The Reconstruction Of Nations: Poland, - Ukraine,...

The role of the Paris-based periodical Kultura and editor Jerzy Giedroyc in shaping Poland's modern eastern policy.

is a 2003 history book by Timothy Snyder that explores how four modern nations emerged from the ruins of the multiethnic Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth . Core Arguments The Reconstruction of Nations: Poland, Ukraine,...

The disintegration of the early modern nation and the rise of radical nationalism. The role of the Paris-based periodical Kultura and

Snyder argues that early modern nationhood in the Commonwealth was based on political citizenship and shared noble status , rather than language or ethnicity. Snyder argues that early modern nationhood in the

Early modern Ukraine, massacres of Poles in Volhynia, and post-WWII ethnic cleansing . Poland

A major theme is how Poland, after 1989, chose to reconcile with its neighbors by recognizing current borders and supporting their independence, effectively channeling national interest toward peace . Book Structure