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  A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian

  by Marina Lewycka

  "An amusing, astonishing debut . . . about how a family learns to let go of the past and live and love in the present." — The Atlanta Journal-Constitution With this wise, tender, and deeply funny novel, Marina Lewycka takes her place alongside Zadie Smith and Monica Ali as a writer who can capture the unchanging verities of family. When an elderly and newly widowed Ukrainian immigrant announces his... (more)
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  The Sky Unwashed

  by Irene Zabytko

  One of the joys of reading is coming across a novel in which the author's voice is so perfectly wedded to an important subject that the blending becomes art. Such a novel is Irene Zabytko's THE SKY UNWASHED, wherein the inexplicable events of the larger world are broken down into the small constituent tragedies which lie at the core and which history too often overlooks. Zabytko's voice become the voice of the... (more)
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  Kobzar

  by Taras Shevchenko

  This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important,... (more)
• Two toreadors from Vasukovka VillageVsevolod Nestaiko

  

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  Two toreadors from Vasukovka Village

  by Vsevolod Nestaiko

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  Under This Unbroken Sky

  by Shandi Mitchell

  Evocative and compelling, rich in imagination and atmosphere, "Under This Unbroken Sky" is a beautifully wrought debut from a gifted new novelist. Spring 1938. After nearly two years in prison for the crime of stealing his own grain, Ukrainian immigrant Teodor Mykolayenko is a free man. While he was gone, his wife, Maria; their five children; and his sister, Anna, struggled to survive on the harsh... (more)
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  The Illustrated Food and Cooking of Poland, Russia and Eastern Europe: Discover the Cuisines of Russia, Poland, the Ukraine, Germany, Austria, Hungary, ... the Balkans (Illustrated Food & Cooking of)

  by Lesley Chamberlain, Catherine Atkinson, Trish Davies

  Discover the rich and diverse cuisines of Russia, Poland, the Ukraine, Germany, Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria and the Balkans. 185 authentic dishes are made easy.
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  Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka

  by Nikolai Gogol

  Original title: Вечера на хуторе близ ДиканькиCollection of short stories by Nikolai Gogol set in 19th century Ukraine, written from 1831-1832. The stories originally appeared in various magazines, until were finally published as one book and are Gogol's groundbreaking work that formed his style, especially his sense of the macabre. It was this collection that proved he was a new power in Russian... (more)
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  Armaged-dom

  by Marina Dyachenko, Sergej Dyachenko

  Mir na porokhovoj bochke, i neskol'ko raz za vek eta bochka vzryvaetsya Apokalipsisom. Iz morya vykhodyat chudovischa, zvezda Polyn' oprokidyvaetsya v reki, prevraschaya vodu v krov', angel trubit v trubu nad pepelischami. Lish' zagadochnye Vrata sumeyut spasti zhivykh, chtoby lyudi mogli posle katastrofy otsroit' zhizn' zanovo - esli, konechno, uspeyut vojti v eti Vrata. Mir privyk, potomu chto privykayut ko... (more)
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  Varan

  by M. Diachenko

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  Vita Nostra

  by S. S. Dyachenko M. Yu. Dyachenko

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  Ritual

  by Marina i Sergej Dyachenko

  Ona - prekrasnaya printsessa, no bezobrazna. On - svirepyj drakon, no chelovechen. Oba oni vylamyvayutsya iz kletki ritualov, zhestokikh libo litsemernykh, oba proigryvayut vojnu protiv mira, gde iskrennost' smeshna, a lyubov' nevozmozhna... No proigryvayut li? M. i S. Dyachenko schitayut "Ritual" samym romantichnym svoim proizvedeniem. Pomimo romana "Ritual", v knigu Mariny i Sergeya Dyachenko voshla povest'... (more)
• Taras Shevchenko: SelectionsTaras Shevchenko

  

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  Taras Shevchenko: Selections

  by Taras Shevchenko

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  Zakhar Berkut

  by Ivan Franko

  A novel about life in thirteenth-century Carpathian Ruthenia (Ukraine). In Ukrainian.
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  Pandem

  by M.i S. Diachenko

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  Taras Bulba

  by Nikolai Gogol

  In Gogol's historical short novel, Taras Bulba, he takes us on a journey into the world of the ancient Ukrainian Cossacks. Taras Bulba, an old Cossack, sends his two sons Andriy and Ostap to study at the Kiev Academy. After returning, the three men embark on a journey to Zaporizhian Sich in Ukraine to join other Cossacks to go to war against the Polish nobles. Eugene Hütz is better known as the singer, lyricist... (more)
• Shore of LoveOles Honchar

  

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  Shore of Love

  by Oles Honchar

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  Ablaze : the story of the heroes and victims of Chernobyl

  by Piers Paul Read

  A moment-by-moment account of the events that immediately preceded and followed the devastating explosion of the nuclear reactor at Chernobyl describes what has happened to the survivors and the neighboring countryside since the disaster. 40,000 first printing.
• Marii?a? : khronika odnoho z?h?ytti?a? : romanUlas Samchuk

  

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  Marii?a? : khronika odnoho z?h?ytti?a? : roman

  by Ulas Samchuk

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  The woman who loved airports : stories and narratives

  by Marusya Bociurkiw

• Victim of Circumstance: Ukrainian in the Army of the Third ReichMichael Paziuk

  

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  Victim of Circumstance: Ukrainian in the Army of the Third Reich

  by Michael Paziuk