Books in the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute (HUP) series

This book traces the development of Modern Standard Ukrainian in relation to the political, legal, and cultural conditions within each region. It examines the relation of the standard language to underlying dialects, the ways in which the standard language was enriched, and the complex struggle for the unity of the language.

By the late 19th century Odessa was the most polyglot and cosmopolitan city in the empire. In the first decades of the 20th century, however, strikes, revolutionary agitation, and pogroms brought on the city's decline. Herlihy contrasts Odessa's rapid development in the 19th century with the growing tension in its society up to the First World War.

Ottoman survey registers are unparalleled sources on the demographic, economic, and linguistic characteristics of the regions for which they were made. The register for Kamanice is the only surviving survey register of Ukrainian lands. A full transcription of the defter is given in the first part, with a facsimile edition given in the second part.

The Tale of Bygone Years (Povest' vremennykh let) is the most important source for the history of early Rus'. This massive undertaking provides scholars and general readers with the first fully legible text that includes all of the known redactions of the Povest'.

Written in honor of one of the foremost observers of nationalism and culture in Central and Eastern Europe, this volume brings together 35 eminent scholars from the United States, Canada, Ukraine, and Poland. Supplemented by a bibliography of the work of Roman Szporluk, these fresh, urgent essays mirror Szporluk's broad and comparativist approach.

To discuss developments in Belarus, an international group of scholars and policymakers gathered at Harvard University in 1999. The broad spectrum of issues covered is examined in this volume, providing an understanding of Belarus today and its prospects for the future.