Serhii Plokhy es un destacado historiador ucraniano y estadounidense cuyo trabajo se centra en Europa del Este. Sus extensas publicaciones, escritas en inglés, ucraniano y ruso, ofrecen profundas perspectivas sobre la historia y la cultura de la región. La experiencia y el enfoque analítico de Plokhy lo convierten en una figura fundamental en el estudio de la historia de Europa del Este, brindando a los lectores una comprensión invaluable.
Serhii Plokhy tells the fascinating story of The History of the Rus', one of the most influential historical texts of the modern era. In so doing he brilliantly illuminates the relationship between history, myth, empire and nationhood from Napoleonic times to the fall of the Soviet Union.
The Frontline collects essays in a companion volume to Plokhy's The Gates of Europe and Chernobyl. The essays present further analysis of key events in Ukrainian history, including Ukraine's relations with Russia and the West, the Holodomor and World War II, the impact of Chernobyl, and Ukraine's contribution to the collapse of the Soviet Union.
A study of the origins of the modern Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian nations, covering the period from the tenth century to the reign of Peter I and his eighteenth-century successors, by which time the idea of nationalism had begun to influence the thinking of East Slavic elites.
On 24 February 2022, Russia stunned the world by launching an invasion of Ukraine. In the midst of checking on the family and friends who were now on the front lines of Europe's largest conflict since the outbreak of the Second World War, acclaimed Ukrainian-American historian Serhii Plokhy inevitably found himself attempting to understand the deeper causes of the invasion, analysing its course and contemplating the wider outcomes.The Russo-Ukrainian War is the comprehensive history of a conflict that has burned since 2014, and that, with Russia's attempt to seize Kyiv, exploded a geo-political order that had been cemented since the end of the Cold War. With an eye for the gripping detail on the ground, both in the halls of power and down in the trenches, as well as a keen sense of the grander sweep of history, Plokhy traces the origins and the evolution of the conflict, from the collapse of the Russian empire to the rise and fall of the USSR and on to the development in Ukraine of a democratic politics.Based on decades of research and his unique insight into the region, he argues that Ukraine's defiance of Russia, and the West's demonstration of unity and strength, has presented a profound challenge to Putin's Great Power ambition, and further polarized the world along a new axis. A riveting, enlightening account, this is present-minded history at its best.
On 26 April 1986 at 1.23 am a reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Soviet Ukraine exploded. Serhii Plokhy draws on recently opened archives to recreate these events in all their drama, telling the stories of the scientists, workers, firefighters, policemen and politicians who found themselves caught in a nuclear nightmare
Mykhailo Hrushevsky and the Writing of Ukrainian History
The book explores Hrushevsky's innovative approach to Ukrainian history, highlighting his role in creating a distinct historical narrative that nationalized the Ukrainian past. It details how his work contributed to the establishment of Ukrainian history as an independent academic discipline, reshaping perceptions of national identity and historical scholarship in the context of Imperial Russia.
On Christmas Day 1991 Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as president of the Soviet Union. By the next day the USSR was officially no more and the USA had emerged as the world’s sole superpower. Award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy presents a page-turning account of the preceding five months of drama, filled with failed coups d’état and political intrigue. Honing in on this previously disregarded but crucial period and using recently declassified documents and original interviews with key participants, he shatters the established myths of 1991 and presents a bold new interpretation of the Soviet Union’s final months. Plokhy argues that contrary to the triumphalist Western narrative, George H. W. Bush desperately wanted to preserve the Soviet Union and keep Gorbachev in power, and that it was Ukraine and not the US that played the key role in the collapse of the Soviet Union. The consequences of those five months and the myth-making that has since surrounded them are still being felt in Crimea, Russia, the US, and Europe today. With its spellbinding narrative and strikingly fresh perspective, The Last Empire is the essential account of one of the most important watershed periods in world history, and is indispensable reading for anyone seeking to make sense of international politics today.
Ukranian Cossacks used icon painting to investigate their relationship with both God and the Russian tsar. This study provides answers to many questions pertaining to the political and religious culture of Ukranian Cossackdom, as reflected in the Cossack-era paintings, icons and woodcuts. schovat popis
"[An] exemplary account of Europe's least-known large country... leavened by aphorism and anecdote." --Wall Street Journal Award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy presents the authoritative history of Ukraine and its people from the time of Herodotus to the present crisis with Russia. As Ukraine once again finds itself at the center of global attention, The Gates of Europe provides unique insight into the origins of the most dangerous international crisis since the end of the Cold War.
*Shortlisted for the Duke of Wellington Medal for Military History* This enthralling account of a pivotal moment in modern history reveals startling insights into the deception and mutual suspicion that brought the US and Soviet Union to the brink of Armageddon in October 1962. The definitive new history of the Cuban Missile Crisis, authored by the winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize, captures the world’s precarious balance during those four weeks in autumn 1962. The stakes were dire, with the potential for nuclear war between the two most powerful nations looming large. Award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy narrates the gripping story of the crisis, detailing the complex decision-making and brinkmanship of John F. Kennedy, Nikita Khrushchev, and Fidel Castro, along with their advisors and commanders. Plokhy argues that miscommunication and mutual distrust often clouded their judgments, leading to second-guesses and false information. Ultimately, nuclear disaster was averted due to a very human factor: fear. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources, including recently declassified KGB files, Plokhy vividly illustrates the drama of those tense days. Authoritative, fast-paced, and unforgettable, this work stands as the definitive account of the Cold War's most perilous moment.
