Borderland

A Journey Through the History of Ukraine

Anna Reid

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Weidenfeld & Nicolson
14 July 2015

History; European history

Centre of the first great Slav civilisation in the tenth century, then divided between warring neighbours for a millennium, Ukraine finally won independence with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Tiring of their own corrupt governments, Ukrainians have since mounted two popular revolutions, taking to the streets to demand fair elections and closer ties to Europe. In the spring of 2014, Russia responded by invading Crimea and sponsoring a civil war in the Russian-speaking Donbass. Threatened by Moscow, misunderstood in the West, Ukraine hangs once more in the balance.

Speaking to pro-democracy activists and pro-Russia militiamen, peasants and miners, survivors of Hitler's Holocaust and Stalin's famine, Anna Reid combines history and travel-writing to unpick the past and present of this bloody and complex borderland.

By: Anna Reid
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 1
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 274g
ISBN: 9781780229270
ISBN 10: 1780229275
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 14 July 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print

Anna Reid was born in 1965. She read law at Magdalen College, Oxford, and took a master's degree in Russian history and reform economics from London University's School of Slavonic and East European Studies. She lived in Ukraine from 1993 to 1995 where she was the Kiev correspondent for the ECONOMIST and the DAILY TELEGRAPH. She has also written for the FINANCIAL TIMES and SPECTATOR.

Reviews for Borderland: A Journey Through the History of Ukraine

A tapestry woven of the stories of all its inhabitants, recording their triumphs and their conflicts with the fairness of a compassionate outsider - FINANCIAL TIMES Beautifully written and lovingly researched, this book brims with colourful historical personalities - DAILY TELEGRAPH A compelling and improbably enjoyable read - SCOTSMAN This book takes the reader on a fascinating and often violent odyssey, spanning more than 1,000 years of conflict and culture . . . [Reid] translates her obvious mastery of her subject into an accessible work, which should enrich the experiences of any traveller to this new country - INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY