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Serhii Plokhy

autor

Černobyl


Komplexní historie největší jaderné havárie.
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23,41 € 24,64 €

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Černobyl


O Černobylu komplexně a bez cenzury. Tento hrubý nástin vystihuje, co se v dubnu 1986 odehrálo v Černobylské jaderné elektrárně. Autor vás seznámí s genezí sovětského jaderného výzkumu, konstrukcí dvou hlavních typů reaktorů užívaných v SSSR, s jejich přednostmi i chybami. Nastiňuje i výstavbu jaderné elektrárny u Černobylu, spojenou s problémy i proslulou sovětskou fušeřinou. Hlavní část knihy je zaměřena na události, které vedly k explozi reaktoru č. 4. Kniha ilustruje zmatek technického personálu elektrárny, který nebyl schopen zjistit, co se vlastně stalo, i velmi nepružnou reakci ze strany místních i celostátních orgánů. Popsáno je úsilí hasičů o zvládnutí požáru na vybuchlém bloku 4 i jejich v mnoha případech tragické osudy. Autor v knize odhaluje nedostatky sovětského způsobu zvládání této události, snahu sovětských úřadů všech úrovní o zatajení černobylské exploze, a to nejen před zahraničím, ale především před vlastními občany. Kniha dokládá, že tato snaha o utajování je nakonec korunována nezamýšleným a pro SSSR v podstatě fatálními vývojem v radioaktivitou postižených republikách.
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10,20 €

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Atoms and Ashes


Best-selling historian Serhii Plokhy returns with an illuminating exploration of the atomic age through the history of six nuclear disasters In 2011, a 43-foot-high tsunami crashed into a nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan. In the following days, explosions would rip buildings apart, three reactors would go into nuclear meltdown, and the surrounding area would be swamped in radioactive water. It is now considered one of the costliest nuclear disasters ever. But Fukushima was not the first, and it was not the worst. . . In Atoms and Ashes, acclaimed historian Serhii Plokhy tells the tale of the six nuclear disasters that shook the world: Bikini Atoll, Kyshtym, Windscale, Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima. Based on wide-ranging research and witness testimony, Plokhy traces the arc of each crisis, exploring in depth the confused decision-making on the ground and the panicked responses of governments to contain the crises and often cover up the scale of the catastrophe. As the world increasingly looks to renewable and alternative sources of energy, Plokhy lucidly argues that the atomic risk must be understood in explicit terms, but also that these calamities reveal a fundamental truth about our relationship with nuclear technology: that the thirst for power and energy has always trumped safety and the cost for future generations.
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31,30 € 32,95 €

Brána do Európy. Dejiny Ukrajiny


Ukrajina sa zmieta v napätej vojne s Ruskom o zachovanie svojej územnej celistvosti a politickej nezávislosti. Súčasný konflikt je posledným v dlhej histórii bojov o jej územie a o uznanie jej existencie ako samostatného národného štátu. Oceňovaný historik Serhii Plokhy tvrdí, že ak chceme pochopiť prítomnosť a budúcnosť tejto krajiny, musíme najskôr spoznať jej minulosť. Ukrajinu, ktorá sa nachádza na križovatke medzi strednou Európou, Ruskom a Blízkym východom, formovali rozličné impériá, ktorým slúžila ako strategická brána medzi Východom a Západom – počnúc Byzanciou a Osmanskou ríšou, končiac Treťou ríšou a Sovietskym zväzom. Ukrajina bola po stáročia miestom, kde sa stretávali rôzne kultúry. Miešali sa tu usadlé a kočovné národy a na stepnom pohraničí sa stretávalo kresťanstvo s islamom, čo viedlo k vytvoreniu spoločenstva divokých bojovníkov známych ako kozáci. Súbežné pôsobenie katolíckej a pravoslávnej cirkvi tu zas vytvorilo náboženskú tradíciu, ktorá spája západné a východné kresťanstvo. Ukrajina bola aj domovom miliónov židov či rodiskom chasidizmu – a jedným z vražedných polí holokaustu. Plokhy skúma historickú identitu Ukrajiny na životoch hlavných postáv ukrajinských dejín: kyjevskoruského princa Jaroslava Múdreho, ktorého dcéra Anna sa stala francúzskou kráľovnou; kozáckeho vládcu Ivana Mazepu, ktorého Byron a Puškin zvečnili vo svojich básňach; Nikitu Chruščova a jeho chránenca Leonida Brežneva, ktorý sa napokon stal jeho nepriateľom, a aj na životoch hrdinov protestov na Majdane z rokov 2013 a 2014, ktorí stelesňujú súčasný boj o budúcnosť Ukrajiny. Ako vysvetľuje Plokhy, dnešná kríza je tragickým opakovaním histórie, pretože Ukrajina sa opäť ocitla v centre boja globálnych rozmerov. Kniha Brána do Európy poskytuje jedinečný pohľad na pôvod a potenciálne dôsledky najnebezpečnejšej medzinárodnej krízy od konca studenej vojny.
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19,86 € 20,90 €

