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Serhii Plokhy

@SPlokhy

11 months

Victoria was a member of our Harvard Ukrainian community when she spent one year in Boston area before the start of the all out war. In war she documented Russian war crimes. Her death is one of such crimes. Her work will continue. The criminals will be punished.

PEN America

@PENamerica

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PEN America mourns the death of prize-winning Ukrainian author and @PenUkraine member Victoria Amelina who was struck by a Russian missile in Kramatorsk on Tuesday and died on July 1. #VictoriaAmelina #RIP

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Harvard is looking for a new professor of Ukrainian Literature and Culture. Open rank search. The deadline is September 15. Please spready the word.

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A response of UK booksellers to the latest map controversy and “news” from Kremlin that there was no Ukraine in the 18th century

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An appalling act of ecocide by the Russian regime. The Kakhovka dam and the Kakhovka "Sea" are gone. Zaporizhia nuclear power plant loses access to water.

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@Osinttechnical

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A multi-hundred foot chunk of the Nova Kakhovka dam is gone, the Kakhovka Reservoir is quickly emptying out into the Dnipro.

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1 year

And here is the British cover of the book. Very different from the US one but equally powerful. The link is in the first comment.

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6 months

Very happy to join @TimothyDSnyder , @FukuyamaFrancis , Rory Finnin, and @fromTGA in a joint effort to protect🇺🇦skies. The link for donations is in the original post below.

UNITED24

@U24_gov_ua

6 months

Five outstanding professors from five prestigious universities. One noble goal: save Ukrainians from russian terrorist attacks. Join @TimothyDSnyder , @FukuyamaFrancis , Rory Finnin, @SPlokhy , and @fromTGA to protect🇺🇦skies: #SafeSkies

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1 year

It has arrived!

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2 years

History behind the current crisis. My FT article is now available online.

The empire returns: Russia, Ukraine and the long shadow of the Soviet Union

As the Kremlin attempts to reassert control over its neighbours, Ukrainian historian Serhii Plokhy uncovers the deep roots of the crisis

www.ft.com

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1 year

My interview in Guardian today. Many thanks to ⁦ @chiggi ⁩ What a wonderful interviewer and writer she is.

Ukrainian historian Serhii Plokhy: ‘This may not be the last chapter of the Russian empire, but...

The Harvard academic on writing while grieving – and where his country goes from here

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5 months

Thank you to everyone who donated. We reached the goal and being encouraged by your generosity have set a new one. The sensors you helped to get save lives and will keep doing so every night, including Christmas night. Please help to make more Ukrainian nights safe!

UNITED24

@U24_gov_ua

5 months

With your help, @TimothyDSnyder has raised $950,000 for #SafeSkies ! Our ambassador, along with 4 other outstanding professors, raised funds for 2500 sensors that will help protect Sumy, Odesa, Mykolaiv and Kherson oblasts from drones and missiles: 🧵1/3

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10 months

A Ukrainian MP speaking from inside the Odesa Orthodox Cathedral hit last night by a Russian missile. Ukraine needs weapons to protect its cities and its citizens, and it needs them now. Concerns and condemnations are not enough.

Oleksiy Goncharenko

@GoncharenkoUa

10 months

Right now I'm in an Orthodox Cathedral that was destroyed by Russian missiles today in Odesa! Odesa needs protection! We need more air defense right now!

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2 years

Five books that help understand the Russo-Ukrainian crisis and the country and people in the middle of it.

Five Books: The best books on Ukraine and Russia, recommended by Serhii Plokhy

This best books on Russia-Ukraine relations, recommended by Serhii Plokhy, Professor of Ukrainian History at Harvard University

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1 year

As many of you have expressed an interest in the map posters that have been printed for UK bookshops, my publisher @AllenLaneBooks has offered five to give away to readers here. If you’d like one, please comment below, and they’ll be in touch with five readers at random next week

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8 months

They say the paperback is out. I updated the afterword with the discussion of the events of the last six months. Can't wait to see the book.

Fiona Livesey

@fionalivesey

8 months

Just landed! Publishing in paperback 2nd November with a new afterword! @SPlokhy

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Easter greetings from Moscow: Declaration of holy war on the West that “has fallen into Satanism.”

Russian Orthodox Church calls invasion of Ukraine “holy war”, Ukrainian church reacts

The World Russian People’s Council led by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow has adopted an “order” that refers to the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a “holy war” and states that “the entire territory of...

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1 month

Was honored to join Sean Penn, Barbra Streisand, Tim Snyder and others in signing this appeal. Congress must act now!

Opinion: Barbra Streisand, Sean Penn, Imagine Dragons and dozens of other luminaries have a message...

In this appeal to Congress, more than 35 leading artists and thinkers – including Barbra Streisand, Sean Penn, Timothy Snyder and the band Imagine Dragons – call for funding to Ukraine.

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2 months

Macron is taking place of Boris. Biden and Scholz need a leader. They just got one.

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@PedderSophie

2 months

Macron on French TV this evening : The war in 🇺🇦 is “existential…”If Russia were to win, life for the French would change. We would no longer have security in Europe. Who can seriously believe that Putin, who has respected no limits, would stop there?”

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1 month

The US bounces back to reclaim its leadership in the anti-Putin coalition (and the world). Slava Ukraini!

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@AVindman

1 month

View from the House floor after passing the Ukraine aid bill. Slava Ukraini!

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2 years

In cities like Mariupol or Kharkiv, Russian speakers are being killed in the name of brotherhood and unity, in the name of the idea that Russia wants to liberate them. But Russia only “frees” them from their lives, their possessions, and their future.

Historiker Plokhy über Ukraine-Krieg: "Es ist ein Wendepunkt im europäischen Denken"

Putins historische Herleitungen können den Krieg gegen die Ukraine nicht rechtfertigen, meint der Historiker Serhii Plokhy. Die Menschen dort stünden zusammen

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2 years

Never in history was the war waged on the territory of the nuclear power plants and nuclear sites. But this is what is happening today in Ukraine. The international community protests but does nothing.

Another Chernobyl Disaster? Russian Invaders Are Taking the Risk

A Q&A with atomic energy expert Serhii Plokhii on Putin’s new form of “nuclear terrorism.”

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3 months

Many thanks to @lexfridman for this interview! There were excellent questions and I hope good answers.

Lex Fridman

@lexfridman

3 months

Here's the links for my conversation with Serhii Plokhy: YouTube: Spotify: Podcast:

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10 months

Do we learn from history? I shared my doubts in this interview.

Serhii Plokhy interview: ‘Putin wants control of Ukraine – but he is prepared to go for plan B’

The celebrated historian and professor of Ukrainian history has studied the parallels between the 1930s and the years leading up to 2022

www.telegraph.co.uk

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From our author now on the frontline in eastern Ukraine. They need aircraft and ammunition to defend our values. We have what they need but would not give. What happened to our values?

Stanislav Aseyev

@AseyevStanislav

1 month

Waiting for the fight. The guys haven't slept since the evening and the only opportunity to get some sleep is to lean our heads against the wall of the dugout. You have no idea how much we need aircraft and ammunition.

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2 months

So predictable. Whoever was behind that terrorist attack Kremlin is and will be blaming Ukraine.

Kremlin tells pro-government media to emphasize possible ‘traces’ of ‘Ukrainian involvement’ in...

Russian state-funded and pro-government media have been instructed by the Putin administration to emphasize possible “traces” of Ukrainian involvement in their reporting on Friday’s Crocus City Hall...

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1 year

Really looking forward to these events in London. Many thanks to the organizers and co-organizers! Links to the individual events are in the first comment.

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2 years

It was good lunch and a fantastic conversation with @polinaivanovva a super talented reporter and writer ’

Serhii Plokhy: Putin’s imperialist narrative ‘is being crushed’

The Ukrainian historian on the end of empire, life under a nuclear shadow — and why Putin’s war might end in a new Russia

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3 months

A wonderful resource for anyone interested in Ukraine, its past, present and the future

HURI Harvard

@HURI_Harvard

3 months

HURI is pleased to launch the website Fontes: Open Access Sources for Ukrainian History. This database compiles online, open-access resources for original research on Ukraine’s history. Browse the collection and suggest additional sources.

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2 years

With everyone being concerned about the Russian nuclear forces going on high alert, a more likely scenario of the Russian war on Ukraine "going nuclear" involves the country's nuclear reactors. The war should be stopped now!

Opinion | ‘15 new Chernobyls’: A survivor’s fears about Putin’s war

Chernobyl survivor and Ukrainian historian Serhii Plokhy says the danger of a nuclear accident might be greater than we think.

