A Ukraine Reading List
- Descripció
- Ukraine is on the minds of many readers right now, given current events, so we're dedicating our March List of the Month to the history of this country and its people. Please add history (nonfiction) and historical fiction titles to this list, and only downvote titles if they do not fall into this category. Unlike many of our List of the Month lists, you may add ten titles, so feel free to include those that look interesting, but which you may not yet have had the chance to read.
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833 membres
20 ressenyes
½ 4.4
Valoració 73.22
Afegit 2022-03-16, 12:45 PM
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2,000 membres
81 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Valoració 60.93
Afegit 2022-03-16, 04:09 PM
- 17 Members
- SharonGoforth, kaixo, jwhenderson, charl08, VivienneR, soffitta1, hildretha, alanteder, elkiedee, noveltea, bcrowl399, arch.barc, giucav, ViktoriiaL, -pilgrim-, skid0612, JJordan3122
- Explicacions
- skid0612: A wonderful satire set in early 1990s, right after independence. Often compared to Bulgakov, any of Kurkovs novels are worth a try
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1,451 membres
23 ressenyes
3.8
Valoració 52.25
Afegit 2022-03-16, 02:51 PM
- 16 Members
- SharonGoforth, szarka, kaixo, davidgn, VivienneR, ezettler, WordMaven, spiphany, giucav, ShelleyAlberta, ViktoriiaL, brandonskillen, ManWithAnAgenda, CharlesTheB, skid0612, meldiva2, ,
- Explicacions
- skid0612: Written in the early 20s by a medical doctor who was on the front lines, this is an excellent oiece of historical fiction set in 1918 Kiev/Kyiv.
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623 membres
12 ressenyes
4.2
Valoració 51.25
Afegit 2022-03-16, 12:47 PM
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2,336 membres
78 ressenyes
½ 4.3
Valoració 47.73
Afegit 2022-03-16, 12:58 PM
- 15 Members
- jwhenderson, oregonobsessionz, charl08, WordMaven, nagel175, Tanglewood, elkiedee, vrixton.phillips, ahef1963, AbigailAdams26, -pilgrim-, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, KMeyreles, monicamoody20
- Explicacions
- elkiedee: TBR
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de Anna Reid
359 membres
10 ressenyes
3.9
Valoració 41.12
Afegit 2022-03-16, 12:51 PM
- 14 Members
- SharonGoforth, oregonobsessionz, jeffbailey, elkiedee, AbigailAdams26, bcrowl399, giucav, ShelleyAlberta, -pilgrim-, ManWithAnAgenda, ProAlbo, KMeyreles, skid0612, KWChris
- Explicacions
- elkiedee: TBR
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5,721 membres
239 ressenyes
½ 3.4
Valoració 35.41
Afegit 2022-03-18, 02:26 PM
- 12 Members
- starfishian, charl08, guyalice, bearette24, norabelle414, soffitta1, alanteder, elkiedee, gypsysmom, giucav, colinindublin, KMeyreles,languagehat , ,
- Explicacions
- elkiedee: I think it's about a Ukrainian immigrant to the UK and his family.
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- 11 Members
- SharonGoforth, kaixo, holly_golightly, hahehei, Tinwara, soffitta1, spiphany, fountainoverflows, ViktoriiaL, aspirit, CharlesTheB
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2,027 membres
69 ressenyes
½ 4.3
Valoració 25.69
Afegit 2022-03-25, 05:41 PM
- 9 Members
- languagehat, jwhenderson, oregonobsessionz, vrixton.phillips, giucav, ProAlbo, KMeyreles, skid0612, dhaxton
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14,235 membres
266 ressenyes
3.9
Valoració 22.88
Afegit 2022-03-17, 08:44 AM
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106 membres
1 ressenya
3.8
Valoració 22.38
Afegit 2022-03-16, 12:52 PM
- 8 Members
- GigiHunter, fountainoverflows, AbigailAdams26, cdwentworth, giucav, ShelleyAlberta, ProAlbo, KMeyreles
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- 8 Members
- languagehat, sthitha_pragjna, hahehei, nagel175, fountainoverflows, ViktoriiaL, brandonskillen, CharlesTheB
- Explicacions
- sthitha_pragjna: same comment Red Cavalry
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de Isaac Babel
761 membres
23 ressenyes
3.8
Valoració 21.83
Afegit 2022-03-16, 04:15 PM
- 7 Members
- SharonGoforth, sthitha_pragjna, nagel175, gypsysmom, ViktoriiaL, -pilgrim-, CharlesTheB
- Explicacions
- sthitha_pragjna: A jew's view of Cossacks and the Red Army in another tumultuous time. Hardship and violence by a great writer
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de Bruno Schulz
1,384 membres
42 ressenyes
4.1
Valoració 21.05
Afegit 2022-03-17, 01:36 PM
- 7 Members
- TheDivineOomba, guyalice, soffitta1, nagel175, ViktoriiaL, CharlesTheB, meldiva2
- Explicacions
- TheDivineOomba: Bruno Schulz is from Drohobycz, Ukraine. However, when he was writing, it was a Polish City and Schulz is considered to be a Polish Author.
