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- Lonely Planet Ukraine (Lonely Planet Travel Guides)
- Book by Sarah Johnstone.
- Guide to Ukraine - Guide to Ukraine provides you with the latest news in Ukraine and also reference material such as an overview of history, photo gallery, maps, selected related resources in English, and discussion board. ukraine.uazone.net Mama
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- The reality in Ukraine - A photo - reportage from Ukraine, also visit orphans www.angelfire.com Mama
- JSC Ukraine-Global - Provides legal support to various corporate customers in Ukraine and abroad. www.ukraine-global.com.ua Mama
- Brama - Gateway Ukraine, UkraiNEWStand and Community Press - ... www.brama.com Mama
- USAID/Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus - USAID Regional Mission to Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus has been operating in the region since 1992... www.usaid.kiev.ua Mama
- World Cup : Ukraine Defeat Switzerland After Shoot-Out - World Cup : Ukraine Defeat Switzerland After Shoot-Out worldsoccer.about.com Mama
- Chicken Kiev or Kiev88 - answers to all inquiries about or related to Kiev (Kyiv... - About Ukraine. About Ukraine. Ukrainian news. History of Ukraine. ... Ukraine visa. Embassies in Kiev. Embassies of Ukraine. Air tickets to ... www.allabout.kiev.ua Mama
- Borderland- A Journey Through the History of Ukraine
A Journey Through the History of Ukraine:
Borderland - Book by Anna Reid.
- META - Украинская поисковая система. Поиск... - Visit the link for details. meta-ukraine.com Mama
- Ukraine Culture History and Archaeology - Ukraine Culture History and Archaeology - Culture history, archaeological sites, and other information related to the past of Ukraine. archaeology.about.com Mama
- Ukrainian Language, Culture and Travel Page - General information about Ukraine and Ukrainians; Great for those interested in traveling to Ukraine as tourists. pages.prodigy.net Mama
- United Nations in Ukraine - ... system does in Ukraine, and why. The UN is working in Ukraine at the ... ????????????????????. UN in Ukraine / Business Centre :: Administration :: Jobs ... www.un.kiev.ua Mama
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- Ukraine - Embassy of Ukraine in Australia. Includes information on what is needed to marry in the Ukraine, and contact details for the Honorary Consulate of Ukraine in Melbourne. www.ukremb.info Mama
- Geography and Map of Ukraine - Geography and maps of Ukraine. geography.about.com Mama
- Ukraine Meta - The fulltext Ukrainian search engine and directory. Information about Ukraine and Ukrainian subjects. meta-ukraine.com Mama
- The Magic Egg and Other Tales from Ukraine-
- Book by Barbara J. Suwyn.
- Newspapers in the Ukraine - Visit the link for details. www.business.com Mama
- Ukraine Adoptions - How to Adopt From the Ukraine - Ukraine Adoptions - A walk through the process of Ukraine adoptions. Learn about the waiting children, travel times, home study proceess, and the general requirements of a Ukraine adoption. adoption.about.com Mama
- Verkhovna Rada (Parliament of Ukraine) - Information about laws of Ukraine, members of parliament and other useful information. www.rada.kiev.ua Mama
- Eastern European Adoption Coalition - Support for families adopting children from Russia, Romania, Bulgaria, and Ukraine. www.eeadopt.org Mama
- Ukraine - Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Singapore, with a history of the negotiations relating to diplomatic relations, and information about the higher education system in Ukraine. www.embassy-ukraine.com Mama
- Ukraine: Geography, Maps and Information - Geography and maps of the European country of Ukraine. geography.about.com Mama
- Booking - All rights reserved. 2003-2005 Ukraine International Airlines.. E-mail ... www.ukraine-international.com Mama
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- Swords and Sustenance- The Economics of Security in Belarus and Ukraine (American Academy Studies in Global Security)
The Economics of Security in Belarus and Ukraine (American Academy Studies in Global Security):
Swords and Sustenance
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Lonely Planet Ukraine (Lonely Planet Travel Guides)
Book by Sarah Johnstone. Lonely Planet Publications 216 pages Paperback Published 2005-09-17. Description: Be dazzled by the golden domes of myriad Orthodox cathedrals, be awed by the monumental Stalinist architecture of Kyiv, be inspired by the breathtaking natural beauty of the Crimean peninsula. On the edge of Europe, Ukraine is a land of the unconventional and quirky, a unique mix of cosmopolitan and Soviet, and this insightful guide shows you how to make the most of it all.• READ ALL ABOUT IT - Ukraine's colorful political events and fascinating history explained
• FIND ADVENTURE - ice fishing, mountain biking, caving and skiing are just some of the activities on offer
• REST EASY in rural homestays or refurbished Soviet hotels - reviews to suit every budget
• GET AROUND - 35 detailed maps include Cyrillic for easy navigation
• TALK THE TALK - our practical language guide helps you chat to the locals: budmo!
