# Serhii Plokhii Mykhailo S. Hrushevs'kyi Professor of Ukrainian History, Department of History, Harvard University ![Serhii Plokhii](/sites/g/files/omnuum4931/files/styles/hwp_4_5__320x400/public/huri/files/serhii_plokhii_3-1_1_0.jpg?itok=LQKoKP1E) location\_on Center for Government and International Studies - South Building, Room 431, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 smartphone [617-495-3527](tel:617-495-3527) email laptop\_windows [Department of History, Harvard University](http://history.fas.harvard.edu/people/serhii-plokhii) laptop\_windows [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Serhii-Plokhy/e/B001H6KWTU?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1597280010&sr=8-1) Serhii Plokhii is the Mykhailo S. Hrushevs'kyi Professor of Ukrainian History. His interests include the intellectual, cultural, and international history of Eastern Europe, with an emphasis on Ukraine. He is the author of, among others, *The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History* (W.W. Norton, 2023); *Atoms and Ashes: A Global History of Nuclear Disasters* (W.W. Norton, 2022); *The Frontline: Essays on Ukraine's Past and Present* (HURI, 2021); *Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis* (W. W. Norton, 2021); *Forgotten Bastards of the Eastern Front: American Airmen behind the Soviet Lines and the Collapse of the Grand Alliance* (Oxford University Press, 2019); *Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe* (Basic Books, 2018); and *The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine* (Basic Books, 2015). His books have won numerous awards, including the Ballie Gifford Prize and the Shevchenko National Prize (2018). - ## Fields of Expertise [Medieval and Early Modern History](/fields-expertise/medieval-early-modern-history) [Modern History](/fields-expertise/modern-history) - ## Role [Executive Committee](/role/executive-committee) [Faculty](/role/faculty-emeriti) [Resources Contacts](/role/resources-contacts)