Mara Kozelsky's book comes as a welcome reminder that Crimea was also the scene of a major conflict in the nineteenth century. Her book is a masterful and detailed account of one of the most significant European conflicts after the Napoleonic period ... this timely, erudite, and highly readable book deserves a place on the bookshelves of scholars both of Russia's past and present.
Mara Kozelsky is Professor of History at the University of South Alabama. Her research examines the religious conflict and identities of Crimea, social and cultural aspects of the Eastern Question, and the role of religion in the Russia-Ukraine crisis. She is the author of Christianizing Crimea: Shaping Sacred Space in the Russian Empire and Beyond (2009).