{"product_id":"the-cossack-myth-history-and-nationhood-in-the-age-of-empires-hardback-9781107022102","title":"The Cossack Myth; History and Nationhood in the Age of Empires (Hardback) 9781107022102","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cossack Myth\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHistory and Nationhood in the Age of Empires\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe fascinating story of The History of the Rus', one of the most influential historical texts of the modern era.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSerhii Plokhy (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107022102, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 July 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e408 pages, 13 b\/w illus.  4 maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.71 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'Serhii Plohky has written one of the most important and captivating monographs on modern Ukrainian history and the Ukrainian-Russian relationship to come out in recent years. For the general reader, the tome is cast as a fascinating search for clues that begins with numerous theories on the authorship, time of composition and purpose of the 'History' before Plohky elegantly lays out his own theories by taking the reader through the steps by which he came to his views.' Frank Sysyn, The Russian Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn the years following the Napoleonic Wars, a mysterious manuscript began to circulate among the dissatisfied noble elite of the Russian Empire. Entitled The History of the Rus', it became one of the most influential historical texts of the modern era. Attributed to an eighteenth-century Orthodox archbishop, it described the heroic struggles of the Ukrainian Cossacks. Alexander Pushkin read the book as a manifestation of Russian national spirit, but Taras Shevchenko interpreted it as a quest for Ukrainian national liberation, and it would inspire thousands of Ukrainians to fight for the freedom of their homeland. Serhii Plokhy tells the fascinating story of the text's discovery and dissemination, unravelling the mystery of its authorship and tracing its subsequent impact on Russian and Ukrainian historical and literary imagination. In so doing he brilliantly illuminates the relationship between history, myth, empire and nationhood from Napoleonic times to the fall of the Soviet Union.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Mystery: 1. A call for freedom\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Cossack annals\u003cbr\u003e 3. The birth of the myth\u003cbr\u003e Part II. On a Cold Trail: 4. A noble heart\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Cossack prince\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Kyiv manuscript\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Pieces of a Puzzle: 7. A matter of time\u003cbr\u003e 8. Uncovering the motive\u003cbr\u003e 9. How did he do it?\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Cossack treasure\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Unusual Suspects: 11. People and places\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Cossack aristocrats\u003cbr\u003e 13. The liberated gentry\u003cbr\u003e 14. A history teacher\u003cbr\u003e Part V. A Family Circle: 15. A missing name\u003cbr\u003e 16. Family matters\u003cbr\u003e 17. The rivals\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Cossack family networks.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e], History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913123750168,"sku":"9781107022102","price":103.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107022102i_a93b8d68-297d-4a85-89da-fc74355f7b46.jpg?v=1691361136","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cossack-myth-history-and-nationhood-in-the-age-of-empires-hardback-9781107022102","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}