TY - GEN T1 - Ukraine vs. Darkness : Undiplomatic Thoughts T2 - Ukrainian voices (Stuttgart, Germany) ; A1 - Shcherba, O. V. (Oleksandr Vasylʹovych) A2 - Karatnycky, Adrian LA - English PP - Stuttgart PB - Ibidem Verlag YR - 2021 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_on1237864843 AB - "This book draws on the author's experience from 26 years of Ukrainian diplomatic service in, among others, Bonn, Berlin, Washington, and Vienna, and his work as a speechwriter to most Ukrainian foreign ministers for the last two decades. Scherba's captivating essays reflect his views of international affairs from a Ukrainian perspective. His deliberations are presented in uncomplicated, plain language. The articles assembled here have repeatedly caused discussion in Ukraine and abroad. By his opponents, Scherba is often described as being surprisingly undiplomatic and even provocative. For instance, his article "Why nationalism can't be the national idea of a European Ukraine", published on a Ukrainian nationalist website, stirred considerable controversy in Ukraine. Aside from explaining Kyiv's take on some key issues of international relations, these essays provide insights into Ukrainian political thinking since the start of Russia's military aggression in 2014, and into the painful political intramural fights in Ukrainian society ever since"-- OP - 169 CN - DK508.848 .S35 2021 SN - 9783838275017 SN - 3838275012 SN - 9783838215013 KW - Ukraine : Politics and government : 1991-2014. KW - Ukraine : Politique et gouvernement : 1991-2014. KW - Politics and government KW - Ukraine KW - Since 1991 ER -