Companion · #415 – Serhii Plokhy: History of Ukraine, Russia, Soviet Union, KGB, Nazis & War

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: – Eight Sleep: <a href="https://eightsleep.com/lex">https://eightsleep.com/lex</a> to get special savings – Shopify: <a href="https://shopify.com/lex">https://shopify.com/lex</a> to get $1 per month trial – NetSuite: <a href="http://netsuite.com/lex">http://netsuite.com/lex</a> to get free product tour – AG1: <a href="https://drinkag1.com/lex">https://drinkag1.com/lex</a> to get 1 month supply of fish oil Transcript: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/serhii-plokhy-transcript">https://lexfridman.com/serhii-plokhy-transcript</a> EPISODE LINKS: Serhii’s X: <a href="https://x.com/splokhy">https://x.com/splokhy</a> Serhii’s Website: <a href="https://history.fas.harvard.edu/people/serhii-plokhii">https://history.fas.harvard.edu/people/serhii-plokhii</a> Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute: <a href="https://huri.harvard.edu/">https://huri.harvard.edu/</a> Serhii’s Books: <a href="https://amzn.to/3OS2EqK">https://amzn.to/3OS2EqK</a> 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 PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a> SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a> – Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a> – Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a> – LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a> – Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a> – Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a> OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (09:10) – Collapse of the Soviet Union (25:19) – Origins of Russia and Ukraine (38:22) – Ukrainian nationalism (46:04) – Stepan Bandera (1:15:05) – KGB (1:30:03) – War in Ukraine (2:06:19) – NATO and Russia (2:17:22) – Peace talks (2:31:09) – Ukrainian Army head Valerii Zaluzhnyi (2:37:46) – Power and War (2:48:37) – Holodomor (2:55:09) – Chernobyl (3:05:43) – Nuclear power (3:15:20) – Future of the world

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