PositiveThe Washington Independent Review of BooksIn his engrossing Lost Kingdom, Harvard professor Serhii Plokhy chronicles the search for a national narrative that grew out of medieval Kyiv Rus’ to encompass, at its zenith, one-sixth of the world’s landmass ... Taking us through nearly 600 years of Russian history, Plokhy weaves a rich tapestry that merits careful reading ... Though Plokhy’s scholarship is solid, his latest work is intended for a broad audience ...book will be much appreciated by the reader who has some background in Russian history and literature.