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• The Orphanage

  a Novel

  Z͡Hadan, Serhiĭ, 1974-

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  When hostile soldiers invade a neighboring city, Pasha, a thirty-five-year-old Ukrainian language teacher, sets out for the orphanage where his nephew Sasha lives, now in occupied territory.

• Budmo!

  Recipes From a Ukrainian Kitchen

  Voloshyna, Anna,

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  Celebrate the rich culture of Ukrainian cuisine with these traditional Eastern European recipes infused with a fresh, contemporary approach for today's home kitchen.

• Good Citizens Need Not Fear

  Reva, Maria,

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  A tale of disparate characters all linked by their connection to a crumbling apartment building in Soviet-era Ukraine. Witty and humorous.

• Your Ad Could Go Here

  Zabuz͡hko, O. S. (Oksana Stefanivna),

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  Realism collides with elements of fairy tale and the surreal in this collection of stories.

• Treasures of Ukraine

  a Nation's Cultural Heritage

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  A compelling account of Ukraine's history, told through the prism of a carefully curated selection of key monuments, architectural landmarks, and works of art.

• Red Famine

  Stalin's War on Ukraine

  Applebaum, Anne, 1964-

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  The story of a catastrophic famine, the most lethal in European history, and how the Soviet state used it to rid itself of a political problem.

• Hip Hop Ukraine

  Music, Race, and African Migration

  Helbig, Adriana N.

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  Maps the complex trajectories of musical influence-African, Soviet, American-to show how hip hop has become a site of social protest in post-socialist society and a vehicle for social change

• The Gates of Europe

  a History of Ukraine

  Plokhy, Serhii, 1957-

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  A survey of Ukrainian history from the time of the Neanderthals to the present day.

• Grey Bees

  Kurkov, Andreĭ,

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  In Crimea, beekeeper Sergey must move his bees away from the "Grey Zone." Along the way he will meet people on both sides of the battle lines in a country torn by war and chaos.

• Death and the Penguin

  Kurkov, Andreĭ,

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  Only his pet penguin stands between Viktor and death at the hands of the mobsters of Kiev.

• I Will Die in a Foreign Land

  a Novel

  Pickhart, Kalani,

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  Follows four individuals over the course of a volatile Ukrainian winter, as their lives are forever changed by the Euromaidan protests.

• The Veselka Cookbook

  Recipes and Stories From the Landmark Restaurant in New York's East Village

  Birchard, Tom

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  A selection of Ukrainian and American recipes from the venerable New York cafe.

• The Fight of Our Lives

  My Time With Zelenskyy, Ukraine's Battle for Democracy, and What It Means for the World

  Mendelʹ, I͡Ulii͡a,

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  In this frank and moving inside account, Zelenskyy's former press secretary tells the story of his improbable rise from popular comedian to the president of Ukraine.

• Invasion

  the Inside Story of Russia's Bloody War and Ukraine's Fight for Survival

  Harding, Luke, 1968-

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  In a damning, inspiring, and breathtaking narrative of what is likely to be a turning point for Europe--and the world--Guardian correspondent Luke Harding reports firsthand on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

• Ukraine

  a Nation on the Borderland

  Schlögel, Karl,

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  Focuses on Russian-Ukrainian relations. Includes histories of major cities and lots of illustrations.

• A City in Its Fullness

  Agnon, Shmuel Yosef, 1887-1970,

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  "This is the chronicle of the city of Buczacz, which I have written in my pain and anguish so that our descendants should know that our city was full of Torah, wisdom, love, piety, life, grace, kindness and charity..."

• Odessa

  Genius and Death in a City of Dreams

  King, Charles, 1967-

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  A history of the lively, diverse, and sometimes seedy city, a multicultural crossroads where Europe, Russia, and the Middle East meet.

• Na mezhi

  DakhaBrakha (Musical group)

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  This group fuses traditional folk music with modern and international sounds, and the result is fantastic!

• The Ukrainian Night

  An Intimate History of Revolution

  Shore, Marci,

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  Grounded in the true stories of activists and soldiers, parents and children, this book blends a narrative of suspenseful choices with a historian's reflections on what revolution is and what it means.

• Kiev

  a Portrait, 1800-1917

  Hamm, Michael F.,

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  After it was sacked by Mongols, Kiev slumbered until a period of rapid growth during the 19th century. This history of the city takes a close look at the intertwining fortunes of its Ukrainian, Polish, Russian, and Jewish residents.