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Lost Kingdom: The Quest for Empire and the Making of the Russian Nation

Serhii Plokhy

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From a preeminent scholar of Eastern Europe, a new history of Russian imperialism

In 2014, Russia annexed the Crimea and attempted to seize a portion of Ukraine. While the world watched in outrage, this blatant violation of national sovereignty was only the latest iteration of a centuries-long effort to expand Russian boundaries and create a pan-Russian nation.

In Lost Kingdom, award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy argues that we can only understand the confluence of Russian imperialism and nationalism today by delving into the nation's history. Spanning over 2,000 years, from the end of the Mongol rule to the present day, Plokhy shows how leaders from Ivan the Terrible to Joseph Stalin to Vladimir Putin exploited existing forms of identity, warfare, and territorial expansion to achieve imperial supremacy.

An authoritative and masterful account of Russian imperialism, Lost Kingdom chronicles the story behind Russia's belligerent nation-building quest.

Format:: Hardcover

Pages:: 432 pages

Publication:: 2017

Publisher:: Basic Books

Edition:: First Edition

Language:

ISBN10:: 0465098495

ISBN13:: 9780465098491

kindle Asin:: B01N9ZOCM5

Lost Kingdom: The Quest for Empire and the Making of the Russian Nation

Serhii Plokhy

4.07/5 (533 ratings)

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From a preeminent scholar of Eastern Europe, a new history of Russian imperialism

In 2014, Russia annexed the Crimea and attempted to seize a portion of Ukraine. While the world watched in outrage, this blatant violation of national sovereignty was only the latest iteration of a centuries-long effort to expand Russian boundaries and create a pan-Russian nation.

In Lost Kingdom, award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy argues that we can only understand the confluence of Russian imperialism and nationalism today by delving into the nation's history. Spanning over 2,000 years, from the end of the Mongol rule to the present day, Plokhy shows how leaders from Ivan the Terrible to Joseph Stalin to Vladimir Putin exploited existing forms of identity, warfare, and territorial expansion to achieve imperial supremacy.

An authoritative and masterful account of Russian imperialism, Lost Kingdom chronicles the story behind Russia's belligerent nation-building quest.

Format:: Hardcover

Pages:: 432 pages

Publication:: 2017

Publisher:: Basic Books

Edition:: First Edition

Language:

ISBN10:: 0465098495

ISBN13:: 9780465098491

kindle Asin:: B01N9ZOCM5

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