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Another must-see collection
What I know of the Scythians is limited to what Herodotus wrote, and an article in the Sep 96 issue of National Geographic which described at length the archaeological efforts in the Ukraine and the depradations by grave looters. I was very happy then to see the magnificient collection featured in this book. The essays, though simple, have helped me understand more about this ancient race��and since I missed out on the exhibition, I have another destination now for my holidays (provided I find the money first of course).

the ancient ukrainian ancestors
Ms Reeder compiled a terrific presentation of the Scythian treasures found in the present day Ukraine; some of the Scythian artificats were taken to Moscow ( stolen) prior to the Ukrainian independence in 1991.Excellent book for graduation gifts.

A well-researched compendium, and a pretty picture-book
Well-researched, with excellent photography, this book sheds light on the mysterious Scythians, their relationships with other peoples (most notably the Greeks), their culture and their ostenatious, gilded artefacts (1500years before Versace). ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animal forms    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Decoration and ornament    4. European    5. Exhibitions    6. Goldwork    7. Goldwork, Scythian    8. History - Ancient & Classical    9. Kiev    10. Los Angeles County Museum Of Art - Exhibition Catalogs    11. Ukraine    12. Ancient World    13. BCE to c 500 CE    14. Cultural studies    15. Gold & silversmithing    16. History of art: BCE to c 500 CE, ancient & classical world   

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Competent Academic Study
'Revolution in Orange' is the first book on the subject written for an academic audience.Particular interesting were the chapters on Russian and American influence on the events in 2004.
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Subjects:  1. 2004    2. Contested elections    3. Election    4. Europe - Russia & the Former Soviet Union    5. Political Advocacy    6. Political Ideologies - Democracy    7. Political Science    8. Politics / Current Events    9. Politics/International Relations    10. Presidents    11. Ukraine    12. Demonstrations & protest movements    13. European history: postwar, from c 1945 -   

Subjects:  1. Europe - Former Soviet Republics    2. Europe - General    3. Europe - Russia & the Former Soviet Union    4. History    5. History - General History    6. History: World    7. European history: from c 1900 -    8. History / Europe / General    9. Ukraine   

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The reason why
Outstanding. An in depth look at the actual people involved. Everybody knows what happened, here's how, or why if you will.

The Cardigan Sweater
Theirs not to reason why
Arrogance and stupidity...
Cecil Woodham-Smith's story of the Charge of the Light Brigade is the biography of two men: Lords Lucan and Cardigan; brothers-in-law whose hatred for each other was surpassed only by arrogance and ineptitude as officers.Woodham-Smith's book is the story of two men cradled by an absurd system of rank and class, who came together as two of the highest-ranking officers in one of the worst-run campaigns in British military history, which resulted in one of the most legendary blunders in all of military history.Read more

Subjects:  1. 1797-1868    2. Balaklava (Ukraine), Battle of, 1854    3. Biography    4. Cardigan, James Thomas Brudenell,    5. Earl of,    6. Generals    7. Great Britain    8. History - Military / War    9. History: World    10. Military - General    11. Modern - 19th Century    12. History / Great Britain    13. History of specific subjects    14. Warfare & Defence   

Subjects:  1. Anthropology - Cultural    2. Europe - Former Soviet Republics    3. History    4. History - General History    5. History: World    6. Language and culture    7. Languages in contact    8. Linguistics    9. Sociolinguistics    10. Ukraine    11. European history: postwar, from c 1945 -    12. Social & cultural anthropology   

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A Different and Vital Perspective
I thought the book was excellent!I have read dozens of books about the Holocaust and this document certainly offers a different and vital perspective that has not previously been covered in the literature.As you progress through the book, it is quite clear that the after-effects for Holocaust survivors are persistent and nagging, and greatly affect them for the rest of their lives.Sophia Richman's experience demonstrates that tragic events that surround young children can stalk in their minds like "A Wolf in the Attic".

