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New Books NetworkSerhii Plokhy, "The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine" (Basic Books, 2015)As Ukraine is embroiled in an ongoing struggle with Russia to preserve its territorial integrity and political independence, celebrated historian Serhii Plokhy explains that today's crisis is a case of history repeating itself: the Ukrainian conflict is only the latest in a long history of turmoil over Ukraine's sovereignty. Situated between Central Europe, Russia, and the Middle East, Ukraine has been shaped by empires that exploited the nation as a strategic gateway between East and West--from the Romans and Ottomans to the Third Reich and the Soviet Union. In The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine (Basic Books, 2021), Pl...2025-06-031h 30
New Books in Ukrainian StudiesSerhii Plokhy, "The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine" (Basic Books, 2015)As Ukraine is embroiled in an ongoing struggle with Russia to preserve its territorial integrity and political independence, celebrated historian Serhii Plokhy explains that today's crisis is a case of history repeating itself: the Ukrainian conflict is only the latest in a long history of turmoil over Ukraine's sovereignty. Situated between Central Europe, Russia, and the Middle East, Ukraine has been shaped by empires that exploited the nation as a strategic gateway between East and West--from the Romans and Ottomans to the Third Reich and the Soviet Union. In The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine (Basic Books, 2021), Pl...2025-06-031h 30
New Books in Russian and Eurasian StudiesSerhii Plokhy, "The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine" (Basic Books, 2015)As Ukraine is embroiled in an ongoing struggle with Russia to preserve its territorial integrity and political independence, celebrated historian Serhii Plokhy explains that today's crisis is a case of history repeating itself: the Ukrainian conflict is only the latest in a long history of turmoil over Ukraine's sovereignty. Situated between Central Europe, Russia, and the Middle East, Ukraine has been shaped by empires that exploited the nation as a strategic gateway between East and West--from the Romans and Ottomans to the Third Reich and the Soviet Union. In The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine (Basic Books, 2021), Pl...2025-06-031h 30
New Books in HistorySerhii Plokhy, "The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine" (Basic Books, 2015)As Ukraine is embroiled in an ongoing struggle with Russia to preserve its territorial integrity and political independence, celebrated historian Serhii Plokhy explains that today's crisis is a case of history repeating itself: the Ukrainian conflict is only the latest in a long history of turmoil over Ukraine's sovereignty. Situated between Central Europe, Russia, and the Middle East, Ukraine has been shaped by empires that exploited the nation as a strategic gateway between East and West--from the Romans and Ottomans to the Third Reich and the Soviet Union. In The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine (Basic Books, 2021), Pl...2025-06-031h 30
The John Batchelor ShowUKRAINE ESCALATES, RUSSIA COUNTER ESCALATES, NO KNOWN BOUNDARIES: 8/8: Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis, by Serhii Plokhy https://www.amazon.com/Nuclear-Folly-History-Missile-Crisis/dp/0393540812/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8UKRAINE ESCALATES, RUSSIA COUNTER ESCALATES, NO KNOWN BOUNDARIES: 8/8: Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis, by Serhii Plokhy
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Nearly thirty years after the end of the Cold War, today’s world leaders are abandoning disarmament treaties, building up their nuclear arsenals, and exchanging threats of nuclear strikes. To survive this new atomic age, we must relearn the lessons of the most dangerous moment of the Cold War: the Cuban missile crisis.
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The John Batchelor ShowUKRAINE ESCALATES, RUSSIA COUNTER ESCALATES, NO KNOWN BOUNDARIES: 7/8: Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis, by Serhii Plokhy https://www.amazon.com/Nuclear-Folly-History-Missile-Crisis/dp/0393540812/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8UKRAINE ESCALATES, RUSSIA COUNTER ESCALATES, NO KNOWN BOUNDARIES: 7/8: Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis, by Serhii Plokhy
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Nearly thirty years after the end of the Cold War, today’s world leaders are abandoning disarmament treaties, building up their nuclear arsenals, and exchanging threats of nuclear strikes. To survive this new atomic age, we must relearn the lessons of the most dangerous moment of the Cold War: the Cuban missile crisis.
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The John Batchelor ShowUKRAINE ESCALATES, RUSSIA COUNTER ESCALATES, NO KNOWN BOUNDARIES: 6/8: Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis, by Serhii Plokhy https://www.amazon.com/Nuclear-Folly-History-Missile-Crisis/dp/0393540812/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8UKRAINE ESCALATES, RUSSIA COUNTER ESCALATES, NO KNOWN BOUNDARIES: 6/8: Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis, by Serhii Plokhy
https://www.amazon.com/Nuclear-Folly-History-Missile-Crisis/dp/0393540812/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
Nearly thirty years after the end of the Cold War, today’s world leaders are abandoning disarmament treaties, building up their nuclear arsenals, and exchanging threats of nuclear strikes. To survive this new atomic age, we must relearn the lessons of the most dangerous moment of the Cold War: the Cuban missile crisis.
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Perfect SummarySummary of Lex Fridman "Serhii Plokhy on the History of Ukraine, Russia, Soviet Union, KGB, Nazis, War” #175For Russia, the path forward is less clear. It must come to terms with its imperial past, decentralize power, and confront the role of historical myths in its political culture. Without this, any peace would be temporary.Perfect Summary Website — https://perfectsummary.com/Read the summary blog here — https://perfectsummary.com/summary-of-serhii-plokhy-on-the-history-of-ukraine-russia-soviet-union-kgb-nazis-war/Watch the summary YouTube video here — https://youtu.be/iba87OqkQUoWatch PerfectSummary YouTube channel here — https://www.youtube.com/@OfficialPerfectSummaryListen to PerfectSummary Podcast here — https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/perfectsummaryFull Lex Fridman Ep...2025-04-2007 min
How To Academy PodcastHarvard Historian Serhii Plokhy - Chernobyl Under Russian OccupationHarvard Professor and Ukrainian-born historian Serhii Plokhy joins the podcast to reveal the resilience and courage of the Ukrainian workers held hostage inside Chernobyl under Russian occupation. As hours stretched into weeks of hostility with no help from the outside world, the crew members' critical decisions alone prevented another nuclear catastrophe reminiscent of the disaster three decades earlier. In a wider warning to the world, Serhii Plokhy uncovers just how unprepared we are to deal with acts of nuclear terrorism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2024-10-211h 05
The Prospect PodcastSerhii Plokhy: When the Russians occupied ChernobylIn February 2022, invading Russian forces on their way to Kyiv also occupied the site of Europe’s biggest nuclear disaster—Chernobyl. The response of the Ukrainians running the site, and of the International Atomic Energy Agency, would prove decisive. But who would be honoured as a hero, and who would be branded a traitor? In this episode of the Prospect Podcast, deputy editor Ellen Halliday is joined by Baillie Gifford award-winning author and historian Serhii Plokhy to discuss his new book Chernobyl Roulette, which tells the gripping story of the occupation of the former nuclear site b...2024-09-0444 minThe Prospect PodcastSerhii Plokhy: When the Russians occupied ChernobylIn February 2022, invading Russian forces on their way to Kyiv also occupied the site of Europe’s biggest nuclear disaster—Chernobyl. The response of the Ukrainians running the site, and of the International Atomic Energy Agency, would prove decisive. But who would be honoured as a hero, and who would be branded a traitor? In this episode of the Prospect Podcast, deputy editor Ellen Halliday is joined by Baillie Gifford award-winning author and historian Serhii Plokhy to discuss his new book Chernobyl Roulette, which tells the gripping story of the occupation of the former nuclear site b...2024-09-0444 min
Dive Into a Story With the Power of Full AudiobookChernobyl Roulette: A War Story Audiobook by Serhii PlokhyListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 736992
Title: Chernobyl Roulette: A War Story
Author: Serhii Plokhy
Narrator: Leighton Pugh
Format: Unabridged
Length: 07:14:08
Language: English
Release date: 09-03-24
Publisher: PGRH UK
Genres: History, Middle East, Military, Russia
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Brought to you by Penguin.
What if Chernobyl was just the beginning?
The acclaimed winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize returns to Chernobyl to tell the gripping story of thirty-five days of war
On 24 February 2022, the first day of Russias full-scale invasion of Ukraine, armoured vehicles approached the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine. It was...2024-09-037h 14
Access Unmissable Full Audiobooks in History, MilitaryChernobyl Roulette: A War Story by Serhii PlokhyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736992 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chernobyl Roulette: A War Story Author: Serhii Plokhy Narrator: Leighton Pugh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 14 minutes Release date: September 3, 2024 Genres: Military Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. What if Chernobyl was just the beginning? The acclaimed winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize returns to Chernobyl to tell the gripping story of thirty-five days of war On 24 February 2022, the first day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, armoured vehicles approached the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine. It was the most direct way for them to...2024-09-0305 min
Access Unmissable Full Audiobooks in History, MilitaryChernobyl Roulette: A War Story by Serhii PlokhyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/736992to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Chernobyl Roulette: A War Story
Author: Serhii Plokhy
Narrator: Leighton Pugh
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 14 minutes
Release date: September 3, 2024
Genres: Military
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. What if Chernobyl was just the beginning? The acclaimed winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize returns to Chernobyl to tell the gripping story of thirty-five days of war On 24 February 2022, the first day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, armoured vehicles approached the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine. It was the most direct way for them to re...2024-09-037h 14
Stolpe Stories71. Porten till Europa: Ukrainas historia med Serhii PlokhyUkraina betyder "gränsland" på östslaviska. Området norr om Svarta havet har historiskt sett varit en strategisk port mellan imperier som det östromerska, mongoliska, polsk-litauiska, osmanska, habsburgska och ryska. I detta avsnitt av Stolpe Stories ger författaren, Serhii Plokhy en sammanhållande skildring av Ukrainas mångskiftande historia och dess sökande efter en egen identitet.Du finner Porten till Europa: Ukrainas historia och Bokförlaget Stolpes övriga utgivning hos Bokus.com, dessutom med 20 procents rabatt med koden STOLPE20.Foto: Hrecheniuk Oleksii/ShutterstockPoddvärd: Patrik HadeniusProducent: There...2024-07-1945 min
Технічна базаWho was Stepan Bandera? Are there Nazis in Ukraine? Explained by Serhii Plokhy professor of Ukrainian history at Harvard UniversityExtract from Lex Fridman Podcast #415 – Serhii Plokhy: History of Ukraine, Russia, Soviet Union, KGB, Nazis & War
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Lex Fridman Podcast#415 – Serhii Plokhy: History of Ukraine, Russia, Soviet Union, KGB, Nazis & WarSerhii Plokhy is a Ukrainian historian at Harvard University, director of the Ukrainian Research Institute, and an author of many books on history of Eastern Europe, including his latest book The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Regarp BookBlogPodReview of: The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History, by Serhii PlokhyReview of: The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History, by Serhii Plokhy
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Ukraine War BriefThe Press Lounge with Serhii Plokhy: Why the West Has Failed Ukraine (And What Can Be Done About It)SummaryIn this episode of The Press Lounge, Ukraine War Brief's sister podcast, Yulia and friend of the podcast Mariia Shuvalova, literary critic and lecturer at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and Fulbright Scholar at the Harriman Institute at Columbia University in the city of New York spoke with Serhii Plokhy, Ph.D., Director of the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, Mykhailo S. Hrushevs'kyi Professor of Ukrainian History, and author of The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine (2015) and The Russo Ukrainian War: The Return of History (2023), who explained why the West must support Ukraine, why an...2024-01-0437 min
@MriyaReport news from Ukraine & replays of guests you might have missed or want to listen to again.Mriya Report Book Club "The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History by Serhii Plokhy" - November 26, 2023We were joined by our great Co-Hosts Robin and James for Книжковий клуб - Mriya Report Book Club, where we read & discuss leading writers on Ukraine and enjoy Ukrainian literature in translation!
Todays book: The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History by Serhii Plokhy.
Remember, you can always find more from the Mriya Report on our website mriyareport.org as well as on Twitter @MriyaReport.2023-12-181h 46
Ukraine War BriefEXCLUSIVE: Major Sabotage, Storm Attacks Crimea, US Aid, Our Investigation into the FSB, and Serhii Plokhy & Rory FinninIn today’s exclusive Ukraine War Brief, Yewleea talks about major sabotage, the "Storm of the Century" slams Qırım (Crimea), the US aid for Ukraine, and our investigation into the FSB. Professors Serhii Plokhy, the Mykhailo S. Hrushevs'kyi Professor of Ukrainian History and Director of the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University, talked about what the West gets wrong, and Rory Finnin, Director of Ukrainian Studies at Cambridge University, talks about how russians view Qırım (Crimea).Professor Plokhy's new book, The Russo-Ukrainian War: the Return of History, was published in May, 2...2023-12-031h 16
Ukraine: The LatestExclusive interview with Serhii Plokhy: Lessons from HistoryPlease note: Today is a national Bank Holiday in the UK. Our regular programming will return tomorrow. Day 550.The history of Ukraine and Russia is a subject that has come up again and again on this podcast. Good history and ‘bad’ history underpin how all of us understand the origins, reasons and justifications for the ongoing full-scale invasion. One guiding light is Ukrainian historian Serhii Plokhy: professor of Ukrainian history and Director at the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University. His books, from ‘The Gates of Europe’ to the recently released 'Russo-Ukrainian War' are essen...2023-08-2850 min
EpicenterWho Can Stop a Dictator? Resistance to the War in Ukraine (with Sasha de Vogel, Serhii Plokhy, and Alexandra Vacroux)When the Wagner mercenary group staged a near coup in Moscow in June, it was seen as the greatest challenge to Vladimir Putin’s regime in decades. Though it didn’t come to fruition, it nevertheless exposed some of the fissures in Putin’s ironclad control over the military and the course of the war on Ukraine. Could it be a harbinger of future revolts? How do Russian citizens feel about the continuation of the war? We speak with three scholars of history and political science to find out what this event might mean for Russia’s war machine and for...2023-08-2553 min
New Books in Diplomatic HistorySerhii Plokhy, "The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History" (Norton, 2023)Despite repeated warnings from the White House, Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world. Why did Putin start the war--and why has it unfolded in previously unimaginable ways? Ukrainians have resisted a superior military; the West has united, while Russia grows increasingly isolated.In The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History (Norton, 2023), Serhii Plokhy, a leading historian of Ukraine and the Cold War, offers a definitive account of this conflict, its origins, course, and the already apparent and possible future consequences. Though the current war began eight years before the all-out assault--on February 27, 2014, when Russian arm...2023-07-111h 11
New Books in Military HistorySerhii Plokhy, "The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History" (Norton, 2023)Despite repeated warnings from the White House, Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world. Why did Putin start the war--and why has it unfolded in previously unimaginable ways? Ukrainians have resisted a superior military; the West has united, while Russia grows increasingly isolated.In The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History (Norton, 2023), Serhii Plokhy, a leading historian of Ukraine and the Cold War, offers a definitive account of this conflict, its origins, course, and the already apparent and possible future consequences. Though the current war began eight years before the all-out assault--on February 27, 2014, when Russian arm...2023-07-111h 13New Books in Russian and Eurasian StudiesSerhii Plokhy, "The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History" (Norton, 2023)Despite repeated warnings from the White House, Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world. Why did Putin start the war--and why has it unfolded in previously unimaginable ways? Ukrainians have resisted a superior military; the West has united, while Russia grows increasingly isolated.In The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History (Norton, 2023), Serhii Plokhy, a leading historian of Ukraine and the Cold War, offers a definitive account of this conflict, its origins, course, and the already apparent and possible future consequences. Though the current war began eight years before the all-out assault--on February 27, 2014, when Russian arm...2023-07-111h 11
