Ukraine's Forbidden History

by Tim Smith, Graham Smith, Robert Perks

Until 1991 Ukraine was the largest nation in the world without independence. A fertile country rich in natural resources, it had long been fought over by neighboring Poles, Germans, Russians, and Romanians. Previous attempts for independence had been brutally crushed, and between 1930 and 1940 over a quarter of the population was killed as a result of famine, mass execution, and war. This book uncovers Ukraine's lost past through a gathering of oral history, archival photographs, and recent photographs by Tim Smith.

Genres: History

Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Jim · Rating 3 out of 5]

As a son of a Ukrainian displaced person who immigrated to the United States, this was a very personal foray into the brutal history experienced by Ukrainians since the 1920s. Heavily oriented from a British perspective, and a bit dated, but certainly an important addition, because so many people know so little about what happened there. So much more needs to be done by historians.