title: Black Square: Adventures in Post-Soviet Ukraine
abstract: "This captivating and original narrative blends politics, history, and reportage in a street-level account of a vexing and troubled region. In the tradition of Elif Batuman and Ian Frazier, Black Square presents an evocative, multidimensional portrait of Ukrainian life under the shadow of Putin. In vivid, original prose, Sophie Pinkham draws us into the fascinating lives of her contemporaries...a generation that came of age after the fall of the USSR, only to see protestors shot on Kiev's main s