Het nucleaire tijdperk begon met de explosie van de eerste atoombom in de woestijn van New Mexico in juli 1945. De belangrijkste maker ervan, J. Robert Oppenheimer, citeerde bij die gelegenheid de Bhagavad Gita (‘het lied van de Heer’): ‘Nu ben ik de Dood geworden, de vernietiger van werelden.  Meer

On 24 February 2022, Russia stunned the world by launching an invasion of Ukraine.  Meer

This book documents developments in the countries of eastern Europe, including the rise of authoritarian tendencies in Russia and Belarus, as well as the victory of the democratic 'Orange Revolution' in Ukraine, and poses important questions about the origins of the East Slavic nations and the essential similarities or differences between their cultures.  Meer

As Ukraine once again finds itself at the center of global attention, Plokhy brings its history to vivid life as he connects the nation's past with its present and future.  Meer

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An authoritative history of Europe’s largest military conflict since World War II, from the New York Times best-selling author of The Gates of Europe.  Meer

The Frontline collects essays in a companion volume to Plokhy’s The Gates of Europe and Chernobyl. The essays present further analysis of key events in Ukrainian history, including Ukraine’s relations with Russia and the West, the Holodomor and World War II, the impact of Chernobyl, and Ukraine’s contribution to the collapse of the Soviet Union.  Meer

This book documents developments in the countries of eastern Europe, including the rise of authoritarian tendencies in Russia and Belarus, as well as the victory of the democratic 'Orange Revolution' in Ukraine, and poses important questions about the origins of the East Slavic nations and the essential similarities or differences between their cultures.  Meer

A sweeping history of the geopolitics behind the nuclear arms race, from the first atomic bomb to today's rush to stockpile nuclear weapons.  Meer

In the years following the Napoleonic Wars, a mysterious manuscript began to circulate among the dissatisfied noble elite of the Russian Empire. Entitled The History of the Rus', it became one of the most influential historical texts of the modern era.  Meer

A world-renowned historian presents a profoundly original, page-turning account of the Soviet Union’s collapse  Meer

The true story that inspired The Man with the Golden Gun by Ian Fleming  Meer

On 24 February 2022, the first day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, armoured vehicles approached the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine.  Meer