<p><H3>''<b>Both pioneering and fundamental. This is the essential history of Ukraine, from one of the greatest Ukrainian thinkers and scholars.'' </b><br><b>Timothy Snyder #1 <i>New York Times</i> and #1 <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author of <i>On Tyranny</i></b></H3><br><br><H3><b>''Ukrainian historian Yaroslav Hrytsak''s vivid, sweeping book lays bare the enduring pride that persuaded his countrymen to resist Russian aggression and offers grounds for hope.'' </b><br><b>Luke Harding, <i>Observer </i></b></H3><br><br><b><i>''People and nations are forged in the fires of adversity.''</i></b><br><b><i>John Adams</i></b><br><br><i>UKRAINE The Forging of a Nation</i> delves into the events that led to the creation of Ukraine, examining crucial moments of Ukrainian and world history and how connected they have been, and continue to be, to this day.<br><br>When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the world witnessed the ''creative, freewheeling, darkly humorous, and deeply resilient society