Brown, Don

Summary: A story of senseless destruction, patriotism, and grit against all odds focuses on the people of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol who stayed to defend their home against Russian forces, which came with a devastating price.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, Harper Alley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023

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Applebaum, Anne

Summary: "In 1929 Stalin launched his policy of agricultural collectivization--in effect a second Russian revolution--which forced millions of peasants off their land and onto collective farms. The result was a catastrophic famine, the most lethal in European history. At least five million people died between 1931 and 1933 in the USSR. But instead of sending relief the Soviet state made use of the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2017

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Harding, Luke

Summary: "In a damning, inspiring, and breathtaking narrative of what is likely to be a turning point for Europe--and the world--Guardian correspondent and New York Times bestselling author Luke Harding reports firsthand on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. When, just before dawn on February 24, 2022, Vladimir Putin launched a series of brutal attacks, Harding was there, on the ground in Kyiv. But this...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House 2022

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Veidlinger, Jeffrey

Summary: "From an award-winning historian, the first full depiction of the wave of anti-Jewish pogroms that followed the Russian Revolution and how they laid the groundwork for the Holocaust. Includes illustrations and maps"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.892 VEI

Z͡Hadan, Serhiĭ

Summary: "When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Serhiy Zhadan took to social media to coordinate a network of resistance workers and send messages of courage to his fellow Ukrainians. What began as a local organizing effort exploded onto the international stage as readers around the globe looked to Zhadan as a key eyewitness documenting Russian atrocities."--Publisher's website.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2023

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Miller, Christopher

Summary: "A breathtaking exploration of Ukraine's past, present, and future, and a heartbreaking account of the war against Russia, written by the leading journalist of the conflict"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Continuum 2023

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Van, R. L.

Summary: "Welcome to Ukraine--home of the Lemurian Lake, the National Chernobyl Museum, and vast fields of grain! Informative, easy-to-read text and oversize scenic photos draw in readers as they learn about Ukraine's history, government, major cities, land features, natural resources, culture, and more! Maps, a timeline with photos, and a facts page that includes major statistics complement the text."--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2023

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Kalb, Marvin L.

Summary: Marvin Kalb, a former journalist and Harvard professor, traces how the Crimea of Catherine the Great became a global tinder box. The world was stunned when Vladimir Putin invaded and seized Crimea in March 2014. In the weeks that followed, pro-Russian rebels staged uprisings in southeastern Ukraine. The United States and its Western allies immediately imposed strict sanctions on Russia and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Brookings Institution Press 2015

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King, Charles

Summary: Describes the vibrant Black Sea port city of Odessa and the thriving Jewish population that included Alexander Pushkin, Isaac Babel, and Zionist activist Vladimir Jabotinsky, and examines the mass murders of the Romanian occupation during World War II.

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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Co. 2011

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Belorusets, Yevgenia

Summary: "The young artist and writer Yevgenia Belorusets was in her hometown of Kyiv when Putin's "special military operation" against Ukraine began on the morning of February 24, 2022. With the shelling of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odessa, and Kherson, the war with Russia had clearly, irreversibly begun: "I thought, this has been allowed to happen, it is a crime against everything human, against a great common...

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Publisher / Publication Date: New Directions Publishing Corporation 2023

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Lüsted, Marcia Amidon.

Summary: Describes the events of what scientists accept as the worst nuclear disaster in history, with emphasis on the environmental effects on the immediate area and the world.

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Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Pub. 2011

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.1799 LUS

Plokhy, Serhii

Summary: "Despite repeated warnings from the White House, Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world. Why did Putin start the war--and why has it unfolded in previously unimaginable ways? Ukrainians have resisted a superior military; the West has united, while Russia grows increasingly isolated. Serhii Plokhy, a leading historian of Ukraine and the Cold War, offers a definitive...

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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2023

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Hall, Benjamin

Summary: "When veteran war reporter Benjamin Hall woke up in Kyiv on the morning of March 14, 2022, he had no idea that, within hours, Russian bombs would nearly end his life. This is the story of how he survived--a story that continues to this day. For the first time, Hall shares his experience in full--from his ground-level view of the war to his dramatic rescue to his arduous, and ongoing, recovery....

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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HALL, BENJAMIN HAL

Hrytsak, Yaroslav

Summary: "When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the world witnessed the creative, freewheeling, darkly humorous, and deeply resilient society that is contemporary Ukraine. In this timely and original history, a bestseller in Ukraine, the historian Yaroslav Hrytsak tells the sweeping story of his nation through a meticulous examination of the major events, conflicts, and developments that have shaped it...

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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2024

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Belim, Victoria

Summary: "A timely and deeply moving memoir of the author's Ukrainian family history, interwoven with the country's tumultuous story. In 2014, the landmarks of Victoria Belim's personal geography were plunged into tumult at the hands of Russia. Her hometown Kyiv was gripped by protests and violent suppression. Crimea, where she'd once been sent to school to avoid radiation from the nuclear disaster at...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Press 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BELIM, VICTORIA BEL

Shuster, Simon

Summary: "Acclaimed journalist Simon Shuster gives us the first inside account of the Russian invasion of Ukraine from the perspective of President Volodymyr Zelensky and his team, who granted him unprecedented access"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ZEL

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Pinkham, Sophie

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...

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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2016

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 947 PIN

Summary: In June 2023, Russia destroyed the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine and committed an unprecedented ecocide. In response, French philosopher and filmmaker Bernard-Henri Lévy returns to Ukraine to capture Ukraine's deep humanity despite the dire conditions and civilian resilience and resistance unlike any other.

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024

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Trofimov, Yaroslav

Summary: Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Yaroslav Trofimov has spent months on end at the heart of the conflict, very often on its front lines. In this authoritative account, he traces the war’s decisive moments—from the battle for Kyiv to more recently the gruelling and bloody arm wrestle involving the Wagner group over Bakhmut—to show how Ukraine and its allies have turned the tide...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2024

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 947.7086 TRO

Mendel, Iuliia

Summary: "In this frank and moving inside account, Zelenskyy's former press secretary tells the story of his improbable rise from popular comedian to the president of Ukraine. Mendel had a front row seat to many of the key events preceding the 2022 Russian invasion. From attending meetings between Zelenskyy and Putin and other European leaders, visiting the front lines in Donbas, to fielding press...

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Publisher / Publication Date: One Signal Publishers/Atria Books 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 947.7086 MEN

Judah, Tim

Summary: "From one of the finest journalists of our time comes a definitive, boots-on-the-ground dispatch from the front lines of the conflict in Ukraine. Ever since Ukraine's violent 2014 revolution, followed by Russia's annexation of Crimea, the country has been at war. Misinformation reigns, more than two million people have been displaced, and Ukrainians fight one another on a second front--the...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Tim Duggan Books 2016

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 947.086 JUD

Matthews, Owen

Summary: "The Russo-Ukrainian War is the most serious geopolitical crisis since the Second World War--and yet at the heart of the conflict is a mystery. Vladimir Putin apparently lurched from a calculating, subtle master of opportunity to a reckless gambler, putting his regime--and Russia itself--at risk of destruction. Why? Drawing on over 25 years' experience as a correspondent in Moscow, as well as...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Mudlark 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 947.7086 MAT