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Plokhy, Serhii, 1957- author.

The gates of Europe : a history of Ukraine / Serhii Plokhy.

Revised edition.

Second trade paperback edition.

New York, NY : Basic Books, [2021]

©2021

xxvi, 407 pages : maps ; 23 cm.

"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. ... This revised edition contains new material that brings this definitive history up to the present, from the election of Volodymyr Zelensky to the role of Ukraine in Trump's impeachment. 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."-- Back cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ON THE PONTIC FRONTIER -- The edge of the world -- The advent of the Slavs -- Vikings on the Dnieper -- Byzantium North -- The keys to Kyiv -- Pax Mongolica -- EAST MEETS WEST -- The making of Ukraine -- The Cossacks -- Eastern reformations -- The Great Revolt -- The partitions -- The verdict of Poltava -- BETWEEN THE EMPIRES -- The new frontiers -- The books of the genesis -- The porous border -- On the move -- The unfinished revolution -- THE WARS OF THE WORLD -- The birth of a nation -- A shattered dream -- Communism and Nationalism -- Stalin's fortress -- Hitler's Lebensraum -- The victors -- THE ROAD TO INDEPENDENCE -- The Second Soviet Republic -- Good bye, Lenin! -- The Independence Square -- The price of freedom -- The meanings of history -- Historical timeline -- Who's who in Ukrainian history -- Glossary.

Ukraine -- History.

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