A Unique Perspective on the Holocaust
"A Wolf in the Attic", a memoir by Dr. Sophia Richman adds a valuable perspective to the literature of the Holocaust. Dr. Richman was a hidden child in Poland who survived to tell her story of what it meant to transcend such an ordeal and then go on to try to strive for and fit in with normal life.This work is a unique exposition of a journey to overcome a traumatic past and to engage fully in life under renewed circumstances yet with the past just under the surface. The process of coming to terms with this dicotomy is at the heart of the work and is very moving.Dr. Richman has created a compelling narrative which reveals the two faceted experience of a life of achievement and momentum amidst unconscious symbols of tragedy. The fact that the author was successful in so many ways in overcoming her trauma is an inspiration. Her story is a special one amongst Holocaust memoirs. Dr. Richman's work is highly recommended for its humanity, complexity and poignancy. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1941-    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography    4. Biography/Autobiography    5. History - General History    6. Holocaust    7. Holocaust survivors    8. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)    9. Jewish children in the Holocau    10. Jewish children in the Holocaust    11. Lviv    12. L§viv    13. Personal narratives    14. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    15. Richman, Sophia,    16. Social Scientists & Psychologists    17. Ukraine    18. United States    19. Other Branches of Medicine    20. Psychoanalysis & psychoanalytical theory    21. The Holocaust   

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Burden of Dreams
"Burden of Dreams" brings the human element in the midst of historical events. The author shows how the fundamental changes in Ukraine has and is effecting the lives of its people, something that cannot beforgotten in any study of this kind. Too often an author focuses on oneelement, such as politics or economics, and forgets that these changeseffect far more than national policies. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1991-    2. Anthropology - Cultural    3. Archaeology / Anthropology    4. Europe - Former Soviet Republics    5. History    6. History: World    7. Nationalism    8. Political History    9. Russification    10. Ukraine    11. Anthropology    12. Central government    13. European history: postwar, from c 1945 -   

Subjects:  1. Christianity - History - General    2. Christianity - Orthodox Churches    3. Eastern Europe - General    4. History    5. History: World   

Editorial Review

Many of the world's most exciting archaeological discoveries are being made in the central steppes of Eurasia, the vast undulating grasslands that stretch from Hungary to the Pacific. For thousands of years, nomadic tribes sharing strong cultural affinities flourished here, producing artworks of great power and vitality of which the objects illustrated in this book are spectacular examples. Read more

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Ably edited and with informative commentary
Ably edited and with informative commentary by Joan Aruz, Ann Farkas, Andrei Alekseev, and Elena Korolkova, The Golden Deer Of Eurasia: Scythian And Sarmatian Treasures From The Russian Steppes is a showcase volume of spectacular artifacts crated from about the fifth to the fourth century B.C.E. by the nomadic people who lived on the steeps of the southern Ural Mountain region and uncovered by recent archaeology expeditions in Filippovka, Russia. The objects include wooden, deer-like creatures overlaid with sheets of gold and silver, as well as gold attachments for wooden vessels, leather, and fabric. Very highly recommended forart history, anthropology, and archaeology reference collections, The Golden Deer Of Eurasia is the catalogue for an exhibition presented by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and is a 320-page compendium of 335 illustrations (280 in color) and seven maps. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General    4. European    5. Exhibitions    6. Goldwork, Sarmatian    7. Goldwork, Scythian    8. Metropolitan Museum Of Art - Exhibition Catalogs    9. Pylypivka    10. Ukraine    11. Wood-carving    12. Art / History / European    13. Asian archaeology    14. BCE to c 500 CE    15. European archaeology    16. Gold & silversmithing    17. History of art: BCE to c 500 CE, ancient & classical world    18. Russia   

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Excellent book
This is an excellent book on Odessa, filled with hundreds of vintage photos of Odessa, all from before the 1917 revolution.
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Subjects:  1. 19th century    2. Europe - Former Soviet Republics    3. Europe - Russia & the Former Soviet Union    4. History    5. History - General History    6. History: World    7. Intellectual life    8. Odesa (Ukraine)    9. Cultural studies    10. Eastern Europe    11. European history (ie other than Britain & Ireland)    12. Photographs: collections    13. Places & peoples: general interest    14. Ukraine   

