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Extraction code: 3yw5 Title: The Gate of Europe
Author: [America] Brave
Translator: Ceng Yi
Douban score: 8.2
Press: Xinsi Culture of CITIC Publishing Group
Publication year: 20 19-3
Page count: 544
Content introduction:
Ukraine, located on the fault line of civilization on the western edge of Eurasian steppe, was born at the intersection of East and West, and has been the gateway to Europe for centuries. When wars and conflicts come, Europe's closed doors become a barrier against invaders from the East or the West. When Europe's doors are opened, Ukraine becomes a hub connecting Europe, Asia and the East.
Since the era of Herodotus, Ukraine has witnessed the rise and fall of the empire for two thousand years and experienced many changes in the world order. Settled and nomadic, Orthodox and Catholic ... Different civilizations contact here, shaping Ukraine's unique border identity. It is the bread basket of Europe and once became the battlefield of killing. From the Roman Empire to the Ottoman Empire, from the Habsburg Dynasty to the Romanov Dynasty, and even Hitler's Third Reich, every empire claimed Ukrainian land and wealth, leaving its own mark on this land.
To this day, Ukraine is still the focus of East-West conflict. If you don't understand the complex forces that have shaped Eastern Europe for two thousand years, you can't see the current turmoil affecting the world. ProLoki, Dean of Ukrainian Institute of Harvard University, wrote down the two thousand years of experience and witness at the Gate of Europe with sympathetic understanding, which made up a missing piece in the puzzle for understanding the past, present and future of the East and the West.
About the author:
Sherch. Sergey Plachy
Professor of Ukrainian history at Harvard University, Dean of Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, was born in Russia and grew up in Ukraine, specializing in the history of eastern European thought, culture and international relations. He has written more than ten monographs, such as Yalta: Changing the World Pattern in Eight Days, Collapse of Great Powers: Before and After the Collapse of the Soviet Union, and Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Disaster. He has won many awards, such as the work award of the Ukrainian Institute in the United States and the new history of Russian ideological and cultural history. Gelber Prize and Bailey? Gifford award.