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2 years

The Russian aggression against Ukraine has already gone nuclear in one very particular but dangerous way. It is time for the governments from Washington to Paris to Beijing to wake up.

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1 year

The Penguin proofs of THE RUSSO-UKRAINIAN WAR are out, marking the one year anniversary of this horrible war!

Henri

@happyhappyhenri

1 year

#8 Next up for me is the advance history of the 🇷🇺-🇺🇦 War. Apart from a rather daunting task of writing a history of war that is not close to finishing, @SPlokhy is one of our experts on the country and does an admirable job. A great primer to those new to this region/topic.

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2 years

Yesterday was a special day. Norton in US and Penguin in UK released my ATOMS AND ASHES. They tell me it is not sold out yet but add that this is just a matter of time :-)

Atoms and Ashes: A Global History of Nuclear Disasters

www.amazon.com

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11 months

Do not miss the new issue of the Harvard Ukrainian Studies

Oleh Kotsyuba

@Oleh_Kotsyuba

11 months

Please welcome the new issue of #HarvardUkrainianStudies at ! It was delayed due to russia's full-scale invasion of #Ukraine , but it's here now. Articles about the Samiilo Velychko Chronicle and on Ukrainian- #Jewish relations + book reviews. @HURI_Harvard

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1 year

“Foyle’s War” Signing the Russo-Ukrainian War at Foyles Bookshop

Foyles Bookshop

@Foyles

1 year

Delighted to welcome @SPlokhy this morning at Charing Cross Rd! The famed Ukrainian-American historian and bestselling author of Chernobyl came in to sign his newest release: The Russo-Ukrainian War @AllenLaneBooks 📚 Signed copies instore & online:

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11 months

The Special Military Operation keeps going according to the plan

Alexander S. Vindman ❎

@AVindman

11 months

Those are not Russian National Guard troops. That looks like Wagner troops entering the SMD HQ.

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1 year

Easter in my native Zaporizhia

Olya Vorozhbyt

@vorozhbyt

1 year

Here's what left from a church in Komyshuvakha, a town 30 km near Zaporizhzhia after today's strike by Russians. Most of Ukrainians celebrate Easter today. Russians say they celebrate Easter today too. But that's just verbal declaration. Their true beliefs you see on the photo

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Today is the pub day for the German translation of The Russo-Ukrainian War. Thank you to Tim Jung and his team at Hoffmann und Campe for doing an excellent job of publishing Der Angriff ahead of the English original

Der Angriff: Russlands Krieg gegen die Ukraine und seine Folgen für die Welt

www.amazon.de

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2 years

It looks like the dismemberment of the new Russian Federation has just begun. The town of Lyman, part of the annexed yesterday region of Donetsk is getting back its Ukrainian flag.

Українська правда ✌️

@ukrpravda_news

2 years

На в’їзді в Лиман вже майорить український прапор. Перше відео. Відео з Telegram керівника Офісу президента Андрія Єрмака

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1 year

My latest discussion of the war and the book with Justin Kempf. There is an audio and transcript too!

Serhii Plokhy on the Russo-Ukrainian War - Democracy Paradox

Serhii Plokhy of the Ukrainian Research Institute discusses his latest book The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History

democracyparadox.com

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The demotion of Patrushev and Shoigu are the echoes of the Prigozhin mutiny. But the importance of their fall from grace is broader than that. Both were key planners of the 2014 and 2022 invasions of Ukraine. The first scapegoats are already identified.

Putin appoints Patrushev as his assistant and transfers him to work in Kremlin

Russian dictator vladimir putin appointed Nikolai Patrushev as his assistant and transferred him to work in the Presidential Administration.Putin signed the

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1 year

This is a deal you do not want to miss. The map indeed is beautiful!

Stanfords

@StanfordsTravel

1 year

In Store Only🚨 The first 5 customers that will buy a copy of the newly published book 'The Russo-Ukranian War' by Serhii Plokhy will receive a free copy of this beautiful historical map of Ukraine 🇺🇦 Map not available for sale.

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THE FRONTLINE is now available on Kindle. A lot, if not everything, of what you wanted to know about history behind the current crisis is one click away. And the price is good too!

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Today is the pub day of the Italian edition of The Russo-Ukrainian War. The American subtitle of the book became the Italian main title. But the story and the argument are the same!

