More than three decades ago, a collapsing Soviet Union set loose 15 new, independent states. That process of disintegration – and attempted consolidation – has been tumultuous. In a new series of online CERES discussions, “Russia and Its Neighbors with Jill Dougherty,” adjunct professor and former CNN Moscow bureau chief Jill Dougherty talks with experts who analyze how these nations co-exist in this new “neighborhood.” In the first discussion, renowned Harvard University historian Serhii Plokhy focuses on the “state of the neighborhood” and the varied roads these states have taken since independence. From the Baltics, to the Caucasus, to Central Asia, the region has been transformed, politically, economically, and militarily. What are the prospects for more upheaval?
About the Guest Speaker: Serhii Plokhy is the Mykhailo Hrushevsky Professor of Ukrainian History and the director of the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University. A leading authority on Ukraine, Russia, and Eastern Europe, he has published extensively on the international history of World War II and the Cold War. His books have won numerous awards, including the Lionel Gelber Prize for the best English-language book on international relations, the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction (UK) and Taras Shevchenko National Prize (Ukraine). His latest book, Chernobyl Roulette: War in the Nuclear Disaster Zone, was released by W.W. Norton in the US and Penguin in the UK in September 2024.
Watch the full discussion on our YouTube channel.
The Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies (CERES) would like to thank the Carnegie Corporation of New York for generous support of our programming.
