Author:
Yekelchyk, Serhy, author.
Edition Statement:Second edition.
ImprintNew York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Imprint2020
Descriptionxix, 209 pages ; 22 cm.
Note:Updated edition of Serhy Yekelchyk's 2015 publication, The Conflict in Ukraine.
Note:Why Ukraine? -- The land and the people -- The making of modern Ukraine -- Ukraine after communism -- The Orange Revolution and the EuroMaidan -- Russia's annexation of the Crimea and the war in the Donbas -- The war in Ukraine as an international issue.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-197) and index.
Note:This updated edition of Serhy Yekelchyk's 2015 The Conflict in Ukraine directs focus to Ukraine's relations with the West, particularly the United States, from the perspective of Ukrainians. The book explains how independent Ukraine fell victim to crony capitalism, how its people rebelled twice in the last two decades in the name od democracy and against corruption, and why Russia reacted so aggressively to the strivings of Ukrainians. Additonally, it looks at what we know about alleged Ukrainian interference in the 2016 US presidential election, the factors behind the stunning electoral victory of the political novice Volodymyr Zelensky, and the ways in which the events leading to the impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump have changed the Russia-Ukraine-US relationship.
