HISTORY OF UKRAINE. FROM ANTIQUITY TO INDEPENDENCE

PRIZE FOR THE BEST MONOGRAPH IN ARTS AND HUMANITIES (2024) AWARDED BY THE UNIÓN DE EDITORIALES UNIVERSITARIAS ESPAÑOLAS (UNE). XXVII NATIONAL UNIVERSITY PUBLISHING AWARDS

This work highlights the geostrategic importance of the current territory of Ukraine throughout history to understand the formation of this independent country since 1991. This is essential to understand the position of geopolitical pivot between Europe and Asia that Ukraine holds and that has made it a space of interest for many ancient populations and political entities. In this sense, we can affirm that it is of obligatory knowledge to try to understand the current situation faced by the Slavic country. The different chapters in which this volume is divided will take the reader on a journey through the history of the Ukrainian territory from antiquity to the proclamation of its independence in the early 1990s. Author Biography: César García Andrés holds a PhD in History from the University of Vallado-lid with the Extraordinary Doctorate Award. D. in History, Master in European Integration and Master Teacher of Compulsory Secondary Education and Baccalaureate, Vocational Training and Language Teaching. He completed his doctoral thesis on the process of state building in Ukraine and the historical problems and challenges in its relationship with the European Union and the Russian Federation. He is a member of the Institute of European Studies of the University of Vallado-lid and the Spanish Network on Central and Eastern Europe (REIECO) of the Complutense University of Madrid.