# Serhii Plokhii

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EU diplomat Søren Liborius. World War II and the Russian invasion of Ukraine - Vol. 2

How does Russian propaganda manipulate World War II, and how is it using the Allied victory over Nazism to justify its current invasion of Ukraine? How does Russia make the "West" into an enemy, and how has this process evolved since 2022? How does Russia use pop culture to promote its narratives …

Ep. 22: Roots and Repercussions of Russia's War on Ukraine with Professor Serhii Plokhii

Ignoring White House warnings, Russia's surprising invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 left the world in shock. The war, initiated by Putin, has seen an unexpected resistance from Ukrainians, the West's unity, and Russia's growing isolation.  Harvard historian Professor Serhii Plokhy provides a co…

Breaking Down Putin's Weird Obsession with Ukrainian 'History'

#ukraine #russia #putin #warinukraine #blackdiplomats #ukrainianhistory #history #harvard  Terrell J. Starr spoke with Havard Professor of Ukrainian History Serhii Plokhii about Putin’s obsession with fake Ukrainian history, Ukrainian resistance against Russian colonialism, Stepan Bandara, fighting…

Read This Book with a Martini. Shaken, not Stirred

Harvard Professor Serhii Plokhii talks on Hromadske Radio about 2016 Books, Trends, and More Запис Read This Book with a Martini. Shaken, not Stirred спершу з'явиться на hromadskeradio.org.

Serhii Plokhii on the historical context of the Russo-Ukrainian war

How can history help us understand the Russian invasion of Ukraine? Why can Moscow not even imagine itself without Kyiv? Is Russia an empire in decline? The Explaining Ukraine podcast invites Professor Serhii Plokhii, a prominent Ukrainian historian, director of the Harvard Ukrainian Research Ins…

Ukraine vs Russia: The Real Nuclear Threat is NOT what you think.

Welcome to the Jay Martin Show. In this week's episode, Serhii Plokhii, a professor of Ukrainian history at Harvard, explores the complex historical and geopolitical roots of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. He emphasizes that the struggle is deeply tied to the disintegration of the Soviet Union and Ru…

Russia’s Propaganda has reached The White House

Russia’s Propaganda has reached The White House How Putin weaponizes history and narratives to justify warThis week, I sat down with two experts who understand exactly how narratives shape war, attention, and global instability. Olena Snigyr from Ukraine and Salvador Lima from Argentina joined me t…

Lawfare Daily: Serhii Plokhii on the History of the Nuclear Arms Race

Lawfare Contributor Mykhailo Soldatenko sits down with Serhii Plokhii, Harvard History Professor and a leading authority on the history of the Cold War and Ukraine, to discuss his new book, "The Nuclear Age: An Epic Race for Arms, Power and Survival," that tells a history of nuclear proliferation a…

Lawfare Daily: Serhii Plokhii on the History of the Nuclear Arms Race

Lawfare Contributor Mykhailo Soldatenko sits down with Serhii Plokhii, Harvard History Professor and a leading authority on the history of the Cold War and Ukraine, to discuss his new book, "The Nuclear Age: An Epic Race for Arms, Power and Survival," that tells a history of nuclear proliferation a…

#49 – Prof. Serhii Plokhii, Harvard

We have a very special guest. Professor Serhii Plokhii is the Mykhailo Hrushevsky professor of Ukrainian history at Harvard University, where he also serves as the director of the Ukrainian Research Institute. He’s the author of quite a few award-winning books including “The Gates of Europe: A Hist…