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Brány Evropy


Tragická historie evropského národa. Novinka od autora bestselleru Černobyl. Ukrajina dnes bojuje s Ruskem o zachování své územní celistvosti a politické nezávislosti. Současný konflikt je však pouze poslední v dlouhé řadě bitev o území Ukrajiny a její existenci coby svrchovaného národa. Jak v knize Brány Evropy píše oceněný historik Serhii Plokhy, k pochopení současnosti a budoucnosti Ukrajiny je třeba dobře poznat její minulost. Ukrajina byla utvářena říšemi, které ji využívaly jako strategickou bránu mezi Východem a Západem – od římské říše přes osmanskou po nacistické Německo a Sovětský svaz. Po staletí se na jejím území setkávaly různé kultury. Mísením usedlých a kočovných národů a křesťanství s islámem ve stepním pohraničí vznikla třída bojovných kozáků; ze střetu mezi katolickou a pravoslavnou církví vzešla náboženská tradice sbližující západní a východní křesťanství. Současná krize je tragickým případem opakování historie, kdy se Ukrajina znovu ocitá v centru bitvy globálních rozměrů. Kniha Brány Evropy coby odborně věrohodné dějiny této významné země poskytuje jedinečné nahlédnutí do původu nejvážnější mezinárodní krize od dob studené války.
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13,60 €

Brány Evropy. Dějiny Ukrajiny


Ukrajina dnes bojuje s Ruskem o zachování své územní celistvosti a politické nezávislosti. Současný konflikt je však pouze poslední v dlouhé řadě bitev o území Ukrajiny a její existenci coby svrchovaného národa. Jak ve své nejnovější knize Brány Evropy píše oceněný historik Serhii Plokhy, k pochopení současnosti a budoucnosti Ukrajiny je třeba dobře poznat její minulost. Ukrajina byla utvářena říšemi, které ji využívaly jako strategickou bránu mezi Východem a Západem – od římské říše přes osmanskou po nacistické Německo a Sovětský svaz. Po staletí se na jejím území setkávaly různé kultury. Mísením usedlých a kočovných národů a křesťanství s islámem ve stepním pohraničí vznikla třída bojovných kozáků; ze střetu mezi katolickou a pravoslavnou církví vzešla náboženská tradice sbližující západní a východní křesťanství. Současná krize je tragickým případem opakování historie, kdy se Ukrajina znovu ocitá v centru bitvy globálních rozměrů. Kniha Brány Evropy coby odborně věrohodné dějiny této významné země poskytuje jedinečné nahlédnutí do původu nejnebezpečnější mezinárodní krize od dob studené války.
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26,02 € 27,39 €

