Oleksii Mustafin

"Oleksii Mustafin combines scientific rigor and journalistic expressiveness, making his book easy to read and trustworthy."
ANDRYIY LYUBKA, Writer

"The style of this work might remind one of a fictional story, but the author is very accurate in his facts and meticulous in his details."
SERHYI OLHOVSKY, Historian, professor at Taras Shevchenko National University

"Even if you think you are well versed in history, Oleksii Mustafin might well surprise you."
OLEKSANDR ZINCHENKO, Historian, former Vice-Director of Ukrainian Institute of National Memory

"Unlike many other historians, Mustafin is distinguished by his thorough knowledge of history, simple language and logical, consistent and generally spot-on presentation of facts and their interpretation. Mustafin could easily be compared to Serhii Plokhy, if he were a scholarly historian like the latter. But Mustafin is a journalist first and foremost, and therefore his writing is easy and understandable for all non-fiction readers, be it about misfortunes that determined the fate of nations or about the real history of the late modern period. And most importantly, the stories Mustafin tells can be understood not only in Ukraine, but also abroad, on all continents."
SERHIJ RUDENKO

"Oleksii Mustafin‘s book „In Bed with a Bear“ is not just interesting, but also extremely necessary. In simple language, fas- cinating fact and captivating characters, it traces the chronology of Russian imperialism from the destruction of Novgorod to the present day."
OLENA KONDRATIUK, Vice-Chair of the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine

"Oleksii Mustafin combines his skills of a historian with many years of experience as a media manager. This allows him to analyze global processes from the point of view of what actually engages the general audience. Respect for details, analysis of long-term processes and trends of how humanity becomes ever more aware and sensitive of rights and dignity for every- one makes his texts interesting for both professionals and a wide range of readers. Mustafin‘s irony does not only liven up how the information is presented, but also makes it impossible to use his books for ideological indoctrination. „In Bed with a Bear“ is a dynamic, thorough and convincing work that encourages the audience to think for themselves, debunks histori- cal stereotypes informed by centuries of propaganda and negligence, uncovers the roots of processes that still affect things in Europe, Asia and the world, and satisfies intellectually."
KOSTIANTYN DOROSHENKO, Publicist and art curator