New Books in World AffairsSerhii Plokhy, "The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History" (Norton, 2023)Despite repeated warnings from the White House, Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world. Why did Putin start the war--and why has it unfolded in previously unimaginable ways? Ukrainians have resisted a superior military; the West has united, while Russia grows increasingly isolated.In The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History (Norton, 2023), Serhii Plokhy, a leading historian of Ukraine and the Cold War, offers a definitive account of this conflict, its origins, course, and the already apparent and possible future consequences. Though the current war began eight years before the all-out assault--on February 27, 2014, when Russian arm...2023-07-111h 13New Books in Ukrainian StudiesSerhii Plokhy, "The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History" (Norton, 2023)Despite repeated warnings from the White House, Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world. Why did Putin start the war--and why has it unfolded in previously unimaginable ways? Ukrainians have resisted a superior military; the West has united, while Russia grows increasingly isolated.In The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History (Norton, 2023), Serhii Plokhy, a leading historian of Ukraine and the Cold War, offers a definitive account of this conflict, its origins, course, and the already apparent and possible future consequences. Though the current war began eight years before the all-out assault--on February 27, 2014, when Russian arm...2023-07-111h 11
New Books in Eastern European StudiesSerhii Plokhy, "The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History" (Norton, 2023)Despite repeated warnings from the White House, Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world. Why did Putin start the war--and why has it unfolded in previously unimaginable ways? Ukrainians have resisted a superior military; the West has united, while Russia grows increasingly isolated.In The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History (Norton, 2023), Serhii Plokhy, a leading historian of Ukraine and the Cold War, offers a definitive account of this conflict, its origins, course, and the already apparent and possible future consequences. Though the current war began eight years before the all-out assault--on February 27, 2014, when Russian arm...2023-07-111h 13
New Books in European PoliticsSerhii Plokhy, "The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History" (Norton, 2023)Despite repeated warnings from the White House, Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world. Why did Putin start the war--and why has it unfolded in previously unimaginable ways? Ukrainians have resisted a superior military; the West has united, while Russia grows increasingly isolated.In The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History (Norton, 2023), Serhii Plokhy, a leading historian of Ukraine and the Cold War, offers a definitive account of this conflict, its origins, course, and the already apparent and possible future consequences. Though the current war began eight years before the all-out assault--on February 27, 2014, when Russian arm...2023-07-111h 11
Aspects of HistoryThe Russo-Ukrainian War with Serhii PlokhyThis week's guest is the Ukrainian historian Serhii Plokhy who has written a new book on the history of the Russo-Ukrainian War and he chats with me about Putin's misunderstanding of history, Ukrainian identity, whether this is the last kick of a dying empire and plenty more so if you're interested in why the war began and where we are, this is the chat for you.Serhii Plokhy LinksThe Russo-Ukrainian WarSerhii on TwitterOllie LinksOllie on Twitter Learn more about your ad...2023-07-0843 minAspects of HistoryThe Russo-Ukrainian War with Serhii PlokhyThis week's guest is the Ukrainian historian Serhii Plokhy who has written a new book on the history of the Russo-Ukrainian War and he chats with me about Putin's misunderstanding of history, Ukrainian identity, whether this is the last kick of a dying empire and plenty more so if you're interested in why the war began and where we are, this is the chat for you.Serhii Plokhy LinksThe Russo-Ukrainian WarSerhii on TwitterOllie LinksOllie on Twitter Learn more about your ad...2023-07-0843 min
War BooksRussia-Ukraine War – A Definitive History Of The War – Serhii PlokhyEp 027 – Nonfiction. Russia's invasion of Ukraine, when considering history, shouldn't have been such a surprise. Harvard Professor of Ukrainian History, Serhii Plokhy, joins me to discuss his new book, "The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History."Support local bookstores & buy Serhii’s book here: https://bookshop.org/a/92235/9781324051190Subscribe to the War Books podcast here:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@warbookspodcastApple: https://apple.co/3FP4ULbSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3kP9scZFollow the show here:Twitter: https://twit...2023-07-051h 10
RevDem PodcastA Savage War of Russian Decline: Serhii Plokhy Discusses the Russo-Ukrainian WarIn this conversation co-hosted by Marta Haiduchok (Visible Ukraine) and Ferenc Laczó (the Review of Democracy), Serhii Plokhy – author of the new book The Russo-Ukrainian War – discusses why Ukraine was so crucial to the Soviet collapse and how Ukraine and Russia diverged subsequently; explains what made Ukraine a focal point of competition in the post-Cold War decades and which factors enabled the current devastating war; dissects the origins of Russian imperialism and Russia’s current war aims; reflects on the state of Ukrainian Studies and suggests new questions concerning Ukrainian nationalism and Russian imperialism; elaborates on the stages of the unf...2023-06-3053 min
Religion & TeologiReligion in Praxis Conversations Series | Serhii PlokhyThis is the nineteenth episode of the Conversations Series.
