A Ukraine Reading List
- Descripción
- 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.
1
por Anne Applebaum
833 miembros
20 reseñas
½ 4.4
Puntuacion 73.22
Añadido 2022-03-16, 12:45 PM
2
por Andrij Kurkow
2,000 miembros
81 reseñas
½ 3.7
Puntuacion 60.93
Añadido 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
- Explicaciones
- skid0612: A wonderful satire set in early 1990s, right after independence. Often compared to Bulgakov, any of Kurkovs novels are worth a try
3
por Mikhail Bulgakov
1,451 miembros
23 reseñas
3.8
Puntuacion 52.25
Añadido 2022-03-16, 02:51 PM
- 16 Members
- SharonGoforth, szarka, kaixo, davidgn, VivienneR, ezettler, WordMaven, spiphany, giucav, ShelleyAlberta, ViktoriiaL, brandonskillen, ManWithAnAgenda, CharlesTheB, skid0612, meldiva2, ,
- Explicaciones
- 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.
4
por Serhii Plokhy
623 miembros
12 reseñas
4.2
Puntuacion 51.25
Añadido 2022-03-16, 12:47 PM
5
2,336 miembros
78 reseñas
½ 4.3
Puntuacion 47.73
Añadido 2022-03-16, 12:58 PM
- 15 Members
- jwhenderson, oregonobsessionz, charl08, WordMaven, nagel175, Tanglewood, elkiedee, vrixton.phillips, ahef1963, AbigailAdams26, -pilgrim-, ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707, KMeyreles, monicamoody20
- Explicaciones
- elkiedee: TBR
6
por Anna Reid
359 miembros
10 reseñas
3.9
Puntuacion 41.12
Añadido 2022-03-16, 12:51 PM
- 14 Members
- SharonGoforth, oregonobsessionz, jeffbailey, elkiedee, AbigailAdams26, bcrowl399, giucav, ShelleyAlberta, -pilgrim-, ManWithAnAgenda, ProAlbo, KMeyreles, skid0612, KWChris
- Explicaciones
- elkiedee: TBR
7
por Marina Lewycka
5,721 miembros
239 reseñas
½ 3.4
Puntuacion 35.41
Añadido 2022-03-18, 02:26 PM
- 12 Members
- starfishian, charl08, guyalice, bearette24, norabelle414, soffitta1, alanteder, elkiedee, gypsysmom, giucav, colinindublin, KMeyreles,languagehat , ,
- Explicaciones
- elkiedee: I think it's about a Ukrainian immigrant to the UK and his family.
8
- 11 Members
- SharonGoforth, kaixo, holly_golightly, hahehei, Tinwara, soffitta1, spiphany, fountainoverflows, ViktoriiaL, aspirit, CharlesTheB
9
por Timothy Snyder
2,027 miembros
69 reseñas
½ 4.3
Puntuacion 25.69
Añadido 2022-03-25, 05:41 PM
- 9 Members
- languagehat, jwhenderson, oregonobsessionz, vrixton.phillips, giucav, ProAlbo, KMeyreles, skid0612, dhaxton
10
por Andrij Kurkow
467 miembros
15 reseñas
½ 3.7
Puntuacion 23.36
Añadido 2022-03-16, 06:45 PM
11
14,235 miembros
266 reseñas
3.9
Puntuacion 22.88
Añadido 2022-03-17, 08:44 AM
12
por Andrew Wilson
106 miembros
1 reseña
3.8
Puntuacion 22.38
Añadido 2022-03-16, 12:52 PM
- 8 Members
- GigiHunter, fountainoverflows, AbigailAdams26, cdwentworth, giucav, ShelleyAlberta, ProAlbo, KMeyreles
13
por Isaac Babel
285 miembros
11 reseñas
4
Puntuacion 22.2
Añadido 2022-03-16, 04:15 PM
- 8 Members
- languagehat, sthitha_pragjna, hahehei, nagel175, fountainoverflows, ViktoriiaL, brandonskillen, CharlesTheB
- Explicaciones
- sthitha_pragjna: same comment Red Cavalry
14
por Isaac Babel
761 miembros
23 reseñas
3.8
Puntuacion 21.83
Añadido 2022-03-16, 04:15 PM
- 7 Members
- SharonGoforth, sthitha_pragjna, nagel175, gypsysmom, ViktoriiaL, -pilgrim-, CharlesTheB
- Explicaciones
- sthitha_pragjna: A jew's view of Cossacks and the Red Army in another tumultuous time. Hardship and violence by a great writer
15
por Bruno Schulz
1,384 miembros
42 reseñas
4.1
Puntuacion 21.05
Añadido 2022-03-17, 01:36 PM
- 7 Members
- TheDivineOomba, guyalice, soffitta1, nagel175, ViktoriiaL, CharlesTheB, meldiva2
- Explicaciones
- 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.
