In response to the war in Ukraine we have with the help of Dr Suzanna Ivanic, Lecturer in Early Modern European History, compiled a list of resources to help you explore the rich and complex history of Ukraine and Ruthenia.
Pre-modern Ukrainian history resources
The Connected Central European Worlds, 1500-1700 project here at the University of Kent has a reading list of essays, journals, articles, and publications listed (many of which are open access) relating to pre-modern Ukraine. The pages are continuously updated and can be found at https://research.kent.ac.uk/emcentraleu/early-modern-history-of-ukraine/
Modern history resources available in the library
Books
Applebaum, A. (2017) Red famine: Stalin’s war on Ukraine. New York: Doubleday.
Cooper, C. (2006) Ukraine. New York: Infobase Publishing.
Kuzio, T. (2000) Ukraine: perestroika to independence. New York: St. Martin’s Press.
Kuzio, T (1998) Contemporary Ukraine: dynamics of post-Soviet transformation. London: M.E. Sharpe
Plokhy, S. (2015) The gates of Europe: a history of Ukraine. London: Allen Lane.
SaKwa, R. (2015) Frontline Ukraine crisis in the borderlands. London: I.B. Tauris
Wood, E (2016) Roots of Russia’s war in Ukraine. New York: Columbia University Press.
Films
Zemlya (Earth) (1930) Directed by A. Dovzhenko [Feature film]. Mr Bongo.
Additional resources
For additional sources on the culture and history of Ukraine we recommend the Media Hub of the Ukrainian Institute London which hosts recordings of various talks on Ukrainian culture including a video series called 10 Things You Should Know about Ukraine.
The @wartranslation account on twitter allows you to hear from Ukrainan poets and historians.
Many publishers including the Central European University Press are making their titles on Ukrainian History Open access.
Kritika Journal: open access collection of articles on the history of Russia and Ukraine.