ukraine

Describes what life was like for men, women, and children living in Ukraine under the Nazis in World War II.

Traces the history of the Ukraine, discussing how the region has changed over the years and how its citizens have adapted to those changes.

Explores the reasons behind the Ukrainian famine of the early 1930s, looking at the impact of Stalin's forced collectivization and seizure of food, which resulted in the starvation of nearly seven million people.

Describes the history, geography, government, economy, people, and culture of Ukraine.

In 1917, with the Ukraine involved in a three way struggle between the Bolshevik Red Army, the anti-Bolshevik White Army, and the Ukrainian independence fighters, and with Jews facing pogrom, Manya and her family flee for their lives to start a new life in the United States.

A guide to the culture and society of Ukraine for tourists and business travelers, discussing local customs and traditions, meetings and greetings, manners, home life and entertainment, transportation, business conduct, communication, and other related topics.

The young Ukrainian artist, Sasha Kotyenko, discusses her culture and traditions, and describes a painting she made of herself and her sisters embroidering.

Contains new English translations of the Russian texts of thirteen stories by early nineteenth-century Ukrainian author Nikolai Gogol, presented in the order of their composition.

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.