- Review:: 'very helpful I gave this book as a gift to a family member who was going to the Ukraine, and we found it to be very informative and useful.
- Review:: 'Ukraine Travel Guide This is a great book to learn part of the history of the Ukraine, what to see while you are there, what to be cautious of, and how to get around. Very informative. I really liked the section in the back with Ukraine/English translations. This book will travel with me as a ready reference while I am in the Ukraine!! This is the first Lonely Planet book I've purchased and I'm sure there will be more!
- Review:: 'Not up to lonely planet standards The lonely planet series has generally been wonderful. Every time I bought one, they were not only a fun read but were chalk full of info on things to see and do. The Ukraine book, however, seems very disappointing in comparison. For one, the book is very small for such a big country. The author only visits a number of selected cities and totally ignores whole sections of the country, especially in the east which has 5 pages for the entire section. Even within those cities she does visit, however, the sightseeing oppurtunities (according to her) appear very sparse, the accomodations listed are very limited, and there is very little information about day trips or things to see outside the city. Finally, the entire book is very politicized. It looks like she wrote the book during the Orange Revolution, and got caught up in the strong nationalistic and anti-russian feelings that accompanied it. Unfortunately, this also shows through in her writing. So in general, this book is not good enough to go to Ukraine. There aren't many options available right now, but something better than this is definetly needed.
- Review:: 'The first great guidebook to Ukraine My wife was born and educated in Ukraine and spent many years there traveling all over the country, and we have made a number of recent trips to Ukraine. Her verdict on this Lonely Planet guidebook by Sarah Johnstone is: "A plus!" She kept looking up various interesting places that Miss Johnstone might have missed and she couldn't find any. They are all there. Miss Johnstone includes an amazing amount of information in a small, 8x5" paperback of 216 pages that will fit easily in a purse or bag. The book is very skillfully arranged into various headings and sections and cross references so if, for example, you're not interested in Ukraine's history you can easily skip over it. And it doesn't forget anyone: the traveler who wants adventure, the traveler who wants comfort, the student with a backpack, those who want offbeat non-touristy places, to those who are on a budget. Are you a vegetarian? Well, the author hasn't forgotten you either. There are many useful maps, all the latest Internet addresses, and a number of beautiful photographs. I am truly impressed with Ms. Johnstone depth of knowledge and how accurate she is. I can only imagine how much work it took to put this together. I have seen all the guidebooks to Ukraine and all the guidebooks with chapters on Ukraine. This is the best. I would give it six stars if I could.
- Review:: '- It's nice to finally see Lonely Planet print a book just on Ukraine with some current and updated info for people traveling there. The only disappointment I had was that there is very little coverage of Eastern Ukraine, the Donbass Region to be exact. Granted most tourist types won't venture to areas like Lugansk. For those who do want to brave the adventure don't rely on this book for any info. east of Donetsk. Other than that I thought the book was pretty good. It's compact size makes it easier to carry compared to when Lonely Planet combined Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus in their previous printing.