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Incredible Jewish survival story.
An incredible, true story of Jews who lived for over a year in the sewers of Lvov in order to survive from the Nazis.The story tells how they all escaped the Nazis and deals with their fears, hardships, philosophies while in hiding.Socha, the hero sewer worker who risked his life to save them was genuinely a righteous gentile. Powerful and Moving
This book is a powerful and moving testimony to both the goodness and evilness found in mankind.Marshall has written a book that is profound, while at the same time simple.I found myself wanting to know these peoplewho had survived such an inhumane ordeal.When I come to the end of a bookand find myself wishing it would go on and on, I know I have found awinner.In the Sewers of Lvov is that kind of book! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. History - General History    2. History: World    3. Holocaust    4. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)    5. Jewish Holocaust    6. Jewish resistance    7. Jews    8. Lviv    9. L§viv    10. Persecutions    11. Ukraine    12. World War, 1939-1945   

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Flawed from the beginning
Hamm makes the cardinal sin when writing about Ukrainian history; he thinks Rus' and Russian are interchangable.These terms refer to two different peoples of a particular region.Kyivan Rus' refers to the Rusin people (sitll in existence today found primarily in far western Ukraine in the Carpathian mountains), not to be confused with the Russian people.Conventional Ukrainian history suggests that from the Kyivan Rus' other tribes split off some going east, some west, north and south.The tribe going east, which later formed Moscovy, came to be known as Russians.Ukrainian history, in general, is difficult to disern as a result of many decades of imposed Russian superiority which tends to cloud the scholarship on medievel Ukrainian and Russian history.Hence, we find books such as this one that adhears to the missinformation provided by Russian historians still during the time of the Soviet Union.Readers can find more reliable and historically accurate accounts on various subjects of Ukrainian history, including the Kyivan Rus', by reading authors such as, Orest Subtelny, Andrew Wilson, Paul Robert Mogocsi, Michael Hrushevsky, etc.

Penetrating scholarship.Fascinating history.
I love to see Americans write European history.Not so much for the reason that we can't do it well as much for the reason that too often we refuse to do it well.In an age of American history scholarship dominatedby revisionism, politically correct relativism, and otherwise trendy arcanetrash, this brilliant analysis is like fine wine after years of Budweiser. Hamm chooses a national/ethnic context in which to tell the story of howthese various peoples transformed Kiev from a forgotten backwater to thecosmopolitan capital of Ukraine.All of this took place in the matter ofabout 100 years--a blip on the radar screen of Kievan history.But what acentury!Poles, Jews, Russians, Ukrainians, Greeks, the Decembrists, art,education, music, literature, commerce, war, pogroms, conflagration,disease, and revolution.It's all here, told in the perfect combination oflucidity and attention to detail as to both fascinate and instruct.Isn'tevery great work of history supposed to do that?I know I've come acrosssomething special when I feel like I've actually lived through a particularhistory after reading it.We all become residents of Kiev here.One thingthat prospective readers should note:Hamm likes numbers.The book isfull of statistics, but it never completely relies on them.The authoralways uses numbers to illustrate his point, but he never tells the storyitself with numbers.Though the topic may seem to be a bit esoteric,Hamm's thesis suggests that we should consider understanding urban historyas a history of people rather than of institutions and infrastructure. Wonderful stuff, even if you have no interest in Ukraine. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Eastern Europe - General    2. Europe - Russia & the Former Soviet Union    3. History    4. History - General History    5. History Of Individual Cities    6. History: World    7. Kiev (Ukraine)    8. 20th century    9. European History    10. European history (ie other than Britain & Ireland)    11. History / Europe / Eastern    12. History / Russia (pre- & post-Soviet Union)    13. History-Europe - Russia & the Former Soviet Union    14. Jewish Studies    15. Social history    16. Ukraine    17. Urban communities    18. c 1800 to c 1900   

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A ***correction*** to misinformation by "daryoush"
This is a response to an earlier review that contained a major, major Big Lie. Nice, but incomplete series
I just got back from Russia and found this book.I wish I had found this earlier.It was hard to find English speaking guides in Russia as most excursions are in Russian.It would have been nice to read about the Jewish influences in the Russian history before the travel. Terrific travel guide to Russian & Ukrainian Jewish history.
Approximately 120 years ago the majority of the world's Jews lived in what was called the "Pale of Settlement" in the Russian Empire of the Czar. Most American Jews today trace their ancestry to Russia, the Ukraine,and the surrounding territories and provinces of the old empire. UntilCommunism fell, the Jews of Russia and Ukraine had been suppressed anddenied human and religious rights. With the collapse of the Communists,Judaism has emerged from centuries old persecution and pogrom and thesynagogues, monuments, schools and other Jewish historical sites areavailable and accessible to the western visitor. Ben Frank's A Travel GuideTo Jewish Russia & Ukraine is an invaluable, highly recommended travelguide for planning and implementing a trip in search of their familyheritage and religious roots throughout Russian and the Ukraine. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Europe - Russia & the Former Soviet Union    2. Guidebooks    3. History    4. Jews    5. Russia    6. Russia (Federation)    7. Travel    8. Travel - Foreign    9. Ukraine    10. Eastern Europe    11. Travel & holiday guides   

