This book presents the illustrated history of Ukraine-Rus from the most ancient
times to our days in the geopolitical context for the first time. The history of
Ukraine-Rus is examined in the view of urban (bourgeois) democratic society
formation and the fight of urban Christian civilization against the archaic
rural traditional world. Much attention is given to multicultural and
multiethnic basis for Ukraine-Rus formation. The book is illustrated with 493
pictures and 8 maps.