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民族的重建：波兰\u002F乌克兰\u002F立陶宛\u002F白俄罗斯（1569—1999）
(us) Timothy Snyder
At the end of the 20th century, the core area of the original Kingdom of Poland-Lithuania had been divided into four modern countries named after their ethnic groups: Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania and Belarus. How did an early national concept evolve into four modern national concepts? Vilnius, Vilnia, Vilna, in this book, these subtly different names referring to the same city appear at both ends of the same sentence in a seemingly calm way. They are the background notes of the story told in this book, indicating a set of memories, ideas and discourses about "who am I", "where is my country" and "what is a nation". Spanning four centuries and four countries, by focusing on this land with a complex background of mixed ethnic groups, an extremely diverse political system, and a land that has been torn apart and even destroyed several times, Snyder attempts to reveal to us the mystery of the transformation of national concepts, tracing how concepts are interpreted, distorted, invented and abused, and how they cause deep suffering in the process of mutual derivation with more complex external forces, but also glow with new brilliance. More importantly, the author attempts to find answers to the ultimate question about the path to nationhood: How can we avoid the painful experiences along the way?
At the end of the 20th century, the core area of the original Kingdom of Poland-Lithuania had been divided into four modern countries named after their ethnic groups: Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania and Belarus. How did an early national concept evolve into four modern national concepts? Vilnius, Vilnia, Vilna, in this book, these subtly different names referring to the same city appear at both ends of the same sentence in a seemingly calm way. They are the background notes of the story told in this book, indicating a set of memories, ideas and discourses about "who am I", "where is my country" and "what is a nation". Spanning four centuries and four countries, by focusing on this land with a complex background of mixed ethnic groups, an extremely diverse political system, and a land that has been torn apart and even destroyed several times, Snyder attempts to reveal to us the mystery of the transformation of national concepts, tracing how concepts are interpreted, distorted, invented and abused, and how they cause deep suffering in the process of mutual derivation with more complex external forces, but also glow with new brilliance. More importantly, the author attempts to find answers to the ultimate question about the path to nationhood: How can we avoid the painful experiences along the way?