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    Black square : adventures in Post-Soviet Ukraine / Sophie Pinkham.

    • Title:Black square : adventures in Post-Soviet Ukraine / Sophie Pinkham.
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    • Variant Title:Adventures in post-Soviet Ukraine
    • Author/Creator:Pinkham, Sophie, author.
    • Published/Created:New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2016.
      ©2016
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Ukraine--Social life and customs--21st century.
      Ukraine--History--1991-2014.
      Ukraine--Politics and government--1991-2014.
    • Genre/Form:History.
    • Edition:First American edition.
    • Description:xv, 288 pages : maps ; 25 cm
    • Series:Post-Soviet set.
    • Summary:"This captivating and original narrative blends politics, history, and reportage in a street-level account of a vexing and troubled region. In the tradition of Elif Batuman and Ian Frazier, Black Square presents an evocative, multidimensional portrait of Ukrainian life under the shadow of Putin. In vivid, original prose, Sophie Pinkham draws us into the fascinating lives of her contemporaries--a generation that came of age after the fall of the USSR, only to see protestors shot on Kiev's main square, Maidan; Crimea annexed by Russia; and a bitter war in eastern Ukraine. Amid the rubble, Pinkham tells stories that convey a youth culture flourishing within a tragically corrupt state. We meet a charismatic, drug-addicted doctor helping to smooth the transition to democracy, a Bolano-esque art gallerist prone to public nudity, and a Russian Jewish clarinetist agitating for Ukrainian liberation. With a deep knowledge of Slavic literature and a keen, outsider's eye for the dark absurdity of post-Soviet society, Pinkham delivers an indelible impression of a country on the brink."--Provided by publisher.
    • Notes:"First published in Great Britain under the title Black Square: Adventures in the Post-Soviet World" -- title page verso.
      Includes bibliographical references.
    • ISBN:9780393247978 hardcover
      039324797X hardcover
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: pt. I NEW WORLDS
      1. Paris of Siberia
      2. Resurrection
      3. City of Gardens, City of Ravines
      4. Men's Day
      pt. II LIVING TOGETHER
      5. Buckwheat and Rye
      6. Carpathian Cowboys
      7. People's Music
      8. Last Jew in Stalindorf
      9. Kingdom of the Dead
      pt. III REVOLUTION
      10. Dreaming of Europe
      11. Are You Alive, Brother?
      12. Masks and Monuments
      13. Reunion
      14. Wild Steppe
      pt. IV WAR AND PEACE
      15. Heroes Don't Die
      16. Crashing
      17. New Year in Kiev
      18. Rocket City
      19. Victory Day.
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