Il ritorno della storia. Il conflitto russo-ucraino

Il 24 febbraio 2022 Vladimir Putin sconvolgeva la comunità internazionale lanciando la sua «operazione militare speciale» contro l'Ucraina. L'offensiva su vasta scala, che sarebbe dovuta durare poche...

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5 months

Merry Christmas from the Frontline!

Yuliia Paievska (Taira)

@taira_paievska

5 months

Defenders of light for all of us celebrate Christmas on the front lines. For some of them, this day may be their last. We fight together against the forces of darkness! Justice will prevail. Merry Christmas! Video: @U24_gov_ua

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On the issue of the Russian threat Europe is united, old and new. The US is divided like never before—a huge problem for the US and the world.

Germany, France and Poland: This moment may define our children’s future

European allies should shoulder their fair share of NATO’s collective burden and demonstrate readiness to take more responsibility for Europe’s defense.

www.politico.eu

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@SPlokhy

3 months

Will the American support for Ukraine continue through the US electoral year and beyond? We are going to discuss this and other related questions on Wednesday with Terrell Jermaine Starr. Please join in person or online.

HURI Harvard

@HURI_Harvard

3 months

Join @channelljustice on Wednesday at 5pm (EST) for a conversation with journalist @terrelljstarr about his experience covering Ukraine, the Russo-Ukrainian War, and US politics with the 2024 presidential election approaching.

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The Russia’s all out war on Ukraine went nuclear on its very first day. It goes on with the occupation of Zaporizhia. I discuss that nuclear war of nerves in my forthcoming book

Chernobyl Roulette: War in the Nuclear Disaster Zone

www.amazon.com

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1 year

Another very thoughtful and insightful review of The Russo-Ukrainian War from The Guardian. Thank you ⁦ @JohnSimpsonNews ⁩ !

The Russo-Ukrainian War by Serhii Plokhy review – the first draft of history

An impressive account of the origins and early stages of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

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My call for action: attacks on the nuclear sites should become as much a taboo as the use of nuclear weapons! via @spectator

There’s one way to avoid repeating the horrors of Hiroshima

This weekend the leaders of the G7 countries meet in Hiroshima to discuss the most urgent issues facing the world today. The Russian aggression against Ukraine and the ban on the use of the nuclear...

www.spectator.co.uk

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9 months

Really enjoyed this conversation with John Batchelor. He does his homework, asks great questions and in general knows what he is talking about.

John Batchelor

@batchelorshow

9 months

PREVIEW; Author Serhii Plokhy points to the NATO failure to welcome Georgia and Ukraine at the Bucharest Summitt 2008. via @Audioboom

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Happy to share this podcast on war and history and history of the war. Many thanks, Tornike for great questions

#19 Serhii Plokhii

Listen to this episode from Religion in Praxis Conversation Series on Spotify. Ignoring White House warnings, Russia's surprising invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 left the world in shock. The...

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Ось така реклама вийшла 🧐 Актуальність теми книги Сергія Плохія важко недооцінити.

Хмарочос / Skyscraper. Media about 🇺🇦 cities

@hmaro4os

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«Російсько-українська війна: Повернення історії». Сергій Плохій Видавництво КСД Актуальність теми книги Сергія Плохія важко недооцінити. В ній розкладаються по поличках причини повномасштабного вторгнення та аналізуються його витоки, перебіг і можливі результати. 3/5

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The French translation of The Russo-Ukrainian War is out. Will be discussing the book on France Culture on Saturday.

La guerre russo-ukrainienne: Le retour de l'histoire

L'invasion de l'Ukraine par la Russie en février 2022 a été un choc pour le monde entier. Pourquoi Poutine a-t-il déclenché cette guerre ? Et pourquoi cela paraissait-il inimaginable auparavant ? Les...

www.amazon.fr

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2 years

Happy Independence Day, Ukraine! Stay strong!

Das Tor Europas: Die Geschichte der Ukraine

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There is geopolitics at play, the Kremlin's attempts to secure a sphere of influence on the one hand, and outdated imperial thinking about Russian identity on the other. This explains the reasons for the war as well as its blunders and atrocities.

Historiker Serhii Plokhy: „Russland muss ohne Imperium leben"

Der Historiker Serhii Plokhy erklärt im Gespräch, warum Putin auf die Vernichtung der ukrainischen Nation zielt, woher die Ukrainer ihre Unerschrockenheit haben und weshalb die großrussische Idee...

