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This is the first book to offer a systematic and comparative analysis of the regional political divisions in post-Soviet Ukraine and Moldova. The study examines voting behavior and political attitudes in two groups of regions: those which were under Russian, Ottoman, and Soviet rule; and those which were under Austro-Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, and Czechoslovak rule until World War I or World War II. This book attributes the regional political divisions to the differences in historical experience. This study helps us to better understand regional cleavages and conflicts, not only in Ukraine and Moldova, but also in other cleft countries. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Odessa Oblast, also written as Odesa Oblastis an oblast (province) of south-western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Odessa.The evidence of the earliest inhabitants in this area comes from the settlements and burial grounds of the Neolithic Gumelni?a, Cucuteni-Trypillian and Usatovo cultures, as well as tumuli and hoards of the Bronze Age Proto-Indo-Europeans. In the 1st millennium B.C. the Milesian Greeks built colonies along the North Black Sea Coast, including the towns of Olbia, Tyras, Niconium, Panticapaeum, and Chersonesus. The Greeks left behind painted vessels, ceramics, sculptures, inscriptions, arts and crafts that indicate the prosperity of their ancient civilization. ... Read more

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Provides an overview of the Ukrainian economy revealing opportunities for investment and joint ventures. Written in collaboration with the Confederation of British Industry. ... Read more