The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union
When: Mon., Jun. 2, 2014 at 8:00 am - 9:15 amWhere: Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
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When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the popular narrative was that democracy had finally triumphed over communism. However, if you don’t remember the role played by the former Soviet Republics, then you’ll find it impossible to understand the politics of the region today. What did Ukraine, Moldova, and the Caucasus have to do with the disintegration of the Soviet Union?
Serhii Plokhy is Mykhailo Hrushevsky Professor of Ukrainian History at Harvard University and the author of The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Empire. His other books include The Cossack Myth: History and Nationhood in the Age of Empires and Yalta: The Price of Peace.
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Continental breakfast served at 8:00 AM. Presentations begin at 8:15 AM, followed by a question-and-answer session from 8:45 to 9:15 AM.