Brána do Európy


Ukrajina sa zmieta v napätej vojne s Ruskom o zachovanie svojej územnej celistvosti a politickej nezávislosti. Súčasný konflikt je posledným v dlhej histórii bojov o jej územie a o uznanie jej existencie ako samostatného národného štátu. Oceňovaný historik Serhii Plokhy tvrdí, že ak chceme pochopiť prítomnosť a budúcnosť tejto krajiny, musíme najskôr spoznať jej minulosť. Ukrajinu, ktorá sa nachádza na križovatke medzi strednou Európou, Ruskom a Blízkym východom, formovali rozličné impériá, ktorým slúžila ako strategická brána medzi Východom a Západom – počnúc Byzanciou a Osmanskou ríšou, končiac Treťou ríšou a Sovietskym zväzom. Ukrajina bola po stáročia miestom, kde sa stretávali rôzne kultúry. Miešali sa tu usadlé a kočovné národy a na stepnom pohraničí sa stretávalo kresťanstvo s islamom, čo viedlo k vytvoreniu spoločenstva divokých bojovníkov známych ako kozáci. Súbežné pôsobenie katolíckej a pravoslávnej cirkvi tu zas vytvorilo náboženskú tradíciu, ktorá spája západné a východné kresťanstvo. Ukrajina bola aj domovom miliónov židov či rodiskom chasidizmu – a jedným z vražedných polí holokaustu. Plokhy skúma historickú identitu Ukrajiny na životoch hlavných postáv ukrajinských dejín: kyjevskoruského princa Jaroslava Múdreho, ktorého dcéra Anna sa stala francúzskou kráľovnou; kozáckeho vládcu Ivana Mazepu, ktorého Byron a Puškin zvečnili vo svojich básňach; Nikitu Chruščova a jeho chránenca Leonida Brežneva, ktorý sa napokon stal jeho nepriateľom, a aj na životoch hrdinov protestov na Majdane z rokov 2013 a 2014, ktorí stelesňujú súčasný boj o budúcnosť Ukrajiny. Ako vysvetľuje Plokhy, dnešná kríza je tragickým opakovaním histórie, pretože Ukrajina sa opäť ocitla v centre boja globálnych rozmerov. Kniha Brána do Európy poskytuje jedinečný pohľad na pôvod a potenciálne dôsledky najnebezpečnejšej medzinárodnej krízy od konca studenej vojny.
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16,90 €

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The Gates of Europe - A History of Ukraine


From award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy, The Gates of Europe is the definitive history of Ukraine that helps us understand the country's past and the current crisis. At the western edge of the Eurasian steppe, caught between Central Europe, Russia, and the Middle East, Ukraine has long been the meeting place of empires - Roman to Ottoman, Habsburg to Russian - that left their imprint on the landscape, the language and the people. The frontier between Islam and Christianity created a class of ferocious warriors known as the Cossacks, while the encounter between the Catholic and Orthodox churches led to a religious tradition that bridges Western and Eastern Christianity. Ukraine has been a home to millions of Jews, serving as the birthplace of Hassidism - and as one of the killing fields of the Holocaust. In The Gates of Europe, award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy examines the history of Ukraine's search for its identity, bringing together some of the major figures in Ukrainian history: Prince Yaroslav the Wise of Kyiv, whose daughter Anna became queen of France; the Cossack ruler Ivan Mazepa, who was immortalized in the poems of Byron and Pushkin; Nikita Khrushchev and his protege-turned-nemesis Leonid Brezhnev; and the heroes of the Maidan protests of 2013 and 2014, who embody the current struggle over Ukraine's future. As Plokhy explains, the recent conflict with Russia is a tragic case of history repeating itself, as Ukraine once again finds itself in the centre of a battle of global proportions. Fascinating and multilayered, The Gates of Europe is the essential guide to understanding not just Ukraine's past but also its future.
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24,23 € 25,50 €

The Man with the Poison Gun


Late in the summer of 1961, a KGB assassin defected to West Germany. Bogdan Stashinsky had already travelled on numerous occasions to Munich, where he’d single-handedly tracked down and killed enemies of the communist regime. His weapon, a unique, top-secret design, killed without leaving a trace. Just hours before the border closed and work began on the Berlin Wall, Stashinsky crossed into West and spilled his secrets to the authorities. His trial revealed a gripping tale of exploding parcels, fake identities, forbidden love and a daring midnight escape. His life would serve as inspiration for Ian Fleming’s final novel. And this would not be the end of the intrigue. It appears that Stashinsky was released from prison long before he served out his sentence. Counting world leaders among his enemies, he changed his face, changed his name and disappeared. The last word had it that he’d gone to South Africa. He may still be living there today…
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25,60 € 26,95 €