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1,009 membres
11 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Valoració 20.03
Afegit 2022-03-17, 01:03 AM
- 7 Members
- jwhenderson, olgakm, nagel175, alanteder, spiphany, brandonskillen, CharlesTheB
17
- 7 Members
- kaixo, hahehei, Tinwara, spiphany, fountainoverflows, ViktoriiaL, KWChris
18
869 membres
21 ressenyes
4.2
Valoració 18.33
Afegit 2022-03-16, 05:44 PM
- 7 Members
- SharonGoforth, kaixo, VivienneR, nagel175, fountainoverflows, brandonskillen, CharlesTheB
19
801 membres
20 ressenyes
½ 4.4
Valoració 18.09
Afegit 2022-03-20, 04:28 PM
- 6 Members
- charl08, bugaderes39, elkiedee, fountainoverflows, GingerCrinkle, ViktoriiaL
- Explicacions
- elkiedee: East West Street is in the city of Lviv and now in Ukraine (I think it's been in several countries over the last century)GingerCrinkle: How Ukraine (or more specifically two Ukrainian Jews) contributed to the origins of international law at the Nuremberg Trial.
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248 membres
3 ressenyes
4
Valoració 14.07
Afegit 2022-03-16, 04:17 PM
- 5 Members
- GigiHunter, nagel175, CharlesTheB, skid0612, KWChris
- Explicacions
- skid0612: The story of a Habsburg prince who wanted to be the king of Ukraine.
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48 membres
1 ressenya
½ 3.5
Valoració 13.42
Afegit 2022-03-16, 02:50 PM
- 4 Members
- elkiedee, fountainoverflows, aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicacions
- elkiedee: TBR
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1,905 membres
76 ressenyes
½ 4.4
Valoració 13.4
Afegit 2022-03-17, 11:07 PM
- 5 Members
- timspalding, SharonGoforth, oregonobsessionz, CharlesTheB, KMeyreles
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53 membres
1 ressenya
½ 3.5
Valoració 13.39
Afegit 2022-03-16, 12:56 PM
- 5 Members
- languagehat, fountainoverflows, AbigailAdams26, ShelleyAlberta, skid0612
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15 membres
1 ressenya
4
Valoració 12.92
Afegit 2022-03-16, 06:23 PM
- 4 Members
- proximity1, GigiHunter, waltzmn, ProAlbo
- Explicacions
- waltzmn: The region that is now Ukraine was long divided between the Habsburg Empire, Poland, the Lithuanian Empire, Russia, and others. This book helps explain why.
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11 membres
1 ressenya
½ 4.5
Valoració 11.36
Afegit 2022-03-16, 05:35 PM
- 3 Members
- VivienneR, Tanglewood, fountainoverflows
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157 membres
3 ressenyes
½ 4.3
Valoració 10.9
Afegit 2022-03-17, 11:11 AM
- 4 Members
- languagehat, Tinwara, alanteder, fountainoverflows
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545 membres
13 ressenyes
4.2
Valoració 10.37
Afegit 2022-03-16, 02:55 PM
- 4 Members
- hahehei, nagel175, aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda
28
de Agnia Grigas
24 membres
1 ressenya
4.8
Valoració 9.29
Afegit 2022-03-18, 10:46 AM
- 3 Members
- proximity1, cdwentworth, giucav
- Explicacions
- proximity1: "Since the early 2000s Russia has consistently sought to maintain and regain influence as well as reinvigorate its efforts to expand its territory in the former Soviet Union republics." ... "This book will demonstrate that Moscow's hold on (the Russian-speaking diaspora or what it calls "Russian compatriots"--ethnic Russians and Russian speakers rresiding abroad) serves as an effect pretext for and instrument of much of Russian's expansionist foreign policy. ... the territorial implications of Moscow's policies toward its compatriots have been demonstrated in Ukraine's Crimea and eastern territories, in Georgia's South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and Moldova's Transnistria." ... "While neo-imperialism has been a prominent trend in Putin's era, it is in fact rooted in the history of the Russian Empire. There is an undeniable historical continuity between present Russian imperial projects and past projects of the Romanovss and the Soviets. The Russian Federation has in many respects followed in the footsteps of its historical predecessors and will continue to do so because of the similar ideological, cultural, security and geopolitical drivers that have been rooted in the centuries-long imperial experience of the three empires—the Russian Federation, the Soviet Union, and the Russian Empire—that have occupied the same Russian political space and