Free Download My Ukraine : A History of Ukraine Witnessed by Four Generations by Irina Komarova
English | February 9, 2023 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0BVGSW1XH | 147 pages | EPUB | 1.34 Mb
This is a family story of a woman who is half Ukrainian and half Russian. She was born in Ukraine, and met several generations of her ancestors in both countries. The environment, and ways of everyday living, life stories of the direct kin's members, and historical events they witnessed form the basis for this memoir. The collapse of the Russian Tsar Empire, Lenin's revolution, the formation of Communist state, Holodomor in Ukraine, occupation of the Western Ukraine, World War II, philosophy of living in the Soviet Union, crush of the communist ideology are historical events based on the relatives' experience and the author's own observations.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the differences of these two peoples brought them to a point, where they chose the opposite civilizational, political, social and historical future. Ukraine has been pursuing democracy and Russia is happy with Putin's regime. Such diverse progress of these two states caused the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022.
In this saga, the author has depicted the livelihood, traditions, values, cultures, and mentality of the two nations that make up her heritage.