Ignoring White House warnings, Russia's surprising invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 left the world in shock. The war, initiated by Putin, has seen an unexpected resistance from Ukrainians, the West's unity, and Russia's growing isolation.
Harvard historian Professor Serhii Plokhy provides a comprehensive analysis of the conflict's origins and its likely future impacts. Although the full-scale conflict began with the 2014 Russian seizure of the Crimean parliament, its roots lie in post-Soviet tensions and imperial collapse of earlier centuries. Plokhy points out that this new Cold War w...2023-05-3140 min
World Review from the New StatesmanHow the Russia’s war on Ukraine will change the world, with Serhii PlokhyThis week our guest is the historian Serhii Plokhy, a professor and the director of the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard and the author of a number of books, including his latest, The Russo-Ukrainian War. He speaks to Megan Gibson about Putin’s war on Ukraine, the end of the Russian empire and what the new world order could look like. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-05-2930 min
Travels Through TimeSerhii Plokhy: The Collapse of the Soviet Union (1991)For this week's episode Peter headed in to Penguin's offices in London to meet Serhii Plokhy and talk to him about his new book, The Russo-Ukrainian War. They discussed how a culture of secrecy continues to define Russian society as it did before with the Soviets. They looked at the progress of the war and Putin's failed attempt to found a 'Eurasian Union'.
Following this Serhii revisits the dramatic events of 1991, when he watched on as the Soviet Union collapsed in the most unexpected of ways.
Serhii Plokhy has been described as 'The world's foremost h...2023-05-2351 min
Democracy ParadoxSerhii Plokhy on the Russo-Ukrainian WarThe fact that Ukraine can be a democracy.... presents a threat to the authoritarian regimes in Moscow and Minsk of the sort that NATO would never actually present.Serhii PlokhyAccess Bonus Episodes on PatreonMake a one-time Donation to Democracy Paradox.A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com.Serhii Plokhy is a Professor of Ukrainian history at Harvard University and the Director of the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute. He’s written many books including The Gates of Europe, Nuclear Folly, and Atoms to Ashes. His most re...2023-05-1644 min
Download Best Full Audiobooks in History, EuropeThe Russo-Ukrainian War: From the bestselling author of Chernobyl by Serhii PlokhyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617708 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Russo-Ukrainian War: From the bestselling author of Chernobyl Author: Serhii Plokhy Narrator: Leighton Pugh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 41 minutes Release date: May 16, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 'The world's foremost historian of Ukraine. . . the chronicler of a country on the front lines of a seismic European war' Financial Times On 24 February 2022, Russia stunned the world by launching an invasion of Ukraine. In the midst of checking on the family and friends...2023-05-1605 minNew Books in Military HistorySerhii Plokhy, "The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History" (Norton, 2023)"The Ukrainian nation will emerge from this war more united and certain of its identity than at any other point in its modern history," writes Serhii Plokhy at the end of The Russo-Ukrainian War (Norton, 2023).But that's not all, says the man acclaimed by the Financial Times as “the world's foremost historian of Ukraine” - author of Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy, The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine, and Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis."Ukraine’s successful resistance to Russian aggression is destined to promote Russia's own nation-building project. Russia and its...2023-05-1254 min
New Books in Political ScienceSerhii Plokhy, "The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History" (Norton, 2023)"The Ukrainian nation will emerge from this war more united and certain of its identity than at any other point in its modern history," writes Serhii Plokhy at the end of The Russo-Ukrainian War (Norton, 2023).But that's not all, says the man acclaimed by the Financial Times as “the world's foremost historian of Ukraine” - author of Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy, The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine, and Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis."Ukraine’s successful resistance to Russian aggression is destined to promote Russia's own nation-building project. Russia and its...2023-05-1254 minNew Books in Eastern European StudiesSerhii Plokhy, "The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History" (Norton, 2023)"The Ukrainian nation will emerge from this war more united and certain of its identity than at any other point in its modern history," writes Serhii Plokhy at the end of The Russo-Ukrainian War (Norton, 2023).But that's not all, says the man acclaimed by the Financial Times as “the world's foremost historian of Ukraine” - author of Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy, The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine, and Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis."Ukraine’s successful resistance to Russian aggression is destined to promote Russia's own nation-building project. Russia and its...2023-05-1254 minNew Books in World AffairsSerhii Plokhy, "The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History" (Norton, 2023)"The Ukrainian nation will emerge from this war more united and certain of its identity than at any other point in its modern history," writes Serhii Plokhy at the end of The Russo-Ukrainian War (Norton, 2023).But that's not all, says the man acclaimed by the Financial Times as “the world's foremost historian of Ukraine” - author of Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy, The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine, and Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis."Ukraine’s