The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine


From award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy, The Gates of Europe is the definitive history of Ukraine that helps us understand the country's past and the current crisis At the western edge of the Eurasian steppe, caught between Central Europe, Russia, and the Middle East, Ukraine has long been the meeting place of empires - Roman to Ottoman, Habsburg to Russian - that left their imprint on the landscape, the language and the people. The frontier between Islam and Christianity created a class of ferocious warriors known as the Cossacks, while the encounter between the Catholic and Orthodox churches led to a religious tradition that bridges Western and Eastern Christianity. Ukraine has been a home to millions of Jews, serving as the birthplace of Hassidism - and as one of the killing fields of the Holocaust. In The Gates of Europe, award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy examines the history of Ukraine's search for its identity, bringing together some of the major figures in Ukrainian history: Prince Yaroslav the Wise of Kyiv, whose daughter Anna became queen of France; the Cossack ruler Ivan Mazepa, who was immortalized in the poems of Byron and Pushkin; Nikita Khrushchev and his protégé-turned-nemesis Leonid Brezhnev; and the heroes of the Maidan protests of 2013 and 2014, who embody the current struggle over Ukraine's future. As Plokhy explains, the recent conflict with Russia is a tragic case of history repeating itself, as Ukraine once again finds itself in the centre of a battle of global proportions. Fascinating and multilayered, The Gates of Europe is the essential guide to understanding not just Ukraine's past but also its future.
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14,20 € 14,95 €

Lost Kingdom


From a preeminent scholar of Eastern Europe, a new history of Russian imperialism In 2014, Russia annexed the Crimea and attempted to seize a portion of Ukraine. While the world watched in outrage, this blatant violation of national sovereignty was only the latest iteration of a centuries-long effort to expand Russian boundaries and create a pan-Russian nation. In Lost Kingdom, award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy argues that we can only understand the confluence of Russian imperialism and nationalism today by delving into the nation's history. Spanning over 500 years, from the end of the Mongol rule to the present day, Plokhy shows how leaders from Ivan the Terrible to Joseph Stalin to Vladimir Putin exploited existing forms of identity, warfare, and territorial expansion to achieve imperial supremacy. An authoritative and masterful account of Russian nationalism, Lost Kingdom chronicles the story behind Russia's belligerent empire-building quest.
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29,93 € 31,50 €

The Man with the Poison Gun A Cold War Spy Story


1961. The height of the Cold War. Just hours before work begins on the Berlin Wall, a KGB assassin and his young wife flee for the West before the Iron Curtain comes down and traps them in the East forever. This gripping story of real-life espionage and intrigue began when the Soviets invented a special weapon that killed without leaving a trace and put it in the hands of Bogdan Stashinsky. It is a tale of exploding parcels, fake identities, forbidden love and a man who knew the truth about the USSR's most classified programme. By the time Stashinsky had his day in court, the whole world was watching.
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12,83 € 13,50 €

Chernobyl


The gripping story of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster that marked the beginning of the end of the Soviet Union from an acclaimed historian and writer On the morning of 26 April 1986 Europe witnessed the worst nuclear disaster in history: the explosion of a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Soviet Ukraine. The outburst put the world on the brink of nuclear annihilation. In the end, less than five percent of the reactor's fuel escaped, but that was enough to contaminate over half of Europe with radioactive fallout. In Chernobyl, Serhii Plokhy recreates these events in all of their drama, telling the stories of the firefighters, scientists, engineers, workers, soldiers, and policemen who found themselves caught in a nuclear Armageddon and succeeded in doing the seemingly impossible: extinguishing the nuclear inferno and putting the reactor to sleep. While it is clear that the immediate cause of the accident was a turbine test gone wrong, Plokhy shows how the deeper roots of Chernobyl lay in the nature of the Soviet political system and the flaws of its nuclear industry. A little more than five years later, the Soviet Union would fall apart, destroyed from within by its unsustainable communist ideology and the dysfunctional managerial and economic systems laid bare in the wake of the disaster. A poignant, fast paced account of the drama of heroes, perpetrators, and victims, Chernobyl is the definitive history of the world's worst nuclear disaster.
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23,70 € 24,95 €