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Informative, Entertaining, Well-Written
This book works on several levels.The initial premise is that the Chenobyl disaster did not create a barren wasteland, as we might have anticipated.Rather, the "Zone of Alienation", from which nearly all humans have been removed, has become a flourishing nature preserve.Working from that point, the author explores the disaster and its consequences from a number of perspectives.There is a discussion of the accident itself, of the initial efforts todeal with it, and then with the long term effects, not only upon the plants and animals of the Zone, but also upon people - who continue to work and even live inside the Zone.
Disappointed.
The author's lackluster story-telling left me dizzy. There was no glue to hold together what should have been a phenomenal story---especially considering her background. And the attempt at explaining the math, physics, chemistry, and nuclear science was inept at best.
A fascinating tale of life in the forbidden zone
Displaying remarkable courage, Mary Mycio set out to examine what has become of that forbidden, virtually unpeopled realm around the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, one of the greatest ecological catastrophes of modern times. Her findings are surprising and intriguing, and will keep readers turning pages at night. A fascinating tale! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobyl§, Ukraine, 1986    2. Chornobyl§ Region    3. Environmental aspects    4. General    5. Health aspects    6. History    7. Nuclear Physics    8. Radiation    9. Radioisotopes    10. Science    11. Science/Mathematics    12. Ukraine    13. Environmental impact of industrial disasters   

Subjects:  1. Feminism    2. General    3. History    4. History - General History    5. Russia (Federation)    6. Social Science    7. Sociology    8. Ukraine    9. Women    10. Women's Studies - History    11. Social Science / General    12. Women--Russia (Federation)--History   

Subjects:  1. Anthropology - Cultural    2. Archaeology / Anthropology    3. History    4. Jewish Studies    5. Jews    6. Odesa    7. Odesa (Ukraine)    8. Social Science    9. Social conditions    10. Sociology    11. Sociology - General    12. Ukraine    13. Russia    14. Social history   

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Crimean War by Sweetman
While this book contained some good information, it was an overall dissappointment.To start, Sweetman begins by saying that the Crimean War was fought in other places besides the Crimean peninsula; however, not once does he mention any other battle, skirmish, or action between the allies and Russia.
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Subjects:  1. Europe - Russia & the Former Soviet Union    2. History    3. History - Military / War    4. History: World    5. Military - General    6. Military - Other    7. Military History - Modern    8. Russia - History    9. Battles & campaigns    10. European history: c 1750 to c 1900    11. History / Military / General    12. Russia    13. Ukraine    14. c 1800 to c 1900   

Subjects:  1. History - General History    2. Holocaust   

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Co-winner of the 2003 Prize for Polish Studies
Painting a People: Maurycy Gottlieb and Jewish Art, by Ezra Mendelsohn, published by Brandeis University Press was a co-winner of the 2003 AAASS/Orbis Books Prize, sponsored by Orbis Books in London, for an outstanding English-language book on any aspect of Polish affairs. Read more

Subjects:  1. 1856-1879    2. Art    3. Art & Art Instruction    4. Art, Jewish    5. Criticism    6. Criticism and interpretation    7. European    8. Galicia (Poland and Ukraine)    9. Gottlieb, Maurycy,    10. History - General    11. Individual Artist    12. Individual Painters - 19th Century    13. Jewish Sociology    14. Jews in art    15. Eastern Europe    16. History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900    17. Individual artists    18. Judaism   

Subjects:  1. Archives    2. Baltic States    3. Belarus    4. Bibliography    5. Directories    6. History - General History    7. History: World    8. Library & Information Science    9. Russia (pre & post Soviet Union)    10. Libraries & information centres