Borderland- A Journey Through the History of Ukraine
| Borderland |
This vivid book tells the story of Ukraine by taking the reader there. Talking to peasants and politicians, rabbis and racketeers, dissidents and paramilitaries, survivors of Stalin's famine and of Nazi labor camps, Anna Reid charts Ukraine's tragic past and explores its struggle to build a national future.
- Review:: 'Ukraine and the borderland. This is a better book than her book on Siberia. In this book, Ms. Reid makes the case that Ukraine is indeed the borderland of Asia and Europe. To the east, is the ancient and powerful country of Russia, and to the west, former foes in Germany and Poland. The people of Ukraine were never a really distinct culture aside from the Russians. This started to change in the early 1800s when authors, artists, and historians started to document their own culture. When the Western Ukraine was joined with the Eastern Ukraine after WWII, Ukraine was a large part of the Soviet Union. With the breakup of the Soviet Union, this country became the largest country in Europe. The problem is: To whom does this country lean to. Russia is militarily powerful in the East, but the Western European countries are more economically powerful. There lies the problem. Ukrainian politicians will be arguing this for years to come. Ms. Reid details the paradox this country is in. She shows the different attitudes of the country east, west, south, and north. It will be interesting if Ukraine survives as a nation in the next twenty years. This country could become a part of a new Russian empire.
- Review:: 'Depressingly Real This is a fascinating and eye-opening account of a land that has suffered through unspeakable evils. It was a very moving book, and I hope that it is translated into Ukrainian and Russian so that some Ukrainians might be able to get a clearer sense of their own identity.
- Review:: 'Borderland- Ukraine This is a well written book, detailing the experiences of Ukrainians over the centuries and the author's experience raveling in modern Ukraine. Very insightful, and at the same time entertaining reading. TG Salem, NH
- Review:: 'Borderland . Anna Reid I believed that I buyed a book of history, but it isn't. From almost the first page the book is full of personal opinions and few history. The opinions of Anna Reid are simple, the ucranians are very good and the russians very bad,three undred and fifty years together is nothing for her, and in many parts of Ucrania the russian are new occupants - from mid XIX century (sic )- !ý. I thing that California, Texas, etc, belongs to Mexico in the opinion of Mrs Anna Reid too, they were conquered in 1848. I know a lot of history of Russia and Ucrania, but for someone don't, the book is dangerous and worst it's not true. When I read her, that seems to me very similar to the arguments of terrorist vasques in Spain and other minorities in Europe. I hope that Mrs Anna Reid fight for the independence of Scotland with the same strenght she do for Ucrania independence. I'm sure that Ucrania and Russia will be togheter again in the future, but books like Borderland, cause more pain that it seem at first sight. If you look for diferences you will find everywhere, but one country is a country because there are more thing that keep united to the people that diferences. Definitively a bad book of history. Yours faithfully. Francisco Martýnez Alcalý ( Madrid. Spain )
- Review:: 'Very readable intro to Ukraine's history and geography "Flat, fertile, and fatally tempting to invaders," Ukraina as literally translated means "on the edge" or "borderland," wrote author Anna Reid in the beginning of her excellent travel, political, and historical essay on Ukraine. An independent state for the first time with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Ukraine has been on the border of various empires for centuries, at various times being split between Russia and Poland (from the mid 1600s to the late 1700s), Russia and Austria (throughout the nineteenth century), and Russia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Romania (between the two world wars). The fact that Ukraine is literally a borderland has resulted in two main things she writes; a legacy of wars, purges, and other violence, and a "tenuous, equivocal sense of national identity."
