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Kharkiv is Ukraine’s second largest city and its former capital. Situated within 40 km of the Ukranian-Russian border it is one of those East-Central European “liminal” cities which became a center of modernization and pluralization in the borderland area, playing a prominent role in the process of nation building. Volodymyr Kravchenko’s expanded edition of __Kharkov/Kharkiv__, now in the English-language and including a new chapter on the reconfiguration of the Ukrainian-Russian borderland during and after the watershed Euromaidan event, uniquely uncovers the city’s long history, from the 17th century to today. Addressing issues of regional and national identities, Ukrainian-Russian relations, mental mapping, historical narratives and the ensuing de/reconstruction of national mythologies, this book, fills a unique gap in the literature on Kharkiv. "Kharkiv is Ukraine's second largest city and its former capital. Situated within 40 km of the Ukrainian-Russian border it is one of those East-Central European "liminal" cities which became a center of modernization and pluralization in the borderland area, playing a prominent role in the process of nation building. Volodymyr Kravchenko's expanded edition of Kharkov/Kharkiv, now in the English-language and including a new chapter on the reconfiguration of the Ukrainian-Russian borderland during and after the watershed Euromaidan event, uniquely uncovers the city's long history, from the 17th century to today. Addressing issues of regional and national identities, Ukrainian-Russian relations, mental mapping, historical narratives and the ensuing de/reconstruction of national mythologies, this book, fills a unique gap in the literature on Kharkiv"-- Provided by publisher Contents List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Note on Transliteration Maps Introduction Chapter 1. The Steppe Borderland Chapter 2. Town and Gown Chapter 3. A Province in Search of an Identity Chapter 4. City, Empire, Nation Chapter 5. To the “First Capital” and Back Chapter 6. Post-Soviet Borderland Chapter 7. The Front Line Conclusions Historical Timeline Selected Bibliography Index