Ukraine: State and Nation Building explores the transformation of Soviet Ukraine into an independent state and examines the new elites and their role in the state building process, as well as other attributes of the modern nation-state such as borders, symbols, myths and national histories. Extensive primary sources and interviews with leading members of Ukranian elites, show that state building is an integral part of the transition process and cannot be divorced from democratization and the establishment of a market economy.

With Ukraine: State and Nation Building Taras Kuzio has demonstrated once again his sensitive and sophisticated understanding of contemporary Ukrainian politics. It is an essential work for students of contemporary Ukraine as well as political theorists interested in the complexities of nation-building in the modern era.
-Canadian Review of Studies in Nationalism