Black square : adventures in post-Soviet Ukraine

Book 2016

"This captivating and original narrative blends politics, history, and reportage in a street-level account of a vexing and troubled region. In the tradition of Elif Batuman and Ian Frazier, Black Square presents an evocative, multidimensional portrait of Ukrainian life under the shadow of Putin. In vivid, original prose, Sophie Pinkham draws us into the fascinating lives of her contemporaries--a generation that came of age after the fall of the U...

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Ukraine History 1991-2014

Ukraine Politics and government 1991-2014

Ukraine Social life and customs 21st century

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ISBN:

9780393247978

Edition:

First American edition

Description:

xv, 288 pages : maps ; 25 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Contents:

Paris of Siberia
Resurrection
City of gardens, city of ravines
Men's day
Buckwheat and rye
Carpathian cowboys
People's music
Last Jew in Stalindorf
Kingdom of the dead
Dreaming of Europe
Are you alive, brother?
Masks and monuments
Reunion
Wild steppe
Heroes don't die
Crashing
New Year in Kiev
Rocket city
Victory Day

LCCN:

2016031600

Control Number:

1927320

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