About the book: 2008 / This unique study, the chronological framework of which covers the period from the beginning of our era to the end of the First World War, is dedicated to the fate of thousand-year-old Russia, the triumphant expansion of borders which became possible thanks to technical superiority over neighboring states. How Russia conquered and annexed numerous lands, how it managed to play a huge and important role in Europe, how and why it began to lose its power - the book “Russian Ukrainians” tells about this. The book is intended for a wide range of readers, both specialists and for lovers of history, geography and ethnography.