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New data on the environmental and human impact of Chernobyl accident is now available from the Harvard MAPA project. 37 years after the disaster we still deal with its consequences.

MAPA Advances Research on Chornobyl (Chernobyl) Nuclear Disaster

As the Chornobyl (Chernobyl) nuclear disaster reaches its 37th anniversary, HURI’s MAPA team continues to expand its interactive resource on the explosion and its aftermath.

huri.harvard.edu

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@SPlokhy

10 months

Thank you @LudovicoZanette for this conversation! By the way, it is in English!

Ludovico Zanette

@LudovicoZanette

10 months

È stato un onore e un vero piacere avere ospite @SPlokhy su @liberioltre per parlare del suo ultimo libro ‘Il Ritorno della Storia. Il Conflitto Russo-Ucraino’ e delle origini dell’invasione russa. Disponibile con i sottotitoli in italiano 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

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Quite a review! Coming from a journalist who reports from the frontlines of this horrible war it is especially valuable. Thank you, David!

David Patrikarakos

@dpatrikarakos

1 year

I reviewed ⁦ @SPlokhy ⁩’s magisterial new book on #Ukraine 🇺🇦 and the dangers of perverted history - and the delusions of modern-day Tsardom. Read - and internalise it.

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And you thought Prigozhin was in that plane over Tver 😎 Happy Independence Day, Ukraine!

Slava 🇺🇦

@Heroiam_Slava

9 months

Reports that Russian Mi-8 combat helicopter landed in Poltava after all - Butusov #Ukraine #Russia This is the first deliberate surrender of such equipment of the Russian Federation to Ukrainians. This story promises to become legendary. The Russian combat helicopter Mi-8

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Great news from the Barnes and Noble: The Russo-Ukrainian War is on sale (25% off) for the next two days. Do not miss it!

The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History|Hardcover

An authoritative history of Europe’s largest military conflict since World War II, from the New York Times best-selling author of The Gates of Europe.Despite repeated warnings from the White House,...

www.barnesandnoble.com

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Here is a short “diary” from my trip to Ukraine in late August and early September. The questions about the Western aid I had back then are still with me today

Prospect Magazine

Historian Serhii Plokhy returned to his war-torn home country in August to find scenes of destruction... but also of hope and inspiration. Read his full diary:...

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The Russo-Ukrainian War: From the bestselling author of Chernobyl

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11 months

A rehearsal? Russia seems to be ready for another revolt.

WarTranslated (Dmitri)

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One of the Wagner fighters opened fire in the sky during the withdrawal of the PMC from Rostov while civilians celebrated the mercenaries.

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Ukraine came into existence as a state not thanks to Lenin but against him. What Lenin did help to create was the modern Russian state.

Lénine a-t-il créé l'Ukraine moderne ? - AOC media

En affirmant le 21 février dernier que « l’Ukraine a été créée par la Russie bolchevique », Vladimir Poutine cherchait des fondements à la guerre qu’il mène actuellement. Un rapide regard historique...

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Check out this new resource on the Russia-Ukraine Crisis from the HURI Temerty Program on Contemporary Ukraine

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Mark your calendars and come to the Cambridge Public Library. An all-important topic, a wonderful book and a fantastic author. Do not miss it!

Harvard Book Store

@HarvardBooks

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🗓️ Next week at @cambridgepl : Professor @mkimmage presents 'Collisions: The Origins of the War in Ukraine and the New Global Instability.' Joining in conversation is @SPlokhy , director of @HURI_Harvard . ☑️ Registration required:

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With Sir Richard Evans, Emma Griffin and Olesya Khromeychuk (getting ready to speak next) discussing The Russo-Ukrainian War on its publication day at the Royal Historical Society in London. Thank you Andy for this photo!

Andy Willimott

@AndyWillimott

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Tonight in London: Serhii Plokhy @SPlokhy discussing his new book 'The Russo-Ukrainian War' in conversation with Richard Evans @RichardEvans36 . Hosted by the @Ukr_Institute and the @RoyalHistSoc . Introduced here by Emma Griffin @EmmaGriffinHist @QMHistory

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I really look forward to this talk tomorrow. Join us in person or online.

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TOMORROW! Mayhill Fowler will give the 2024 Petryshyn Memorial Lecture, “Theater, Women, Resilience: Telling #Ukraine ’s 20th Century.” Please join us online or on campus at 5pm EDT. More info >>

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The paperback of the NUCLEAR FOLLY will be out tomorrow, Will we be as lucky today as they were 60 years ago?

Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis

www.amazon.com

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Yet more victims of Russia's war on Ukraine. The numbers: 40% of Africa's wheat coming from Russia and Ukraine, are staggering. Show what a disaster the Soviet collectivization was from Stalin's famines to Gorbachev's Food Program

Ukraine war: Hungry Africans are victims of the conflict, Macky Sall tells Vladimir Putin

African Union head Macky Sall urges Russia's president to ease grain and fertiliser exports.

www.bbc.com

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The Last Empire is no. 1 new release in the Russian and East European politics! Use your audible credits keep it there! 🙂

The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union

www.amazon.com

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Putin's war on Ukraine is a war on history, an attempt to turn its clock back via @NZZ

Putin will das Russische Reich wieder aufleben lassen

Der Harvard-Professor und international bedeutendste ukrainische Historiker Serhii Plokhy sieht die Beziehungen zwischen seinem Land und Russland auf Jahrzehnte zerstört. Im Gespräch mit der NZZ...

www.nzz.ch

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English version of my interview to Le Figaro. Unfortunately, by subscription only.

Home - Archyde

www.archyde.com

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Hello Twitter! The audio version of The Last Empire is out, just in time for the 30 year anniversary of the Soviet collapse

The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union

www.amazon.com

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Do not miss this event if you happen to be today in or around Cambridge!

Davis Center

@DCRES_Harvard

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Monday, 7pm @HarvardBooks 📚The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History @SPlokhy - Prof. of Ukrainian History & Director of @HURI_Harvard - in conversation with @AVacroux Executive Director @DCRES_Harvard

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A KGB assassin is returning to Germany, this time to warn rather than to kill. Thank you, #UmlandAndreas and #ibidem11 !

Der Mann mit der Giftpistole: Eine Spionageschichte aus dem Kalten Krieg (Ukrainian Voices)

www.amazon.de

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Leonid Kravchuk, the first president of Ukraine and the last survivor of the Belavezha trio, who dissolved the USSR back in 1991, died at the age of 88. He is one of the key characters in The Last Empire. Ironically I just finished a new intro to the book.

The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union

www.amazon.com

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And here is the Danish edition of The Russo-Ukrainian War. The pub date is May 9, symbolic indeed!

Serhii Plokhy, Angrebet – Ruslands krig mod Ukraine og dens følger for verden

I Angrebet – Ruslands krig mod Ukraine og dens følger for verden forklarer en af verdens ledende forskere inden for ukrainsk historie,...

kfm.dk

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With the Russian officials drawing parallels with the Cuban missile crisis, is this “the other fellow just blinked”moment?

Russia Returns Some Troops to Base After Training Near Ukraine

The Russian Defense Ministry said more than 10,000 troops would return to their permanent bases in the Southern Military District after over a month of training in the region, including in areas near...

www.bloomberg.com

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Here is more on the Chornobyl/Chernobyl project and the maps one can build with its help

HURI Harvard

@HURI_Harvard

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This April 26 is the 37th anniversary of the Chornobyl (Chernobyl) nuclear disaster. The MAPA: Digital Atlas of Ukraine team has made great strides in developing an interactive research tool for understanding Chornobyl's short-term and long-term effects.

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Do not miss! Starts on Feb 2 in person and online.

HURI Harvard

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See you soon! The 2024 TCUP Conference gets underway tomorrow morning! Join us for a deep dive into #decolonization : Feb 2-3, in person and online. Registration is free but required to attend. Keynote by @dorachomiak @razomforukraine @channelljustice

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Do not miss this discussion of the meaning of Ukrainian sovereignty and the opening of a major conference on Ukraine. Yes, it starts today.

2024 TCUP Conference

Decolonizing Ukraine in Theory and Practice

huri.harvard.edu

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Thank you very much for this wonderful response, and many thanks for your kind words about my work. The publisher will get in touch with the five lucky ones next week. Meanwhile, have a a good and restful weekend!

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February 9 and 10: Rebuilding Ukraine--Rebuilding the World. Don't miss this opportunity to participate in the discussion that will help to imagine and define the peace that will succeed the war

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Looking forward to this interview!

