Russia and shows how democratic developments in Ukraine had become a risk for Russia’s political system. She also shows that ambiguous Western policy towards Russia encouraged elites in the Kremlin to think that they had more room for action than they did. The result is a brilliant analysis of the background to the war, a concise account of the course of the war itself and a timely reflection on what its consequences will be – for Ukraine, for Russia and for the West. An indispensable book for anyone who wants to understand the most dangerous conflict of our time.