16
1,009 miembros
11 reseñas
½ 3.7
Puntuacion 20.03
Añadido 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
por Mikhail Bulgakov
869 miembros
21 reseñas
4.2
Puntuacion 18.33
Añadido 2022-03-16, 05:44 PM
- 7 Members
- SharonGoforth, kaixo, VivienneR, nagel175, fountainoverflows, brandonskillen, CharlesTheB
19
por Philippe Sands
801 miembros
20 reseñas
½ 4.4
Puntuacion 18.09
Añadido 2022-03-20, 04:28 PM
- 6 Members
- charl08, bugaderes39, elkiedee, fountainoverflows, GingerCrinkle, ViktoriiaL
- Explicaciones
- 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.
20
por Timothy Snyder
248 miembros
3 reseñas
4
Puntuacion 14.07
Añadido 2022-03-16, 04:17 PM
- 5 Members
- GigiHunter, nagel175, CharlesTheB, skid0612, KWChris
- Explicaciones
- skid0612: The story of a Habsburg prince who wanted to be the king of Ukraine.
21
por Żanna Słoniowska
48 miembros
1 reseña
½ 3.5
Puntuacion 13.42
Añadido 2022-03-16, 02:50 PM
- 4 Members
- elkiedee, fountainoverflows, aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- elkiedee: TBR
22
1,905 miembros
76 reseñas
½ 4.4
Puntuacion 13.4
Añadido 2022-03-17, 11:07 PM
- 5 Members
- timspalding, SharonGoforth, oregonobsessionz, CharlesTheB, KMeyreles
23
por Michael F. Hamm
53 miembros
1 reseña
½ 3.5
Puntuacion 13.39
Añadido 2022-03-16, 12:56 PM
- 5 Members
- languagehat, fountainoverflows, AbigailAdams26, ShelleyAlberta, skid0612
24
15 miembros
1 reseña
4
Puntuacion 12.92
Añadido 2022-03-16, 06:23 PM
- 4 Members
- proximity1, GigiHunter, waltzmn, ProAlbo
- Explicaciones
- 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.
25
por William Kurelek
11 miembros
1 reseña
½ 4.5
Puntuacion 11.36
Añadido 2022-03-16, 05:35 PM
- 3 Members
- VivienneR, Tanglewood, fountainoverflows
26
por Oksana Zabuzhko
157 miembros
3 reseñas
½ 4.3
Puntuacion 10.9
Añadido 2022-03-17, 11:11 AM
- 4 Members
- languagehat, Tinwara, alanteder, fountainoverflows
27
545 miembros
13 reseñas
4.2
Puntuacion 10.37
Añadido 2022-03-16, 02:55 PM
- 4 Members
- hahehei, nagel175, aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda
28
por Agnia Grigas
24 miembros
1 reseña
4.8
Puntuacion 9.29
Añadido 2022-03-18, 10:46 AM
- 3 Members
- proximity1, cdwentworth, giucav
- Explicaciones
- 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
29
por Robert Conquest
514 miembros
4 reseñas
4.1
Puntuacion 9.02
Añadido 2022-03-24, 07:39 AM
30
por Andrij Kurkow
99 miembros
4 reseñas
½ 3.7
Puntuacion 7.6
Añadido 2022-03-23, 05:29 PM
- 3 Members
- charl08, brandonskillen, -pilgrim-
31
por Ilya Kaminsky
424 miembros
11 reseñas
½ 4.5
Puntuacion 7.36
Añadido 2022-04-08, 08:19 AM
- 2 Members
- steller0707, dianelouise100
32
por Bernard Malamud
2,273 miembros
34 reseñas
3.9
Puntuacion 6.83
Añadido 2022-03-30, 10:42 PM
- 2 Members
- oregonobsessionz, NoPlanetB
33
por Oleg Sentsov
17 miembros
½ 3.5
Puntuacion 6.46
Añadido 2022-03-17, 11:14 AM
34
17 miembros
4
Puntuacion 6.31
Añadido 2022-03-18, 09:45 AM
35
por Timothy Snyder
229 miembros
1 reseña
4.2
Puntuacion 6.08
Añadido 2022-03-16, 04:17 PM
- 2 Members
- languagehat, skid0612
- Explicaciones
- skid0612: An outstanding history of the region 1569-1999
36
37
por William Kurelek
143 miembros
½ 4.7
Puntuacion 5.71
