STRATEGIES OF UKRAINIAN WAR: Russia, Poland and the Ottomans, Conflict over Hegemony, 1500-1800

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A comprehensive history of Ukraine, examining empires, warfare, and the region's enduring geopolitical and social conflicts. Examines the overlapping major powers -- the Ottomans, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and Muscovy-Russia -- and how they clashed over the grand geopolitical Ukraine, stretching from the Danube through the Black Sea and Caucasus to the Caspian Sea. Embedded in this conflict is the emergence of Ukraine or several 'Ukraines,' proto-states of military groups, bound together by strategic objectives, social class, and economic interest. Seeks to provide a link to contemporary Ukraine through this study. Contains 16 mono illustrations.