Introduction : seven cycles of Ukrainian history, borders, and identities
Ukraine between Joseph Stalin and Mikhail Gorbachev (1953-1991)
Independent Ukraine under two Leonids (1991-2004)
Independent Ukraine between two Viktors (2004-2014)
Ukrainian dissent, opposition, and religion in USSR
Politics and parties in independent Ukraine
Nationality policies in Soviet Ukraine
Nationality policies, regionalism, and the Crimea in Ukraine
Economy and energy
The rule of law and corruption
Ukrainian oligarchs : the gas lobby, Dnipropetrovsk, and Donetsk
Foreign policy
Military and security policy
Epilogue : history is not destiny.