Beschreibung:
This book surveys the Ukrainian-EU relationship in light of the legacies of more than two hundred years of direct Russian rule. It examines interrelationships between identities, loyalties and political/cultural orientations, reviews policies, and identifies salient forces and trends.
Provides an excellent backdrop to understanding many of the issues that beset the Ukraine today
Introduction: Ukraine: EU Member or a Second Belorus?; S.Velychenko Eurasianism Then and Now: A Russian Conservative Movement and its Ukrainian Challenge; M.Beisswenger 'Imperial Culture' and Russian-Ukrainian Unity Myths; O.S.Ilnytzkyj Ambivalence or Ambiguity? Why Ukraine is Trapped between 'East' and 'West'; M.Riabchuk The Rhetoric of Geography in Ukrainian Literature 1991-2005; M.Pavlyshyn Managing Memory in Post-Soviet Ukraine: 'Victory Day' or 'Remembrance Day'?; R.Serbyn Ukraine's European Policy as an Alternative Choice: Achievements, Mistakes and Prospects; O.Semeniy The EU's Impact on Democratic Transformation in Ukraine; I.Solonenko The Fraying Lifeline: Ukraine and the European Union a Year after the Failed Referenda; J.R.Gillingham Conclusion; J.Sherr