"Elegantly written."- New York Review of Books Plokhy has also provided some signposts to the future."- Economist In his elegant and careful exposition of Ukraine's past, Mr. Plokhy navigates the subject with grace and aplomb."- Foreign Affairs "Readers can find no better place to turn than Plokhy's new book.
"An assured and authoritative survey that spans ancient Greek times to the present day."- Financial Times one of the joys of reading the The Gates of Europe is that what might seem a dense account of distant events involving unfamiliar places and people is leavened by aphorism and anecdote."- Wall Street Journal " exemplary account of Europe's least-known large country. 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. This revised edition includes new material that brings this definitive history up to the present. In The Gates of Europe, Plokhy examines Ukraine’s search for its identity through the lives of major Ukrainian historical figures, from its heroes to its conquerors. Situated between Central Europe, Russia, and the Middle East, Ukraine has been shaped by empires that exploited the nation as a strategic gateway between East and West-from the Romans and Ottomans to the Third Reich and the Soviet Union. Each invading army left a lasting mark on the landscape and on the population, making modern Ukraine an amalgam of competing cultures.A New York Times bestseller, this definitive history of Ukraine is “an exemplary account of Europe’s least-known large country” ( Wall Street Journal).Īs 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. 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.
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. But today's conflict is only the latest in a long history of battles over Ukraine's existence as a sovereign nation. Ukraine is currently embroiled in a tense battle with Russia to preserve its economic and political independence.
"From one of the foremost experts on Ukraine and the former USSR, a concise, authoritative history of Ukraine.
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