10 results for 'Zhadan, Serhiy'

The Gates of Europe: A History of UkraineThis comprehensive history of Ukraine explores the nation's complex past, from its strategic location between East and West to its struggles with empires that...

Ukraine's complex history is revealed in this authoritative book, tracing the nation's story from the Viking era to the current conflict with Russia. Serhii Plokhy, a Harvard Professor and acclaimed...

Sky Above Kharkiv Dispatches from the Ukrainian Front by Serhiy Zhadan In the early months of the Russian-Ukrainian war, Serhiy Zhadan took to social media to coordinate a network of resistance...

Serhiy Zhadan's first collection of poems in English offers a powerful and poignant portrayal of life in post-Soviet Ukraine. With a unique voice that echoes the traditions of Tom Waits, Charles...

How Fire Descends is a powerful and unflinching collection of poetry from Ukrainian writer-activist Serhiy Zhadan. Since the Russian invasion of Crimea in 2014, Zhadan has brought international...

On 26 April 1986, a reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded, putting the world on the brink of nuclear annihilation and contaminating over half of Europe with radioactive fallout. This...

Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe On the morning of April 26, 1986, a devastating nuclear disaster shook Europe, releasing radioactive fallout across the continent. In this account,...

The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union by Serhii Plokhy On Christmas Day 1991, a dramatic event marked the end of an era. Mikhail Gorbachev's resignation as president of the Soviet Union...

The Russo-Ukrainian War: A Comprehensive History The invasion of Ukraine by Russia on 24 February 2022 marked a significant turning point in modern European history. Acclaimed historian Serhii Plokhy...

Chernobyl Roulette: A War StoryThirty-five days of war at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine marked a reckless and unprecedented move by Russian forces during the 2022 invasion...