Serhii Plokhy: History of Ukraine, Russia, Soviet Union, KGB, Nazis & War | Lex Fridman Podcast #415

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: to get special savings - Shopify: to get $1 per month trial - NetSuite: to get free product tour - AG1: to get 1 month supply of fish oil TRANSCRIPT: EPISODE LINKS: Serhii’s X: Serhii’s Website: Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute: Serhii’s Books: 2006 - The Origins of the Slavic Nations 2010 - Yalta: The Price of Peace 2012 - The Cossack Myth: History and Nationhood