Democracy Paradox Serhii Plokhy on the Russo-Ukrainian War
The fact that Ukraine can be a democracy.... presents a threat to the authoritarian regimes in Moscow and Minsk of the sort that NATO would never actually present.
Serhii Plokhy
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Serhii Plokhy is a Professor of Ukrainian history at Harvard University and the Director of the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute. He’s written many books including The Gates of Europe, Nuclear Folly, and Atoms to Ashes. His most recent book is The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History.
Key Highlights
- Introduction - 0:37
- Ukrainian Political Identity - 2:39
- Background on the War - 18:31
- Causes of the War - 26:22
- Nuclear Power in a War - 36:06
Key Links
The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History by Serhii Plokhy
Atoms and Ashes: A Global History of Nuclear Disasters by Serhii Plokhy
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