territories.” … “Russia's policies toward the inhabitants of its imperial space have also been consistent for centuries.” … “Nonetheless, Russia's imperial revival appeared like a marginal idea in the broader context of Russian foreign policy for most of the 1990s and 2000s. … Some suggested that the rising nationalism and aggression was Putin's response to his weakening popularity and growing opposition at home and an attempt to rally the country behind the Russian flag. But few took the rising signs of Russia's vaulting ambitions seriously.” ... “Simply put, this book will argue that reimperialization—either by regaining lost territories or by maintaining influence and sometimes regaining it where it has been lost—is the end-goal of Moscow's policies.” -- Agnia Grigas, from Chapter 1: The Return to Empire
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514 membres
4 ressenyes
4.1
Valoració 9.02
Afegit 2022-03-24, 07:39 AM
30
99 membres
4 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Valoració 7.6
Afegit 2022-03-23, 05:29 PM
- 3 Members
- charl08, brandonskillen, -pilgrim-
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424 membres
11 ressenyes
½ 4.5
Valoració 7.36
Afegit 2022-04-08, 08:19 AM
- 2 Members
- steller0707, dianelouise100
32
- 2 Members
- oregonobsessionz, NoPlanetB
33
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17 membres
4
Valoració 6.31
Afegit 2022-03-18, 09:45 AM
35
229 membres
1 ressenya
4.2
Valoració 6.08
Afegit 2022-03-16, 04:17 PM
- 2 Members
- languagehat, skid0612
- Explicacions
- skid0612: An outstanding history of the region 1569-1999
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117 membres
9 ressenyes
3.9
Valoració 5.71
Afegit 2022-03-16, 02:54 PM
- 2 Members
- ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
39
21 membres
3 ressenyes
3.9
Valoració 5.6
Afegit 2022-03-18, 10:26 AM
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41
2 membres
1 ressenya
4
Valoració 5.35
Afegit 2022-03-16, 06:10 PM
42
206 membres
6 ressenyes
3.2
Valoració 5.29
Afegit 2022-03-16, 06:45 PM
43
113 membres
3 ressenyes
½ 3.4
Valoració 5.05
Afegit 2022-03-21, 11:15 AM
44
- 2 Members
- languagehat, spiphany
47
de Maria Reva
121 membres
5 ressenyes
3.8
Valoració 4
Afegit 2022-12-07, 11:05 PM
- Member
- EerierIdyllMeme
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- Member
- DefinitelyUnlikely
49
100 membres
1 ressenya
4.1
Valoració 4
Afegit 2022-03-29, 10:20 AM
- Member
- languagehat
- Explicacions
- languagehat: Not only is it comprehensive (784 pages) and well written, it has a wide scope: “While this book also traces the evolution of ethnic Ukrainians, it tries as well to give judicious treatment to the many other peoples who developed within the borders of Ukraine, including the Greeks, the Crimean Tatars, the Poles, the Russians, the Jews, the Germans, and the Romanians”.
52
- Member
- editorplough
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de Nina Murray
15 membres
6 ressenyes
½ 4.3
Valoració 4
Afegit 2022-04-20, 09:49 AM
- Member
- CirclingRivers
59
2 membres
Valoració 4
Afegit 2022-10-22, 09:04 PM
- Member
- johninvienna
- Explicacions
- johninvienna: An Ukrainian artist and photographer gives a subjective history of homosexuality in his country. Many interviews and photographs.
61
- Member
- starfishian
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de Alan Sked
83 membres
1 ressenya
2.8
Valoració 3.36
Afegit 2022-03-16, 06:26 PM
63
- Member
- johninvienna
64
- Member
- aspirit
65
66
301 membres
5 ressenyes
½ 3.4
Valoració 3.04
Afegit 2022-03-16, 06:30 PM
69
- Member
- johninvienna
73
de Charles King
146 membres
5 ressenyes
3.8
Valoració 2.68
Afegit 2022-03-30, 09:34 AM
- Member
- languagehat
75
103 membres
1 ressenya
½ 4.6
Valoració 2.68
Afegit 2022-03-16, 04:35 PM
77
de Erich Beck
1 membre
Valoració 2.68
Afegit 2022-10-22, 09:18 PM
- Member
- johninvienna
- Explicacions
- johninvienna: Bukovina, "the Duchy of Bukovina" belonged to Austria since 1775 and was a crown land of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1867 until 1918. It is located half in Ukraine and half in Romania. Since its capital was Czernowitz ( Černivci ) and this now lies in Ukraine, it is filed under Ukraine. A good deal of the book also deals with the Romanian part with the capital of Suceava.
78
- Member
- VivienneR
81
- Member
- hahehei
83
- Member
- johninvienna
98
- Member
- VivienneR
99
- Member
- johninvienna