Reid takes the reader on a tour of Ukrainian history beginning with the medieval Kievan Rus kingdom, a civilization that gave rise to the later Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarussian peoples and languages (though it is still debated what the exact relationship between these groups are), civilizations that really started to widen in differences when the northern Rus fell under the sway of the Mongols and the southern Rus (the future Ukrainians) became dominated by the Lithuanians. From then on Ukraine's history was often a bloody one; between 1914 and 1921 1.5 million died thanks to World War I, the Russian Revolution and subsequent civil war (during which there were two Ukrainian independence movements, both failing); the deliberate and cruel Stalin-ordered famines of 1932-1933 killed a fifth of the entire rural population or a total of 5 million people; many thousands of Ukrainians - out of a total number in the Soviet Union of 1 million executed and 2 million dying in labor camps - perished in the 1937-1938 purges; and 5.3 million died in the Second World War, or one in six of the entire population. The Chernobyl incident, which is also explored, may yet still claim lives.Understandably lacking a national tradition (as for centuries there was no "Ukraine" nor were there "Ukrainians," with at various times Poles and Russians refusing to respect Ukrainian culture, history, or language or even at times acknowledging its existence), they have struggled to find historical figures to identify with. One figure Reid discusses at length is the Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky (hetman being a title), a controversial figure who has been different things to different people (to the Ukrainians he was the leader of the first Ukrainian war of independence; to the Poles he was the rebel peasant who split Poland and started the nation on its long slow decline; to the Russians he has been the man who led the Ukrainians out of Polish domination and into the arms of Muscovy). Another she explores is Taras Shevchenko, a 19th century writer that many believe single-handedly turned Ukrainian into a literary language and went a very long way - perhaps more than any other figure - into creating a sense of national identity. Another figure - though not a specific individual - Reid explores as part of the Ukrainian national conscious is the Cossack, a figure she notes that is not unlike the cowboy in the American tradition; outlaw, frontiersmen, pioneer, fighter, even ranging across the steppe in covered wagons, drawing them up in a circle against Tatar (rather than Native American) attack.
Reid tours the modern nation, showing more regionalism and variety than I knew existed in Ukraine. Far eastern Ukraine - the Donbass coal basin - is densely populated, heavily industrialized, and predominately Russian-speaking. The southern city of Odessa - on the shores of the Black Sea - is a largely unspoiled city of outdoor cafes, a city with a long multi-ethnic tradition that once attracted such persecuted minorities as Serbs, Greeks, Armenians, Mennonite Germans, and Bulgars. The far western city of Lviv is part of Galicia, a once Austrian-dominated region, home in the 19th and 20th centuries to most of Ukraine's dissidents, intelligentsia, and demonstrators. Chernivtsi, located in the shadow of the Carpathian Alps in extreme southwestern Ukraine, was ruled at various times by the Poles, Turks, Austrians, and Romanians, finally annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940, is now no longer as multi-ethnic as it once was but still a beautiful region of mountains and forests, once a favored vacation destination. She visited Crimea, a Russian-dominated peninsula that has had some difficulty believing it is part of Ukraine and a land that was once a pretty much independent Tatar state loosely associated with the Ottomans until annexed by Russia in 1783.
So what does Reid believe the future hold for Ukraine? She thinks that the future is fairly bright for the country. While it had some serious problems going into independence, some of those very weaknesses were also strengths; the somewhat fuzzy sense of national identity (nowhere as near developed as it was in the Baltic states for instance) has worked in the country's favor in dealing with the large Russian minority. Given full citizenship upon independence, despite Ukrainian being made the official state language they were not required to take language tests to vote and the state even continued to fund Russian language schools. Reid also believed that the very bloodiness of Ukraine's history in the 20th century have lead many in the nation at a personal level to shy away from war and even politics.
Where Ukraine might falter is largely in matters economic. The mid 1990s found Ukraine beset by runaway inflation and huge budget deficits, extreme difficulties in privatizing industries, and its agriculture so inefficient that 80% of all farmland produces only 50% of the total agricultural output. Perhaps worse, near epic corruption and red tape has several hampered business and foreign investment (she gives an example, where 14 different permits were required to export a sock).
All in all though, the author feels hopeful about Ukraine's future. Its long-suffering people have certainly earned a break if its history is any judge.
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