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

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<p>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:<br /> &#8211; <b>Eight Sleep</b>: <a href="https://eightsleep.com/lex">https://eightsleep.com/lex</a> to get special savings<br /> &#8211; <b>Shopify</b>: <a href="https://shopify.com/lex">https://shopify.com/lex</a> to get $1 per month trial<br /> &#8211; <b>NetSuite</b>: <a href="http://netsuite.com/lex">http://netsuite.com/lex</a> to get free product tour<br /> &#8211; <b>AG1</b>: <a href="https://drinkag1.com/lex">https://drinkag1.com/lex</a> to get 1 month supply of fish oil</p> <p>Transcript: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/serhii-plokhy-transcript">https://lexfridman.com/serhii-plokhy-transcript</a></p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Serhii&#8217;s X: <a href="https://x.com/splokhy">https://x.com/splokhy</a><br /> Serhii&#8217;s Website: <a href="https://history.fas.harvard.edu/people/serhii-plokhii">https://history.fas.harvard.edu/people/serhii-plokhii</a><br /> Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute: <a href="https://huri.harvard.edu/">https://huri.harvard.edu/</a><br /> Serhii&#8217;s Books: <a href="https://amzn.to/3OS2EqK">https://amzn.to/3OS2EqK</a><br /> 2006 &#8211; The Origins of the Slavic Nations<br /> 2010 &#8211; Yalta: The Price of Peace<br /> 2012 &#8211; The Cossack Myth: History and Nationhood in the Age of Empires<br /> 2014 &#8211; The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union<br /> 2015 &#8211; The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine<br /> 2016 &#8211; The Man with the Poison Gun: A Cold War Spy Story<br /> 2017 &#8211; Lost Kingdom: The Quest for Empire and the Making of the Russian Nation<br /> 2018 &#8211; Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy<br /> 2021 &#8211; Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis<br /> 2021 &#8211; The Frontline: Essays on Ukraine&#8217;s Past and Present<br /> 2022 &#8211; Atoms and Ashes: A Global History of Nuclear Disaster<br /> 2023 &#8211; The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History</p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#038; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (09:10) &#8211; Collapse of the Soviet Union<br /> (25:19) &#8211; Origins of Russia and Ukraine<br /> (38:22) &#8211; Ukrainian nationalism<br /> (46:04) &#8211; Stepan Bandera<br /> (1:15:05) &#8211; KGB<br /> (1:30:03) &#8211; War in Ukraine<br /> (2:06:19) &#8211; NATO and Russia<br /> (2:17:22) &#8211; Peace talks<br /> (2:31:09) &#8211; Ukrainian Army head Valerii Zaluzhnyi<br /> (2:37:46) &#8211; Power and War<br /> (2:48:37) &#8211; Holodomor<br /> (2:55:09) &#8211; Chernobyl<br /> (3:05:43) &#8211; Nuclear power<br /> (3:15:20) &#8211; Future of the world</p>