Current Events, Seasons, Themes & More

Draws on twenty years of research, recently declassified files, and interviews with survivors in an account of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster that also reveals how propaganda and secrets have created additional dangers.

Powerful, off-beat stories about women living in the shadow of the now-frozen, now-thawing war in Ukraine.

Follows four individuals over the course of a Ukrainian winter, as their lives become intertwined and are changed by the Euromaidan protests triggered by President Yanukovych’s choosing to align with Russia instead of the European Union.

Explores how Ukraine’s separation from Russia in 1991 progressed to the 2014 war, arguing that the conflict worsened because of “the security dilemma,” the impact of democratization on geopolitics, and the incompatible goals of a post–Cold War Europe.

Analyzes Russia's key relationships with its neighbors and major world powers, revealing how Putin-era Russians perceive their global role.

A readable historical survey of the country with historical maps, photographs and more. He emphasizes the multicultural nature of Ukraine, representing Russians, Poles, Jews, Crimean Tatars, Germans (including Mennonites), Greeks, and ethnic Ukranians.

Explains the long history of turmoil over Ukraine’s sovereignty, from the Romans and Ottomans to the Third Reich and the Soviet Union, considering Ukraine through the lens of major historical figures.

These poems by authors from all over Ukraine take on themes of alienation, loss, dislocation, disability, justice, heroism, courage, resilience, generosity, and forgiveness.

In 1929 Stalin launched his policy of agricultural collectivization. The result was famine, killing at least five million people. Applebaum argues that the death of more than three million Ukrainians in the Holodomor was not accidental but intentional.

Verjus Spritz, Chicha Morada Agua Fresca, Salted Rosemary Paloma, and Tarragon Cider—Good Drinks shows that decadent brunch cocktails, afternoon refreshers, and evening digestifs can be enjoyed by anyone and everyone.