Ukraine; The Land And Its People - Softcover

Rudnytskyi, Stepan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9354210945 ISBN 13: 9789354210945

Verlag: Alpha Editions, 2020

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A vivid portrait of land and people, both scholarly and warmly observant. Ukraine's story demands careful reading. Stepan Rudnytskyi's Ukraine; The Land and Its People is an early-20th-century synthesis of historical survey and field-minded reflection, equal parts Ukrainian history book and cultural geography guide. The author attends to village life, Ukrainian folk traditions and regional customs in Ukraine, setting everyday practice against broader debates about Ukrainian national identity. Read as an academic reference on Ukraine or as a readable primer for travellers, it bridges disciplines: history, ethnography and geography. Students of eastern european studies and scholars adding to a slavonic studies collection will find the book a dependable student research resource; at the same time, readers enchanted by Ukrainian rural life, regional colour and the texture of local custom will find clear, human-centred description. Maps of landscape and settlement are matched by close attention to ritual, speech and social habit, so the volume serves equally as background for academic work and as an evocative cultural companion for those pursuing eastern europe travel interest. Historically significant for its early-20th-century perspective, this work helped shape contemporary understandings of the region and remains a revealing record for anyone exploring the roots of culture and community in early 20th century Europe. Valued both as a scholarly touchstone and as quietly literary prose, Rudnytskyi's voice carries the patience of a fieldworker and the clarity of a historian. Paired with its documentary worth, the narrative rewards repeated reading and deserves a place in academic reference collections on Ukraine; it remains a vital student research resource for those tracing cultural roots and national formation. Its tone is observant, precise and free of polemic, making it approachable to casual readers while offering the depth collectors of classic literature expect. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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Stepan Rudnytskyi was a Ukrainian geographer born on December 3, 1877, in Peremyshl, Galicia, to a family deeply rooted in intellectual and cultural life. His father was Ivan Rudnytskyi and his mother was Maria Rudnytska. He was educated at the University of Lviv, where he developed a foundation in geography that would shape his career as one of the leading Ukrainian geographic scholars of the early 20th century. He became a full member of the Shevchenko Scientific Society in 1901 and later joined the All-Ukrainian Academy of Sciences between 1929 and 1934. Rudnytskyi was instrumental in developing geographic thought in Ukraine, placing emphasis on the connection between land, national identity, and statehood. He authored numerous works on physical and human geography, aiming to establish Ukraine as a distinct geographic entity in academic and political discourse. A strong advocate for scientific independence, he also helped organize geography education in Ukraine. His dedication to national scholarship led to his arrest during Soviet political purges. He died in Sandarmokh, Karelia, on November 3, 1937. His legacy is remembered through his contributions to geographic science and his influence on generations of Ukrainian scholars.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Alpha Editions
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 9354210945
• ISBN 13: 9789354210945
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 378
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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