Book #53 of 2022: The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine by Serhii Plokhy This 2015 title offers a decent crash-course on the history of the region that became today’s country of Ukraine, although author Serhii Plokhy spends a bit too much time on the events of early eras, which in addition to their …
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