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1jacoombs
Thinking of visiting. Been reading some Polish history, Anna Reid's Borderlands, Gogol and Bulgakov. For more current conditions, Timothy Garton Ash's books on Eastern Europe. Other suggestions would be welcome.
2quartzite
There is always Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
3LyzzyBee
Well A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian had quite a lot of history in it, if I recall correctly, and info on the experiences of Ukrainians who have travelled away from the country.
