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 u...