Overview
Blowing up Ukraine is a first history of democracy in Ukraine since 1991 and the lethal methods Russia has used over a quarter of a century to regain Ukraine as a vazal state - culminating in a full-blown unprovoked war in 2022 and mounting war crimes. Over twenty years, the Kremlin skilfully manipulated Ukraine's self-serving politicians and oligarchs, only to be thwarted time and again by peaceful transitions of power and demonstrations by ordinary Ukrainians - the Maidan - against government corruption and being pushed back into Russia's empire. With Ukraine as the first step in the Kremlin's master plan, Novorossiya, the Russian state has become a threat to global stability and Ukraine may be the first battleground of a world war if other nations are not careful to take a stance. Full of new and little known first-hand sources, Blowing up Ukraine presents a chilling and alarming narrative, and a path to defusing the conflict.
Full Product Details
Author: Yuri Felshtinsky ,
Michael Stanchev
Publisher: Gibson Square Books Ltd
Imprint: Gibson Square Books Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.40cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.290kg
ISBN: 9781783342808
ISBN 10: 1783342803
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 09 April 2026
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
""Terrifying."" Steven Edgington, Daily Telegraph ""Crucial... powerful."" Kirkus Reviews ""Simply excellent."" Karl-Peter Schwartz, Die Presse ""This is our 1937 moment."" General Sir Patrick Sanders, UK Army Chief of General Staff, 28 June 2022 ""Seizing Ukraine remains the main goal of Putin. Unfortunately, these words, much like the rest of the book, will prove prophetical."" General Oleg Kalugin, Former KGB Head of Counter-Espionage ""Historians are blessed with numerous virtues, but bravery is rarely among them. Still, living in a modern world requires fundamental reconsideration of all of the conventional notions regarding Russia and Ukraine, United States and Europe. This book by two brave and scrupulous historians will undoubtedly help the readers to comprehend the present, as well as to live in the future."" Alexander Etkind, Professor of History, European University Institute, Florence
Author Information
Dr Yuri Felshtinsky co-wrote bestseller Blowing up Russia ('Crucially important' Prof. Robert Service, Oxford University) with Alexander Litvinenko and was a Fellow of the Hoover Institute, University of Stanford. Professor Michael Stanchev is Head of the History Department at the Kharkiv Karazin University; He currently teaches at the University.
