Review: The Facts About Ukraine is a great reference for world news today
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 24, 2014
If I thought about the Ukraine at all, I think I lumped it in with Siberia and thought it was a frozen wasteland. Now that it's in the news every day, when I saw this book I saw an opportunity to learn more about this country.I was really surprised about the size of the country and the many foods and products produced in the Ukraine. I was amazed that the country ranks fourth in the world in the number of citizens with higher education.The geographical center of Europe is in the Ukraine. This and so many other interesting facts are packed into this little book. It is timely and will help readers understand more about the Ukraine and it's people. I got so involved I spent over an hour on the 'Net digging more into the history and culture of the Ukraine. It's a fascinating country and I'm glad I picked up this book.Now when Russia, Crimea and the Ukraine is the topic on the news, I at least have a basic understanding of the dynamics and the interdependencies among these 3 areas. Pick up this book for some good background information about this area.