Kharkov/Kharkiv

<p> Kharkiv is Ukraine's second largest city and its former capital. Situated within 40 km of the Ukrainian-Russian border it is one of those East-Central European liminal cities which became a center of modernization and pluralization in the borderland area playing a prominent role in the process of nation building. Volodymyr Kravchenko's expanded edition of <em>Kharkov/Kharkiv</em> now in the English-language and including a new chapter on the reconfiguration of the Ukrainian-Russian borderland during and after the watershed Euromaidan event uniquely uncovers the city's long history from the 17th century to today. Addressing issues of regional and national identities Ukrainian-Russian relations mental mapping historical narratives and the ensuing de/reconstruction of national mythologies this book fills a unique gap in the literature on Kharkiv.</p>