'Timely and poignant ... perfectly chronicles and captures the rich artistic and cultural heritage of a country facing destruction and devastation. A forceful reminder of the importance of art and monuments as powerful sources of collective memory and identity' - Luxury London
Introduction: Andrey Kurkov Map of Ukraine 1. Pre-history to Early History Andriy Puchkov 2. Kyivan Rus Christian A. Raffensperger 3. The Lithuanian-Ruthenian State Diana Klochko 4. The Ukrainian Baroque Era Maksym Yaremenko 5. The Nineteenth Century and the Fin-de-Siecle Alisa Lozhkina 6. Avant-Garde Art and Theatre Myroslava M. Mudrak 7. Soviet Rule, the Ukrainian SSR and Non-conformist Art Oleksandr Soloviev 8. Postmodern and Contemporary Art Victoria Burlaka Appendix: Folk arts Alisa Lozhkina Timeline of Ukrainian History
Andrey Kurkov is Ukraine's most acclaimed living novelist and public commentator. Andriy Puchkov is a specialist in Ukrainian architecture and author of more than two dozen monographs. Christian Raffensperger is professor of history and department chair at Wittenberg University. Diana Klochko is a prominent art historian and author of 65 Masterpieces of Ukrainian Art. Maksym Yaremenko is Professor at the Department of History at the National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy. Alisa Lozhkina is an art historian, critic and author of Permanent Revolution: Art in Ukraine, XX-early XXI century. Myroslava M. Mudrak is Professor Emeritus of Art History at the Ohio State University and a member of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine. Oleksandr Soloviev is a leading art critic and a local expert in contemporary art; Victoria Burlaka also specializes in contemporary art.