{"product_id":"russia-and-ukraine-entangled-histories-diverging-states-hardback-9781509557363","title":"Russia and Ukraine; Entangled Histories, Diverging States (Hardback) 9781509557363","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRussia and Ukraine\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEntangled Histories, Diverging States\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMaria Popova (Author), Oxana Shevel (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509557363, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 24 November 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.8 x 2.5 cm, 0.544 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“If you only have time to read one book on the origins of contemporary conflict between Russia and Ukraine, this is the book to read! The perfect team of Popova and Shevel together bring unique depth of understanding of \u003ci\u003eboth\u003c\/i\u003e countries to explain this tragic story of divergence between Ukraine and Russia. It will become a definitive account of this history by which all future studies will be judged.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael McFaul, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution; Professor of Political Science, Director, and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University; and former US Ambassador to the Russian Federation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“There is a flood of books on the Russo-Ukrainian war written by overnight experts. This book is different. For anyone who wants to understand the origins of the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II this book is a must-read.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSerhii Plokhy, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Shevel and Popova are as unflinching as they are comprehensive and nuanced in their indictment of Russia’s imperialist war against Ukraine. Essential reading for anybody who wants to understand the most important geopolitical event of our age.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Garner, author of \u003ci\u003eZ Generation: Into the Heart of Russia's Fascist Youth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What explains Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Ukraine’s valiant resistance? Popova and Shevel, both eminent scholars of the region, focus on the dynamics of Ukraine-Russia relations since the breakup of the USSR and show how Russia’s slide towards autocracy and revival of imperial aspirations pushed Ukraine in the opposite, more democratic and pro-Western direction until deadly, genocidal warfare remained the Kremlin’s only hope to subjugate its neighbor. Deeply researched, breathtaking in its scope and engagingly written, the book is an absolute must-read for anyone who wants to understand the origins of the war.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEugene Finkel, Johns Hopkins University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Russia and Ukraine started out in similar places after the Soviet collapse. But, as Maria Popova and Oxana Shevel explain, they have increasingly diverged over the past three decades. Today autocratic Russia has invaded democratizing Ukraine in what the authors vividly describe as the ultimate struggle for Ukraine’s right to an independent future.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAngela Stent, author of \u003ci\u003ePutin’s World: Russia Against the West and with the Rest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn February 2022, Russian missiles rained on Ukrainian cities, and tanks rolled towards Kyiv to end Ukrainian independent statehood. President Zelensky declined a Western evacuation offer and Ukrainians rallied to defend their country. What are the roots of this war, which has upended the international legal order and brought back the spectre of nuclear escalation? How did these supposedly “brotherly peoples” become each other’s worst nightmare?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRussia and Ukraine: Entangled Histories, Diverging States\u003c\/i\u003e, Maria Popova and Oxana Shevel explain how since 1991 Russia and Ukraine diverged politically, ending up on a collision course. Russia slid back into authoritarianism and imperialism, while Ukraine consolidated a competitive political system and pro-European identity. As Ukraine built a democratic nation-state, Russia refused to accept it and came to see it as an “anti-Russia” project. After political and economic pressure proved ineffective, and even counterproductive, Putin went to war to force Ukraine back into the fold of the “Russian world.” Ukraine resisted, determined to pursue European integration as a sovereign state. These irreconcilable goals, rather than geopolitical wrangling between Russia and the West over NATO expansion, are – the authors argue – essential to understanding Russia’s war on Ukraine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e List of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Russia’s invasion and Ukraine’s resistance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1.   Entangled histories and identity debates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2.   Regime divergence \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3.   Historical memory, language, and citizenship\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4.   Ukraine, Russia, and the West\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5.   Euromaidan, Crimea annexation, and the war in Donbas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6.   The road to full-scale invasion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52502972399896,"sku":"9781509557363","price":44.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509557363.jpg?v=1786321939","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/russia-and-ukraine-entangled-histories-diverging-states-hardback-9781509557363","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}