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

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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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Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/serhii-plokhy-transcript

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:
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

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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