Choosing Freedom in Ukraine: Historical Roots and Contemporary Meaning - Oskar-Halecki-Vorlesung 2022
Verlag | Sandstein |
Auflage | 2023 |
Seiten | 28 |
Format | 17,0 x 0,5 x 24,0 cm |
Gewicht | 85 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
ISBN-10 | 3954987813 |
EAN | 9783954987818 |
Bestell-Nr | 95498781A |
When Russia expanded its war against Ukraine in early 2022, many Western observers expected the country to surrender within moments. But Ukrainians are fighting resolutely for their freedom-once again. This text explores Ukrainian conceptions of freedom, starting with the Cossacks, but placing a clear emphasis on events since 1991. Writer and historian Olesya Khromeychuk argues that the roots of Ukrainians' contemporary resilience can be found in a long-standing rejection of imperialist oppression. She relates these concepts of Ukrainian freedom, mirrored in her own history, in a courageously personal manner. In this way, she renders accessible the history of a country about which there is too little knowledge in many parts of the West