Kiev (ebook)

Argumento de Kiev (ebook)

Winner of the Antonovych Prize for an Exceptional Work on the History of the Ukraine, Omelan and Tatiana Antonovych Foundation

"Compelling reading.... Hamm's study of Kiev is a finely honed work. It conveys ... a sense of place, a feel for a city undergoing rapid, often profoundly unsettling change."--James H. Bater, Russian Review

"This carefully detailed account reveals another side of the city's history.... [It] helps to put present events in context, showing that at least one of the 'new' nationalisms in the former Soviet Union has old and very deep roots."--Anne Applebaum, The Times (London)

"A unique and vivid picture of the evolution of one of the principle cities of Eastern Europe. The importance of careful study of the ethnic dimensions to Ukrainian (and Kievan) history is obvious. Hamm's work makes a thoughtful, scholarly, and balanced contribution to this project. No comparable histories of Kiev exist. In a larger perspective, this book is the best of the few urban biographies on imperial Russian cities."--Daniel Brower, University of California, Davis0List of Illustrations and Tables Preface Ch. I The Early History of Kiev 3 Ch. II The Growth of Metropolitan Kiev 18 Ch. III Polish Kiev 55 Ch. IV Ukrainians in Russian Kiev 82 Ch. V Jewish Kiev 117 Ch. VI Recreation, the Arts, and Popular Culture in Kiev 135 Ch. VII The Promise of Change: Kiev in 1905 173 Ch. VIII The Promise Shattered: The October Pogrom 189 Ch. IX The Final Years of Romanov Kiev 208 Conclusion 223 Notes 237 Bibliography 273 Index 287