Traces some 3,000 years of political, economic, and cultural history of the Ukraine, up until the declaration of Ukrainian independence in 1991. Details the experiences of the Ukrainian people as well as those of other peoples and cultures that developed in the region, including the Greeks of the Bosporan Kingdom, the Crimean Tatars, and the Poles, Russians, Germans, Jews, and Mennonites. Includes excerpts from key documents, contemporary descriptions, and cultural texts, boxed explanations of concepts and events, and b and u0026w maps. For students. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.