Ukraine ― The Search for a National Identity

This comprehensive book focuses on the challenges facing Ukraine as a newly emerged state after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Like all countries with no recent history of independence, Ukraine had to invent or recreate effective political institutions, reintroduce a market economy, and reorient its foreign policy. These tasks were impossible to accomplish without resolving the question of national identity. In this balanced and clear-eyed assessment, a team of U.S. and Ukrainian specialists explores the external and internal dimensions of national identity and statehood, providing a wealth of information previously unavailable to Western scholars.

Sharon Wolchik is professor of political science and international affairs at the George Washington University.
Volodymyr Zviglyanich is senior fellow at the Institute of Philosophy in Kyiv and adjunct professor and research associate at the Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at the George Washington University.