title: The Territory of Ukraine and Its History
abstract: This short chapter explores the history of modern Ukraine's border-making process from two perspectives: as a matter of foreign policy and as an issue in domestic politics.Indeed, the borders of contemporary Ukraine were ultimately a result of the two world wars, and the great-power negotiations that occurred amidst both global conflicts.However, of equal importance were the internal debates between political elites in the neighbouring Soviet republics.Ukraine's borders thus reflect the broader 
journal: transcript Verlag eBooks