Plokhy, Serhii
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Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis
This important, absorbing work shows that the full story of the Cuban Missile Crisis must be told from its global perspective. See Martin Sherwin’s Gambling with Armageddon for another account that places the Crisis in its Cold War context.
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Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe
A comprehensive overview of the Chernobyl disaster, with enough scientific inquiry to present nuclear topics without getting bogged down in details and jargon. Readers will appreciate the breadth of coverage of this nuclear and Soviet history, from environmentalists to interested general audiences.
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Lost Kingdom: The Quest for Empire and the Making of the Russian Nation
Recommended for anyone who enjoys world history, particularly relating to Russia or Eurasia.
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The Man with the Poison Gun: A Cold War Spy Story
Plokhy tells a tale that eerily foreshadows the 2006 poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko, a former officer of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) and KGB...
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The Man with the Poison Gun: A Cold War Spy Story
Extensively researched and well documented, this fascinating true story will appeal to readers of spy fiction and nonfiction and Eastern European and Cold War history.
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The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine
The timeframe and subjects covered here are extraordinary; although this is more an overall survey than an in-depth resource, students, academics, and readers with a general knowledge of Ukraine will appreciate. Alternatively, chapters can be read independently, allowing those with a strong interest in the subject to focus on a specific era of Ukraine's history.
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Plokhy's fine scholarship should be set alongside such great works as David Remnick's Lenin's Tomb and Vladislav M. Zubok's A Failed Empire. An excellent text for historians, students of current events, and anyone fascinated with political intrigue.
The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union
Plokhy's fine scholarship should be set alongside such great works as David Remnick's Lenin's Tomb and Vladislav M. Zubok's A Failed Empire. An excellent text for historians, students of current events, and anyone fascinated with political intrigue.
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