Kharkov/Kharkiv: A Borderland Capital

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 du...