Presents information on the geography, history, government, economy, people, social life and customs, arts, contemporary issues, and relations with North America of Ukraine, a country in Eastern Europe that regained its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
Describes pysanky, the traditional folk craft of decorating Easter eggs as carried on by women in the Ukraine, a country on the northern edge of the Black Sea.
Offers a comprehensive history of Ukraine, discussing the country's political, social, economic, and cultural history, as well as its place in contemporary world history.
American college student Jonathan Safran Foer sets out, along with Ukranian travel agent Alex Perchov, Alex's depressive grandfather, and the family dog, in an attempt to find the village where a Ukranian woman might or might not have saved Jonathan's grandfather from the Nazis during World War II.
Provides information about the land, history, government, people, culture, and economy of Ukraine, and includes a time line, illustrations, statistics, and maps, and a Web site link for further study.
Gives a historical and cultural overview of the country of Ukraine with particular emphasis on changes that have occurred since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Relates the true story of how several Jewish families survived the Holocaust of World War II by hiding in the caves of western Ukraine for over three hundred days.
