The Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IBSCT-BAS) and the Faculty of History of Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" are pleased to invite you to the presentation of the works of Prof. Serhii Plokhy and Prof. Mark Kramer, published in Bulgarian by CIELA and Prozorets Publishing Houses, as part of a broader discussion "Cold War and Hot War in Europe" moderated by Mr. Boyko Vassilev. The books and authors will be presented by Prof. D.Sc. Nadia Boyadzhieva affiliated with IBSCT-BAS.
The focus of the event will be the monograph "USSR and Eastern Europe" (2022, CIELA Publishing House) by Mark Kramer: A large-scale and detailed documentary study of Soviet policy towards Eastern Europe during the Cold War and the books by Serhii Plokhy "The Gates of Europe. History of Ukraine" (2022, Prozorets Publishing House), "The Russo-Ukrainian War" (2024, Prozorets Publishing House) and "The Lost Kingdom. History of Russian Nationalism from Ivan III the Great to Vladimir Putin" (2024, Prozorets Publishing House).
Date: September 24, 2025
Start: 18:00
Venue: Hall 1 of the Central Military Club
Guests:
Mark Kramer teaches history and theory of international relations, comparative political science and higher mathematics at Harvard University and is a recognized authority in Cold War studies. He is the director of the Cold War Research Program and the Andrei Sakharov Human Rights Program, and a senior fellow at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard. He is the editor-in-chief of the famous Journal of Cold War Studies. He is the author of hundreds of studies, articles, and reviews. Cambridge University Press is currently preparing his three-volume history of modern Eastern Europe for publication.
Serhii Plokhy teaches history at Harvard University, and is an established researcher of the past of Ukraine, Russia, and Eastern Europe, issues of identity, nuclear weapons and catastrophes, and international relations in Europe. From 2013 to 2025, he directed the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University and is the recipient of numerous academic awards, including an honorary doctorate from Oxford University. He is the author of over 20 books, the latest of which, The Nuclear Age (Allen Lane), was published in August 2025.
We look forward to welcoming you!