In recent years, Kiev and Russia have been in the news negatively almost every day. In the West, we know very little about Europe's largest border country and they view us there through rose-tinted glasses. Through a number of social issues, the author takes the reader on a quest through thisformer impressive country with a very fascinating history and culture, strongly intertwined with that of Russia. We in the West are far too complacent and have a lot to learn from Eastern Europe. The aim of this book is also to make a modest contribution to restoring the West's sickened relationship with Russia and to guide Ukraine back away from this disaster proxywar.Arrogance and hubris will lead to the downfall of the Collective West, NATO and the US.