Bücher von Alexei (Visiting Professor Miller

A discussion of the process of incorporating the Ukraine, better known as "Little Russia" in that time, into the Romanov Empire in the late 18th and 19th centuries. Other than territorial expansion, this process was the manifestation of Russian nationalism with regard to Ukrainian culture.

Russian historiography - at least as it is reflected in history textbooks - has been invariably focused on the central state, to the power. This title addresses the interaction between the imperial authority and local communities in the Romanov empire. It answers questions like: How did the authorities structure the space of the empire?