#415 – Serhii Plokhy: History of Ukraine, Russia, Soviet Union, KGB, Nazis & War
from Lex Fridman Podcast
by Lex Fridman
Published: Mon Mar 04 2024
Show Notes
Serhii 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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EPISODE LINKS:
Serhii’s X: https://x.com/splokhy
Serhii’s Website: https://history.fas.harvard.edu/people/serhii-plokhii
Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute: https://huri.harvard.edu/
Serhii’s Books: https://amzn.to/3OS2EqK
2006– The Origins of the Slavic Nations
2010– Yalta: The Price of Peace
2012– The Cossack Myth: History and Nationhood in the Age of Empires
2014– The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union
2015– The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine
2016– The Man with the Poison Gun: A Cold War Spy Story
2017– Lost Kingdom: The Quest for Empire and the Making of the Russian Nation
2018– Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy
2021– Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis
2021– The Frontline: Essays on Ukraine’s Past and Present
2022– Atoms and Ashes: A Global History of Nuclear Disaster
2023– The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History
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OUTLINE:
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()– Introduction
()– Collapse of the Soviet Union
()– Origins of Russia and Ukraine
()– Ukrainian nationalism
()– Stepan Bandera
()– KGB
()– War in Ukraine
()– NATO and Russia
()– Peace talks
()– Ukrainian Army head Valerii Zaluzhnyi
()– Power and War
()– Holodomor
()– Chernobyl
()– Nuclear power
()– Future of the world