Lost Kingdom


An astonishingly wide-ranging history of Russian nationalism chronicling Russia's yearning for Empire and how it has affected its politics for centuries In 2014, Russia annexed Crimea and attempted to seize a portion of Ukraine. While the world watched in outrage, this violation of national sovereignty was in fact only the latest iteration of a centuries-long effort to expand Russian boundaries and create a pan-Russian nation. In Lost Kingdom, award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy argues that we can only understand the merging of imperialism and nationalism in Russia today by delving into its history. Spanning over two thousand years, from the end of the Mongol rule to the present day, Plokhy shows how leaders from Ivan the Terrible to Joseph Stalin to Vladimir Putin have exploited existing forms of identity, warfare and territorial expansion to achieve imperial supremacy. A strikingly ambitious book, Lost Kingdom chronicles the long and belligerent history of Russia's empire and nation-building quest.
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13,25 € 13,95 €

Chernobyl - History of a Tragedy


*WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2018* 'As moving as it is painstakingly researched. . . a cracking read' Viv Groskop, Observer On 26 April 1986 at 1.23am a reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Soviet Ukraine exploded. While the authorities scrambled to understand what was occurring, workers, engineers, firefighters and those living in the area were abandoned to their fate. The blast put the world on the brink of nuclear annihilation, contaminating over half of Europe with radioactive fallout. In Chernobyl, award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy draws on recently opened archives to recreate these events in all their drama. A moment by moment account of the heroes, perpetrators and victims of a tragedy, Chernobyl is the first full account of a gripping, unforgettable Cold War story. 'A compelling history of the 1986 disaster and its aftermath . . . plunges the reader into the sweaty, nervous tension of the Chernobyl control room on that fateful night when human frailty and design flaws combined to such devastating effect' Daniel Beer, Guardian 'Haunting ... near-Tolstoyan. His voice is humane and inflected with nostalgia' Roland Elliott Brown, Spectator 'Extraordinary, vividly written, powerful storytelling ... the first full-scale history of the world's worst nuclear disaster, one of the defining moments in the Cold War, told minute by minute' Victor Sebestyen Sunday Times 'Plays out like a classical tragedy ... fascinating' Julian Evans, Daily Telegraph 'Here at last is the monumental history the disaster deserves' Julie McDowall, The Times
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10,93 € 11,50 €

Forgotten Bastards of the Eastern Front


A riveting story of World War II from the author of Chernobyl, winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for non-fiction In November 1943, with the outcome of the Second World War hanging in the balance, the Allies needed a new plan. The Americans' audacious suggestion to the Soviets was to open a second air front, with the US Air Force establishing bases in Soviet-controlled territory. Despite Stalin's obvious reservations about the presence of foreign troops in Russia, he was persuaded. Operation Baseball and then Frantic were initiated in early 1944 as B-17 Superfortresses were flown from bases in Italy to the Poltova region in today's Ukraine. Award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy tells the gripping, little-known story of this encounter between American and Soviet soldiers and how their collaboration quickly fell apart, mirroring the transition from the Grand Alliance to the Cold War. Soviet secret policemen watched over the Americans, shadowing their every move. A catastrophic air raid by the Germans revealed the limitations of Soviet air defences. As their initial enthusiasm turned into disappointment, the American soldiers started calling themselves the Forgotten Bastards of Ukraine. Ultimately, no common purpose could overcome their cultural and political differences. Drawing on newly opened Russian archives as well as CIA records, Forgotten Bastards of the Eastern Front offers a riveting bottom-up history of one of the Second World War's most unlikely alliances.
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22,75 € 23,95 €