It is a very excellent book. I might add. According to Yash we do not count since we make up only .1 of the Ukrainians in the world. So we should shut up. I think that the secret lies in education and in reading.
Complexity is the nature of Ukrainian history.
Regionalism is very important in Ukraine as are regional ideas and approaches to identity. I find that the more removed people are from Ukraine the more nationalistic they are. The simpler it all seems. But things are not so simple. I work with a Ukrainian woman from Kyiv.