Ukraine

The Forging of a Nation

By: Yaroslav Hrytsak

Narrated by: Greg Kolpakchi

A “pioneering and fundamental” (Timothy Snyder) new history of Ukraine from one of its leading public intellectuals

When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the world witnessed the “creative, freewheeling, darkly humorous, and deeply resilient society” that is contemporary Ukraine. In this timely and original history, a bestseller in Ukraine, the historian Yaroslav Hrytsak tells the sweeping story of his nation through a meticulous examination of the major events, conflicts, and developments that have shaped it over the course of centuries.

Hrytsak weaves a rich and detailed tapestry of a country in continual transformation.

Ukraine is essential reading for anyone who wants to better understand Ukraine’s dramatic past and its global significance--from the 17th-century Cossack uprising to the collapse of the USSR in 1991 and Ukrainian independence, and from the evolution of the Ukrainian language to the warning signs that anticipated Russia’s 2022 invasion. This book is the definitive story of Ukraine and its people, as told by one of its most celebrated voices.

Facts History Ukraine

Loved the experience of learning more deeply the unknown facts of Ukraines deep historical struggles to get to Freedom & Democracy 💙

Bumblebee

Author created a compelling narrative of recurrent theme of modernization, punctuated by catastrophes, eg genocide, wars, famine, geography - Ukrainian people had defied its history and are still here, like the bumblebee that flies in spite of the laws of aerodynamics. in the twists and turns of the history of the Ukraine in the global historical context.

Machine voice

This reader is clearly not allowing the material to enter his brain. Pauses mid sentence to turn pages and moves from one chapter to the next as though there is no break. Very hard to absorb this complex material with such a disengaged voice.