MixedThe Los Angeles Review of BooksWhy does Russia have such obsessive territorial ambitions in Ukraine? The new book Lost Kingdom by Serhii Plokhy reaches for a historical understanding, and asks one critical question that resonates over centuries ...Plokhy maps out the constant shift of borders in the eastern reaches of Europe, and leads the reader through Russia’s history by focusing on the key political, religious, and academic figures that set the country’s imperial aims ...does not take an apologetic or forgiving tone toward Russia’s recent military actions. His opinion is, in fact, kept in check through most of the book ...suffers from anything, it is from a lack of social viewpoints ... A narrow focus on the cities does not create a complete portrait of a vast nation, however ill-defined.