Oli Dugmore

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Next month I'm interviewing "the world's foremost historian of Ukraine" @SPlokhy about the war and the return of history. Tickets for @gowerst_books and info here:

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Here is the link:

Safe Skies

Join Timothy Snyder’s fundraiser! The history professor is raising funds towards a situational alert system for Ukraine’s Air Defence Forces. Protect Ukrainian towns from terrorist attacks.

u24.gov.ua

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Can't imagine a better company :-) Thanks to Bianna Golodryga for the invitation! Please watch our discussion of the nuclear option in war and peace, June 17, 2022 via @amanpourcoPBS

June 17, 2022

Woodward and Bernstein reflect on Watergate and its place in American history. Ukraine's neighbor Moldova, host to thousands of Ukrainian refugees, is monitoring the conflict closely while dealing...

www.pbs.org

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@Natasa68482255 Will alert the publisher!

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Today is another very special day--the release of Der Frontlinie, the German translation of The Frontline, published in English last year. Many thanks to Oleh Kostsyuba at HURI and the ROWOHLT team, who released the book in a record time

Die Frontlinie: Warum die Ukraine zum Schauplatz eines neuen Ost-West-Konflikts wurde

www.amazon.de

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The Russian takeover of the Ukrainian nuclear sites presents a threat to Europe that few Europeans can imagine even after watching the Chernobyl miniseries

Serhii Plokhy: "La posibilidad de una tercera Guerra Mundial existe, así de claro"

Es profesor de Historia Ucraniana en la Universidad de Harvard, director del Instituto de Investigación de Harvard en Ucrania y autor de varias obras de historia rusa y ucraniana....

www.elmundo.es

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@lexfridman Thank you, Lex! It was a pleasure talking to you.

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If you are in London on May 26, please join me and Simon Sebag Montefiore to discuss all things nuclear, from the impact on the climate to the accidents, past and ... future

An Evening with Serhii Plokhy and Simon Sebag Montefiore, Hatchards

Join us for a very special evening with Serhii Plokhy in conversation with Simon Sebag Montefiore.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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@northgalatian Wow! This is impressive. Thanks for reading the book. I will check with the publisher regarding the 🥇 🙂

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Was happy to discuss my new book with Tim Jones. Highly recommend the New Books Network to everyone who is not yet familiar with it.

Tim Gwynn Jones

@timjgwynnjones

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🔊New podcast: Just out, my @newbooksnetwork interview with @SPlokhy @Harvard_History - "the world's foremost historian of Ukraine" @FT - about his latest history of 'The Russo-Ukrainian War" @AllenLaneBooks . Listen here:

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@RALupo Yes, it will be published ahead of English one,

Der Angriff: Russlands Krieg gegen die Ukraine und seine Folgen für die Welt

www.amazon.de

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Tamizdat has a fundraising campaign to support students affected by the war. They auction a number of my books, including this one. It is a fantastic collection of books to chose from and worthy cause to support.

Plokhy, Serhii. “Forgotten Bastards of the Eastern Front. An Untold Story of World War II.”...

tamizdatproject.betterworld.org

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Philippe Sands: It is plain to me that the crime of aggression is being perpetrated. And the significance of that crime is that it .... reaches the top table, Mr. Putin, Mr. Lavrov...

What international crimes are Russians committing in Ukraine?

U.S. administration officials accused Russia of deliberately killing civilians in Ukraine as part of its campaign, and said President Biden would work with allies to determine how to hold Putin...

www.pbs.org

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Join me at #HayFestival2022 where I’ll be speaking with @OLIVERBALCH about my latest book, Atoms and Ashes. The acts of nuclear terrorism perpetrated by the Russian troops at Chernobyl and Zaporizhia will be part of the discussion. @hayfestival Tickets:

Serhii Plokhy talks to Oliver Balch - Hay Festival

The leading authority on the Cold War and nuclear history tells the tale of the six nuclear disasters that shook the world.

www.hayfestival.com

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Great new initiative from the Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program at HURI—Summary of the academic events on Ukraine you can trust and learn from, all in a few short minutes. Brief 1: A Closer Look at IDP and Refugee Estimates via @YouTube

TCUP Brief 1: A Closer Look at IDP and Refugee Estimates

In our new TCUP Briefs series, Dr. Emily Channell-Justice, director of the Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program, shares key insights and questions from recen...

www.youtube.com

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@dpatrikarakos Thank you David--for this review, but especially for your reporting from the frontlines of this horrible war.

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Royal Historical Society: How To Academy: Waterstones Gower Street:

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