successful resistance to Russian aggression is destined to promote Russia's own nation-building project. Russia and its...2023-05-1254 minNew Books in Russian and Eurasian StudiesSerhii Plokhy, "The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History" (Norton, 2023)"The Ukrainian nation will emerge from this war more united and certain of its identity than at any other point in its modern history," writes Serhii Plokhy at the end of The Russo-Ukrainian War (Norton, 2023).But that's not all, says the man acclaimed by the Financial Times as “the world's foremost historian of Ukraine” - author of Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy, The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine, and Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis."Ukraine’s successful resistance to Russian aggression is destined to promote Russia's own nation-building project. Russia and its...2023-05-1254 minNew Books in Diplomatic HistorySerhii Plokhy, "The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History" (Norton, 2023)"The Ukrainian nation will emerge from this war more united and certain of its identity than at any other point in its modern history," writes Serhii Plokhy at the end of The Russo-Ukrainian War (Norton, 2023).But that's not all, says the man acclaimed by the Financial Times as “the world's foremost historian of Ukraine” - author of Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy, The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine, and Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis."Ukraine’s successful resistance to Russian aggression is destined to promote Russia's own nation-building project. Russia and its...2023-05-1253 min
NBN Book of the DaySerhii Plokhy, "The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History" (Norton, 2023)"The Ukrainian nation will emerge from this war more united and certain of its identity than at any other point in its modern history," writes Serhii Plokhy at the end of The Russo-Ukrainian War (Norton, 2023).But that's not all, says the man acclaimed by the Financial Times as “the world's foremost historian of Ukraine” - author of Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy, The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine, and Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis."Ukraine’s successful resistance to Russian aggression is destined to promote Russia's own nation-building project. Russia and its...2023-05-1254 minNew Books in Ukrainian StudiesSerhii Plokhy, "The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History" (Norton, 2023)"The Ukrainian nation will emerge from this war more united and certain of its identity than at any other point in its modern history," writes Serhii Plokhy at the end of The Russo-Ukrainian War (Norton, 2023).But that's not all, says the man acclaimed by the Financial Times as “the world's foremost historian of Ukraine” - author of Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy, The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine, and Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis."Ukraine’s successful resistance to Russian aggression is destined to promote Russia's own nation-building project. Russia and its...2023-05-1253 minNew Books in European PoliticsSerhii Plokhy, "The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History" (Norton, 2023)"The Ukrainian nation will emerge from this war more united and certain of its identity than at any other point in its modern history," writes Serhii Plokhy at the end of The Russo-Ukrainian War (Norton, 2023).But that's not all, says the man acclaimed by the Financial Times as “the world's foremost historian of Ukraine” - author of Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy, The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine, and Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis."Ukraine’s successful resistance to Russian aggression is destined to promote Russia's own nation-building project. Russia and its...2023-05-1254 min
Hidden ForcesOrigins of the Ukraine War & What Comes Next | Serhii PlokhyIn Episode 311 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Serhii Plokhy, the director of the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University and a leading authority on Ukraine, Russia, and Eastern Europe. Plokhii has published extensively on the international history of World War II and the Cold War and he joins Demetri to discuss the subject of his latest book on the Russo-Ukrainian war and the return of history. This is a conversation about national identity, the disintegration of empires, and what will follow from the largest European land war since WWII. How will the Ukraine war's outcome...2023-05-0846 min
Regarp BookBlogPodReview of: The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine, by Serhii PlokhyReview of: The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine, by Serhii Plokhy
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2022-10-3009 min
Stream Popular Full Audiobooks in History, EuropeThe Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine by Serhii PlokhyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/588381to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine
Author: Serhii Plokhy
Narrator: Ralph Lister
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 15 hours 21 minutes
Release date: September 20, 2022
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 6
Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2
Genres: Europe
Publisher's Summary:
Ukraine is currently embroiled in a tense fight with Russia to preserve its territorial integrity and political independence. But today's conflict is only the latest in a long history of battles over Ukraine's territory and its existence as a sovereign nation. As the award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy argues in The Gates...2022-09-203h 21
