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Freedom and Terror in the Donbas: A Ukrainian-Russian Borderland, 1870s–1990s
Hiroaki Kuromiya
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Description for Freedom and Terror in the Donbas: A Ukrainian-Russian Borderland, 1870s–1990s
Paperback. This book presents an analysis of critical events in modern Ukrainian and Russian history from a regional perspective. Series: Cambridge Russian, Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies. Num Pages: 380 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; HBG; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
This book discusses both the freedom of the Ukrainian-Russian borderland of the Donbas and the terror it has suffered because of that freedom. In a detailed panorama the book presents the tumultuous history of this steppe frontier land from its foundation as a modern coal and steel industrial centre to the post-Soviet present. Wild and unmanageable, this haven for fugitives posed a constant political challenge to Moscow and Kiev. In the light of new information gained from years of work in previously closed Soviet archives (including the former KGB archives in the Donbas), the book presents, from a regional perspective, ... Read more
This book discusses both the freedom of the Ukrainian-Russian borderland of the Donbas and the terror it has suffered because of that freedom. In a detailed panorama the book presents the tumultuous history of this steppe frontier land from its foundation as a modern coal and steel industrial centre to the post-Soviet present. Wild and unmanageable, this haven for fugitives posed a constant political challenge to Moscow and Kiev. In the light of new information gained from years of work in previously closed Soviet archives (including the former KGB archives in the Donbas), the book presents, from a regional perspective, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Russian, Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies
Number of Pages
380
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521526081
SKU
V9780521526081
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Reviews for Freedom and Terror in the Donbas: A Ukrainian-Russian Borderland, 1870s–1990s
'Kuromiya's latest work is a masterful case study of the Donbas region through revolution, civil war, the New Economic Policy, and Stalinist construction. It is based not only on a synthesis of every conceivable secondary source, but also on a detailed consideration of archives in Moscow, Kiev, and the Donbas itself. At the level of a regional study, Kuromiya's work ... Read more