Lost Kingdom

From a preeminent scholar of Eastern Europe, a new history of Russian imperialism

In 2014, Russia annexed the Crimea and attempted to seize a portion of Ukraine. While the world watched in outrage, this blatant violation of national sovereignty was only the latest iteration of a centuries-long effort to expand Russian boundaries and create a pan-Russian nation.

In Lost Kingdom, award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy argues that we can only understand the confluence of Russian imperialism and nationalism today by delving into the nation's history. Spanning over 2,000 years, from the end of the Mongol rule to the present day, Plokhy shows how leaders from Ivan the Terrible to Joseph Stalin to Vladimir Putin exploited existing forms of identity, warfare, and territorial expansion to achieve imperial supremacy.

An authoritative and masterful account of Russian imperialism, Lost Kingdom chronicles the story behind Russia's belligerent nation-building quest.

De la un erudit preeminent al Europei de Est, o noua istorie a imperialismului rus In 2014, Rusia a anexat Crimeea si a incercat sa puna mana pe o portiune din Ucraina. In timp ce lumea privea cu indignare, aceasta flagranta incalcare a suveranitatii nationale a fost doar cea mai recenta iteratie a unui efort de secole de a extinde granitele rusesti si de a crea o natiune pan-rusa. In Regatul pierdut, istoricul premiat Serhii Plokhy sustine ca putem intelegeti confluenta imperialismului rus si a nationalismului astazi doar prin adancirea in istoria natiunii.