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"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,…
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6 editions- Other · English · 2020Penguin Random House · 336 pages · 9780099592440
- Other · English · 2016W.W. Norton & Company · 288 pages · 9780393247978
- Other · English · 2016Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W. · 320 pages · 9780393247985
- Other · English · 2016Penguin Random House · 9780434023523
- Other · English · 2016Penguin Random House · 9781473518339
- Other · English · 2016Penguin Random House · 336 pages · 9780434023516
Politics and governmentSocial life and customsHistoryUkraine, social life and customsUkraine, historyUkraine, politics and governmentRussia (federation), social conditionsNew York Times reviewed