In Ukraine and Russia, Serhii Plokhy elucidates the entangled historical nexus of the two largest Slavic nations. He examines significant themes and does so in an extremely compelling way. The scholarship is first-rate, reflecting the author's profound erudition and exhaustive research. Students of Ukrainian history will have to read this book, but it will also appeal to those studying Russian history who, as Plokhy explains, have hitherto known the history of these two nations through an exclusively Russian lens. For those readers especially, this book will be an eye-opener