Añadido 2022-03-16, 06:37 PM
38
por Kalani Pickhart
117 miembros
9 reseñas
3.9
Puntuacion 5.71
Añadido 2022-03-16, 02:54 PM
- 2 Members
- ManWithAnAgenda, steller0707
39
21 miembros
3 reseñas
3.9
Puntuacion 5.6
Añadido 2022-03-18, 10:26 AM
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41
por Mikail Bulgakov
2 miembros
1 reseña
4
Puntuacion 5.35
Añadido 2022-03-16, 06:10 PM
42
por Andrij Kurkow
206 miembros
6 reseñas
3.2
Puntuacion 5.29
Añadido 2022-03-16, 06:45 PM
43
por Oksana Zabuzhko
113 miembros
3 reseñas
½ 3.4
Puntuacion 5.05
Añadido 2022-03-21, 11:15 AM
44
por Neal Ascherson
686 miembros
15 reseñas
4
Puntuacion 4.93
Añadido 2022-03-19, 12:31 AM
- 2 Members
- languagehat, spiphany
45
por Michael Moorcock
317 miembros
6 reseñas
3.8
Puntuacion 4
Añadido 2022-04-02, 08:19 AM
- Member
- unapersson
46
por Sarah Sundin
158 miembros
48 reseñas
½ 4.4
Puntuacion 4
Añadido 2022-03-22, 05:05 PM
- Member
- Lindz2012
47
por Maria Reva
121 miembros
5 reseñas
3.8
Puntuacion 4
Añadido 2022-12-07, 11:05 PM
- Member
- EerierIdyllMeme
48
- Member
- DefinitelyUnlikely
49
100 miembros
1 reseña
4.1
Puntuacion 4
Añadido 2022-03-29, 10:20 AM
- Member
- languagehat
- Explicaciones
- 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
54
por Nina Murray
15 miembros
6 reseñas
½ 4.3
Puntuacion 4
Añadido 2022-04-20, 09:49 AM
- Member
- CirclingRivers
57
por Teri M. Brown
4 miembros
2 reseñas
5
Puntuacion 4
Añadido 2022-04-02, 05:49 PM
- Member
- scottjpearson
59
por Anton Shebetko
2 miembros
Puntuacion 4
Añadido 2022-10-22, 09:04 PM
- Member
- johninvienna
- Explicaciones
- johninvienna: An Ukrainian artist and photographer gives a subjective history of homosexuality in his country. Many interviews and photographs.
60
por Vasily Grossman
3,430 miembros
88 reseñas
½ 4.4
Puntuacion 3.36
Añadido 2022-08-18, 03:12 PM
- Member
- elkiedee
61
por Sandra Birdsell
232 miembros
4 reseñas
3.9
Puntuacion 3.36
Añadido 2022-03-22, 12:42 AM
- Member
- starfishian
62
por Alan Sked
83 miembros
1 reseña
2.8
Puntuacion 3.36
Añadido 2022-03-16, 06:26 PM
63
- Member
- johninvienna
64
- Member
- aspirit
65
66
por Robert A. Kann
301 miembros
5 reseñas
½ 3.4
Puntuacion 3.04
Añadido 2022-03-16, 06:30 PM
67
por Oksana Zabuzhko
32 miembros
1 reseña
½ 3.6
Puntuacion 3.04
Añadido 2022-03-17, 11:10 AM
- Member
- Tinwara
69
- Member
- johninvienna
73
por Charles King
146 miembros
5 reseñas
3.8
Puntuacion 2.68
Añadido 2022-03-30, 09:34 AM
- Member
- languagehat
74
por Orest Subtelny
132 miembros
1 reseña
½ 3.7
Puntuacion 2.68
Añadido 2022-04-06, 07:39 PM
- Member
- aspirit
75
por Petr Arshinov
103 miembros
1 reseña
½ 4.6
Puntuacion 2.68
Añadido 2022-03-16, 04:35 PM
77
por Erich Beck
miembro 1
Puntuacion 2.68
Añadido 2022-10-22, 09:18 PM
- Member
- johninvienna
- Explicaciones
- 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.
84
por Rachel Seiffert
205 miembros
12 reseñas
3.9
Puntuacion 2.46
Añadido 2022-03-23, 05:48 PM
- Member
- charl08
85
por Andrij Kurkow
180 miembros
6 reseñas
3.9
Puntuacion 2.46
Añadido 2022-03-21, 12:42 PM
- Member
- -pilgrim-
98
- Member
- VivienneR
99
- Member
- johninvienna
100
por Richard Sakwa
63 miembros
2 reseñas
4.2
Puntuacion 1.36
Añadido 2022-03-26, 11:55 AM
- Member
- davidgn,