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Religion and Nation in Modern Ukraine (with Frank E.

Unmaking Imperial Russia: Mykhailo Hrushevsky and the Writing of Ukrainian History University of Toronto Press (2005) A New York Times bestseller, this definitive history of Ukraine is an exemplary account of Europe’s least-known large country (Wall Street Journal). 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.This revised edition includes new material that brings this definitive history up to the present.

The Origins of the Slavic Nations: Premodern Identities in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus Cambridge University Press (2006).

Ukraine and Russia: Representations of the Past University of Toronto Press (2008).

Yalta: The Price of PeaceViking/Penguin (2010 2011).

The Cossack Myth: History and Nationhood in the Age of Empires Cambridge University Press (2012).

The Last empire: The Final Days of the Soviet UnionBasic Books (2015).

The Gates of Europe: A History of UkraineBasic Books (2015).Teaches courses and seminars on early modern and modern East European history that engage major problems in the history of Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Poland, and Lithuania. As the award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy argues in The Gates of Europe, we must examine Ukraines past in order to understand its present and future. Research interests include the intellectual, cultural, and international history of Eastern Europe, with an emphasis on Ukraine. 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.Office Hours: Tuesday, 12:30-2:00pm (CGIS S-431) 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.

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.