Mykhailo S. Hrushevs’kyi Professor of Ukrainian History; Director, Ukrainian Research Institute, Harvard University
American Academy Distinguished Visitor - Class of Spring 2023
Serhii Plokhii is the Mykhailo Hrushevs’kyi Professor of Ukrainian History at Harvard University and the director of the university’s Ukrainian Research Institute. A leading authority on the region, he has published extensively in English, Ukrainian, and Russian. Plokhii is the author of several influential monographs, including Yalta: The Price of Peace (2010), The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union (2014), and The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine (2015). His books have won numerous prizes and awards, including the Lionel Gelber Prize for best English-language book on international relations, Pushkin House Book Prize (London), Antonovych Foundation Award, and Ambassador of New Europe Prize (Poland).
02
May
23
American Academy Lecture
Russia’s War against Ukraine: A Conversation with Serhii Plokhii
Serhii Plokhii offers a definitive account of the Russian war against Ukraine based on his new book, "The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History" (Norton, May 2023).
18
Aug
23
Russia’s War against Ukraine: A Conversation with Serhii Plokhii
Despite repeated warnings from the White House, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world. Why did Putin start the war—and why has it unfolded in previously unimaginable ways? Ukrainians have resisted a superior military; the West has united, while Russia grows increasingly ...