Stream Popular Full Audiobooks in History, EuropeThe Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine by Serhii PlokhyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/588381 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine Author: Serhii Plokhy Narrator: Ralph Lister Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 21 minutes Release date: September 20, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.17 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Ukraine is currently embroiled in a tense fight with Russia to preserve its territorial integrity and political independence. But today's conflict is only the latest in a long history of battles over Ukraine's territory and its existence as a sovereign nation. As the award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy argues in The...2022-09-2003 min
The InterviewSerhii Plokhy: How Putin weaponises historyStephen Sackur speaks to internationally renowned Harvard historian Serhii Plokhy, who specialises in the complex histories of Ukraine, Russia and the Soviet Union. Vladimir Putin has tried to weaponise history to undermine Ukrainian identity and nationhood - how does this historian fight back?2022-06-0123 minWorld Review from the New StatesmanCan nuclear power ever be considered safe? With Serhii PlokhyWhen the site of the Chernobyl disaster was occupied by Russian troops during their invasion of Ukraine, fears of further contamination put the safety of nuclear power in the spotlight once again.In his latest book, Atoms and Ashes: From Bikini Atoll to Fukushima, the Ukrainian historian Serhii Plokhy looks at the history of nuclear disasters and asks whether there are better ways to tackle climate change than nuclear power.He speaks to Alix Kroeger about his book and the dangers of a lack of transparency around nuclear power, plus how academics in Ukraine asked h...2022-05-3026 min
Listen to Top Full Audiobooks in History, WorldAtoms and Ashes: A Global History of Nuclear Disasters by Serhii PlokhyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618537to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Atoms and Ashes: A Global History of Nuclear Disasters
Author: Serhii Plokhy
Narrator: Leighton Pugh
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 12 hours 8 minutes
Release date: May 17, 2022
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
A chilling account of seventy years of nuclear catastrophes, by the author of the “definitive” (Economist) Cold War history, Nuclear Folly. Nuclear energy was embraced across the globe at the height of the nuclear industry in the 1960s and 1970s; today, there are 440 nuclear reactors operating throughout the world, with nuclear power providing ten percent of world electricity. Yet as the worl...2022-05-1712h 08
Listen to Top Full Audiobooks in History, WorldAtoms and Ashes: A Global History of Nuclear Disasters by Serhii PlokhyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618537 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Atoms and Ashes: A Global History of Nuclear Disasters Author: Serhii Plokhy Narrator: Leighton Pugh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 8 minutes Release date: May 17, 2022 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: A chilling account of seventy years of nuclear catastrophes, by the author of the “definitive” (Economist) Cold War history, Nuclear Folly. Nuclear energy was embraced across the globe at the height of the nuclear industry in the 1960s and 1970s; today, there are 440 nuclear reactors operating throughout the world, with nuclear power providing ten percent of world electricity. Yet as the...2022-05-1703 min
Enjoy Amazing Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Astronomy & PhysicsAtoms and Ashes: From Bikini Atoll to Fukushima by Serhii PlokhyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538645to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Atoms and Ashes: From Bikini Atoll to Fukushima
Author: Serhii Plokhy
Narrator: Leighton Pugh
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 12 hours 8 minutes
Release date: May 17, 2022
Genres: Astronomy & Physics
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. In 2011, a 43-foot-high tsunami crashed into a nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan. In the following days, explosions would rip buildings apart, three reactors would go into nuclear meltdown, and the surrounding area would be swamped in radioactive water. It is now considered one of the costliest nuclear disasters ever. But Fukushima was not the first...2022-05-1712h 08
Enjoy Amazing Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Astronomy & PhysicsAtoms and Ashes: From Bikini Atoll to Fukushima by Serhii PlokhyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538645 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Atoms and Ashes: From Bikini Atoll to Fukushima Author: Serhii Plokhy Narrator: Leighton Pugh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 8 minutes Release date: May 17, 2022 Genres: Astronomy & Physics Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. In 2011, a 43-foot-high tsunami crashed into a nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan. In the following days, explosions would rip buildings apart, three reactors would go into nuclear meltdown, and the surrounding area would be swamped in radioactive water. It is now considered one of the costliest nuclear disasters ever. But Fukushima was not the...2022-05-1705 min
Listen to Best Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social ScienceAtoms and Ashes: A Global History of Nuclear Disasters by Serhii PlokhyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618537 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Atoms and Ashes: A Global History of Nuclear Disasters Author: Serhii Plokhy Narrator: Leighton Pugh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 8 minutes Release date: May 17, 2022 Genres: Social Science Publisher's Summary: A chilling account of seventy years of nuclear catastrophes, by the author of the “definitive” (Economist) Cold War history, Nuclear Folly. Nuclear energy was embraced across the globe at the height of the nuclear industry in the 1960s and 1970s; today, there are 440 nuclear reactors operating throughout the world, with nuclear power providing ten percent of world electricity. Yet as t...2022-05-1703 minAccess Essential Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Computers & TechnologyAtoms and Ashes: From Bikini Atoll to Fukushima by Serhii PlokhyPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538645to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Atoms and Ashes: From Bikini Atoll to Fukushima
