Borderland

FULLY UPDATED ''A fascinating and often violent odyssey, spanning more than 1,000 years of conflict and culture'' INDEPENDENT Flat, fertile, and fatally tempting to invaders, for centuries Ukraine was fought over by more powerful neighbours. Though its modern national movement dates back to the early nineteenth century, it did not win real independence until 1991, with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since then, Ukrainians have proved themselves one of the world''s most remarkable nations. In