On Lost Kingdom
Plokhy, Serhii. Lost Kingdom: The Quest for Empire and the Making of the Russian Nation. New York: Basic Books, 2017. pp. 398. Cloth.
This is a must-read. And, for those wondering, the “Lost Kingdom” mentioned in the title is the Kyivan Rus. Ultimately, this book is about how integral Ukraine is to Russian self-identity and how both Ukraine and Russia have managed this relationship.