{"product_id":"borderland-9781399608824","title":"Borderland","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFULLY UPDATED\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A fascinating and often violent odyssey, spanning more than 1,000 years of conflict and culture''\u003cbr\u003eINDEPENDENT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlat, fertile, and fatally tempting to invaders, for centuries Ukraine was fought over by more powerful neighbours. Though its modern national movement dates back to the early nineteenth century, it did not win real independence until 1991, with the collapse of the Soviet Union.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince then, Ukrainians have proved themselves one of the world''s most remarkable nations. In 2014 mass demonstrations forced out a corrupt pro-Russian president. Russia responded by invading, first seizing Crimea and the eastern Donbass, and then in February 2022 marching on Kyiv. With Western help, Ukraine is fighting back. But in what form it will emerge from the war - the bloodiest in Europe since 1945 - remains to be seen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor this fourth edition of her classic history, Anna Reid returns to the scene. Talking to refugees, politicians and vict\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeautifully written and lovingly researched\u003c\/b\u003e ... This book \u003cb\u003ebrims with colourful historical personalities\u003c\/b\u003e ... The mixture of travelogue, history, political analysis and anecdote makes Anna Reid's account \u003cb\u003ea highly digestible popular introduction\u003c\/b\u003e to the tragic plight of a country whose very name means \"Borderland\". \"The West ... had difficulty taking Ukraine seriously at all,\" she writes. Her first (and I hope not her last) book is a \u003cb\u003enoble and praiseworthy\u003c\/b\u003e attempt to correct this gross historical injustice * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGripping history \u003c\/b\u003e... [Reid] writers with authority having lived for three years in Kiev as a reporter ... [she] is remarkably clear-headed about the many competing versions of Ukraine's history and its mostly invented heroes. A wise and generous government in Kiev would give her a medal * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ebeautifully written\u003c\/b\u003e evocation of Ukraine's brutal past and its shaky efforts to construct a better future ... Reid \u003cb\u003esucceeds in vividly conjuring up dozens of little-know heroes and villains of Ukrainian history\u003c\/b\u003e ... Reid summons up the rogues and poets of Ukraine's past with a deft touch, but her real theme is the tragedy which has been Ukraine's lot for much of its history ... \u003ci\u003eBorderland \u003c\/i\u003eis \u003cb\u003ea tapestry woven of the stories of all its inhabitants\u003c\/b\u003e, recording their triumphs and their conflicts with the fairness of a compassionate outsider * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eThis book takes the reader on \u003cb\u003ea fascinating and often violent odyssey\u003c\/b\u003e, spanning more than 1,000 years of conflict and culture. Reid covers events from the coming of the Vikings, to Stalin's purges and beyond to the independence celebrations of 19991. She translates her obvious mastery of her subject into \u003cb\u003ean accessible work, which should enrich the experience of any traveller to this new country\u003c\/b\u003e * Independent on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eAnne Reid ... has sharp vision and an enquiring mind which launched her on a journey through the country's history to help her make sense of what she saw. Often controversial but never stuffy, she takes her reader at the same time on a tour of Ukraine, relating past events to a modern context ... [she] \u003cb\u003eproves herself an astute observer of the Ukrainian scene\u003c\/b\u003e * TLS *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ecompelling and improbably enjoyable\u003c\/b\u003e read ... Despite its problems [Reid] says, the country has the potential to be one of Europe's greatest states * The Scotsman *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885497692503,"sku":"9781399608824","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781399608824.jpg?v=1722536662","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/borderland-9781399608824","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}