📚 7 Books mentioned in "Serhii Plokhy: History of Ukraine, Russia, Soviet Union, KGB, Nazis & War | Lex Fridman Podcast #415" of Lex Fridman Podcast

Let me switch gears and ask about nuclear safety, as you brought an intriguing point in your book, 'Atoms and Ashes: A Global History of Nuclear Disaster.'

In this segment, Lex Fridman shifts the conversation to nuclear safety by referencing Serhii Plokhy's book, 'Atoms and Ashes: A Global History of Nuclear Disaster,' highlighting a point discussed in the text.

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Admittedly, in that book, I concluded in the 18th century before the rise of nationalism, but subsequent works, like Lost Kingdom, trace the story further into modern times.

Lex Fridman refers to the book 'Lost Kingdom' as a continuation of themes explored in a previous work by the guest, emphasizing its relevance to the discussion.

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Yes, you've authored a great book on the Cuban Missile Crisis, where we came alarmingly close to not just another world war but to a nuclear conflict that could obliterate human civilization as we know it.

In this segment, Lex Fridman discusses Serhii Plokhy's book on the Cuban Missile Crisis, highlighting the precariousness of humanity's situation during that period and how close the world came to nuclear conflict.

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He has written many insightful books on Ukraine and Russia, the Soviet Union, and Slavic peoples in general, spanning centuries on topics like Chernobyl and nuclear disasters, as well as the current war in Ukraine, in a book titled The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History.

In this segment, Lex Fridman introduces Serhii Plokhy and highlights his notable publication, 'The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History,' emphasizing Plokhy's extensive knowledge on the historical context of Ukraine and Russia.

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One chapter in my book, titled 'The Russo-Ukrainian War,' acknowledges this resurgence.

In this segment, Lex Fridman mentions a chapter in Serhii Plokhy's book, 'The Russo-Ukrainian War,' discussing the resurgence of the old West.

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He did this with a new weapon, a spray pistol that later made it into Ian Fleming's Bond novel, The Man With The Golden Gun.

The host discusses Ian Fleming's novel 'The Man With The Golden Gun' while narrating a story about the assassination of Bandera.

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You've previously examined the Russian question, particularly as articulated by Solzhenitsyn in 1994—author known for the Gulag Archipelago and of half-Ukrainian descent.

Lex discusses the book 'Gulag Archipelago' by Solzhenitsyn while introducing the theme of the 'Russian question'.

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