History Study Group

Emily Pollack
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
At your location, via
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Our next book is: The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine by Serhii Plokhy.  We are taking on the 2021 revised edition that is evidently quite popular as it is a little challenging to track down (Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and Harvard Bookstore are the only options with stock today).

Ukraine has long been the gateway between East and West.  From the Romans and Ottomans to the Third Reich and the Soviet Union, it seems history truly does repeat. Award winning author of multiple titles and current Mykhailo S. Hrushevs'kyi Professor of Ukrainian History at Harvard, Ploky provides a great deal of context to better understand the current situation with Russia, and much more.

For this session we are going to read the first 3 Parts: On the Pontic Frontier, East Meets West, and Between the Empires, chapters 1-17 (ending on page 199).