Karl D. Qualls’ study on the reconstruction of Sevastopol after World War II is based on his thesis, which focused on the process of ‘restoring popular allegiance through the urbanisation plan’ of the city between 1944 and 1953. A conclusive chapter pushes the analysis to post-Soviet times by revealing the strength of post-war urban identity. The value of the book is based on originality from the point of view of questioning big things...