Ukrainian Multifrontier. A new scheme of the history of Ukraine (Neolithic - early 20th century)

It seems self-evident that Ukraine’s location at the crossroads of the West, the South, and the East (complexes of cultures, religions, socio-economic models, and political regimes) influences its past, present, and future. However, it was only at the beginning of the 20th century that Ukrainian scholars began to take a serious interest in this phenomenon and, unfortunately, by the beginning of the 21st century, they had not studied it thoroughly. Instead, the study of the Multifrontier — the “crossroads of borders” — will not only allow us to understand the Ukrainian past more deeply, but will also help us to better cope with the problems of the present — in particular, to overcome the postcolonial complexes of a victim nation, a stateless or even anti-state people, etc. On the other hand, thanks to the concept of the Multifrontier, the legendary Ukrainian love of freedom and inclusiveness of our culture become clearer.

This book was created by a large team of authors:

Victor Brekhunenko, Yaroslava Vermenych, Dmytro Vyrsky, Myroslav Voloshchuk, Andriy Galushka, Igor Hyrych, Andriy Domanovsky, Svitlana Kayuk, Evelina Kravchenko, Oleksiy Mustafin, Yevhen Sinytsia, Igor Chornovol.