Overcoming the Past: A Global History of Ukraine. Yaroslav Hrytsak

A groundbreaking and fundamental history of Ukraine from one of the leading public intellectuals.

In this profound work, which has become a bestseller in Ukraine, historian Yaroslav Hrytsak tells the grand story of the Ukrainian nation through a careful analysis of the major events, conflicts, and changes that have shaped it over the centuries. Hrytsak has created a rich, detailed, and most importantly, objective tapestry of a country in constant transformation.

This edition, revised and expanded, offers an analysis of contemporary events through the prism of Ukrainian and world history.