The Ukrainian Question

Alexei Miller is Professor at Central European University, formerly at Columbia University

Contents Introduction Theoretical concepts in the book Comparative historical context The 'All-Russian Nation' Project Chapter 1. Russia and Ukrainophilism in the First Half of the XIX Century Chapter 2. The first years of Alexander II's Reign and Latent Ukrainophilism Chapter 3. The dynamics of Ukrainophilism in the 1860s. Osnova and Russian Press. Chapter 4. The Empire and Ukranophilism in 1862-1863. Genesis of the Valuev Circular. Chapter 5. The Valuev Circular in Public Opinion. Chapter 6. The Government Policy After the Valuev Circular Chapter 7. The Russian Assimilation Potential in the Western region Chapter 8. The Kiev Period of Ukrainophilism 1872-1876 Chapter 9. The Ems Edict Chapter 10. The "Execution" of the Ems Edict Chapter 11. The Consequences of the Ems Edict Chapter 12. Subsidizing the Newspaper Slovo. Galician Ruthenians in the Petersburg Policy Chapter 13. The Crisis of Power 1880-1881 and the Attempt to Abolish the Ems Edict Conclusion Appendix Sources and Literature Glossary