Author: Serhii Plokhy
Narrator: Leighton Pugh
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 12 hours 8 minutes
Release date: May 17, 2022
Genres: Computers & Technology
Publisher's Summary:
Brought to you by Penguin. In 2011, a 43-foot-high tsunami crashed into a nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan. In the following days, explosions would rip buildings apart, three reactors would go into nuclear meltdown, and the surrounding area would be swamped in radioactive water. It is now considered one of the costliest nuclear disasters ever. But Fukushima was not the first...2022-05-1712h 08
Access Essential Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Computers & TechnologyAtoms and Ashes: From Bikini Atoll to Fukushima by Serhii PlokhyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/538645 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Atoms and Ashes: From Bikini Atoll to Fukushima Author: Serhii Plokhy Narrator: Leighton Pugh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 8 minutes Release date: May 17, 2022 Genres: Computers & Technology Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. In 2011, a 43-foot-high tsunami crashed into a nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan. In the following days, explosions would rip buildings apart, three reactors would go into nuclear meltdown, and the surrounding area would be swamped in radioactive water. It is now considered one of the costliest nuclear disasters ever. But Fukushima was not the...2022-05-1705 min
Grab the Essential Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Computers & TechnologyAtoms and Ashes: A Global History of Nuclear Disasters by Serhii PlokhyPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618537 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Atoms and Ashes: A Global History of Nuclear Disasters Author: Serhii Plokhy Narrator: Leighton Pugh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 8 minutes Release date: May 17, 2022 Genres: Computers & Technology Publisher's Summary: A chilling account of seventy years of nuclear catastrophes, by the author of the “definitive” (Economist) Cold War history, Nuclear Folly. Nuclear energy was embraced across the globe at the height of the nuclear industry in the 1960s and 1970s; today, there are 440 nuclear reactors operating throughout the world, with nuclear power providing ten percent of world electricity. Yet as t...2022-05-1703 minNew Books in Eastern European StudiesSerhii Plokhy, "The Frontline: Essays on Ukraine’s Past and Present" (HURI, 2021)Serhii Plokhy’s The Frontline: Essays on Ukraine’s Past and Present (Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, 2021) includes discussions that focus on the major milestones of the history of Ukraine, ranging from the first ancient mentionings of the territory to the recent Russian military aggression against Ukraine. The book offers a concise and comprehensible commentary on the most contested and controversial issues, including the legacy of Kyivan Rus’, the Pereiaslav Agreement, historical and political representations of Ivan Mazepa, the formation and the collapse of the USSR, the Chornobyl disaster, and the 2014 Russo-Ukrainian war, to name but a few. Providing thoroughly research...2021-10-2755 minNew Books in Ukrainian StudiesSerhii Plokhy, "The Frontline: Essays on Ukraine’s Past and Present" (HURI, 2021)Serhii Plokhy’s The Frontline: Essays on Ukraine’s Past and Present (Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, 2021) includes discussions that focus on the major milestones of the history of Ukraine, ranging from the first ancient mentionings of the territory to the recent Russian military aggression against Ukraine. The book offers a concise and comprehensible commentary on the most contested and controversial issues, including the legacy of Kyivan Rus’, the Pereiaslav Agreement, historical and political representations of Ivan Mazepa, the formation and the collapse of the USSR, the Chornobyl disaster, and the 2014 Russo-Ukrainian war, to name but a few. Providing thoroughly research...2021-10-2753 minNew Books in Russian and Eurasian StudiesSerhii Plokhy, "The Frontline: Essays on Ukraine’s Past and Present" (HURI, 2021)Serhii Plokhy’s The Frontline: Essays on Ukraine’s Past and Present (Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, 2021) includes discussions that focus on the major milestones of the history of Ukraine, ranging from the first ancient mentionings of the territory to the recent Russian military aggression against Ukraine. The book offers a concise and comprehensible commentary on the most contested and controversial issues, including the legacy of Kyivan Rus’, the Pereiaslav Agreement, historical and political representations of Ivan Mazepa, the formation and the collapse of the USSR, the Chornobyl disaster, and the 2014 Russo-Ukrainian war, to name but a few. Providing thoroughly research...2021-10-2753 min
SPYCRAFT 10120. The True Story of the Poison Gun and the KGB Defector with Dr. Serhii PlokhyToday, Dr. Serhii Plokhy shares the story of KGB assassin Bogdan Stashinsky. Stashinsky is best known for assassinating a man on a bridge using a gun that contained a poison pellet as opposed to a bullet, ultimately killing his target in a way that appeared to be natural causes. Following his defection, his case involved a highly publicized assassination trial in 1962. Thanks to his honesty, Soviet leaders were finally implicated in many of the killings they had ordered and the KGB was put under pressure to reform their cruel tactics.Check out Dr. Plokhy's book, The Man...2021-10-041h 11