Lost Kingdom: The Quest for Empire and the Making of the Russian Nation

From a preeminent scholar of Eastern Europe and New York Times bestselling author, the essential history of Russian imperialism.

“A singularly fascinating account of Russian nationalism through the ages.” -Financial Times

In 2014, Russia annexed the Crimea and attempted to seize a portion of Ukraine-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 un...