David Abulafia David Abulafia

Bitter harvest – how Ukraine’s wheat has always been coveted

Scott Reynolds Nelson stresses the importance of Ukrainian grain in world history and how the demand for bread has long been a major cause of war

‘Harvest in Ukraine’ by Nikolai Kornilovich Pimonenko, 1886. [Getty Images] 
issue 16 April 2022
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