BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.1.7//EN TZID:America/Anchorage X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Anchorage BEGIN:VEVENT UID:291@alaskaworldaffairs.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20190412T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20190412T130000 DTSTAMP:20231222T093347Z URL:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/archived-events/revisiting-chernobyl/ SUMMARY:Atomic Energy and the Arrogance of Man: Revisiting the Chernobyl Nu clear Disaster | Serhii Plokhii DESCRIPTION:\nOn the morning of April 26\, 1986\, the world witnessed the w orst nuclear disaster in history: the explosion of a reactor at the Cherno byl Nuclear Power Plant in Soviet Ukraine. Dozens died of radiation poison ing\, fallout contaminated half the continent\, and thousands fell ill. In his lecture\, Serhii Plokhii draws on new sources to lay bare the flaws o f the Soviet nuclear industry\, tracing the disaster to the authoritarian character of Communist party rule\, the regime’s control of scientific i nformation\, and its emphasis on economic development over all else. Today \, the risk of another Chernobyl\, claims Plokhii\, looms in the mismanage ment of nuclear power in the developing world.\nSerhii Plokhii is the My khailo Hrushevsky Professor of History and the director of the Ukrainian R esearch Institute at Harvard University. His research interests include t he intellectual\, cultural\, and international history of Eastern Europe\, with an emphasis on Ukraine. A leading authority on the region\, he has published extensively in English\, Ukrainian and Russian. His books deal w ith history of religion\, origins of national identities\, history of the Soviet Union and the Soviet-American rivalry in the Cold War\, and won num erous awards\, including the Lionel Gelber Prize for the best English-lang uage book on the international relations and the Shevchenko National Prize (Ukraine). He is the author of Yalta: The Price of Peace (2010)\, The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union (2014)\, The Gates of E urope: A History of Ukraine (2015)\, and most recently\, Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe (2018).\n \;\n\nSerhii Plokhii's bo oks will be available for purchase at Alaska World Affair Council's progra ms and events and office. Contact rachel.williams@alaskaworldaffirs.org wi th questions.\n\n"An exemplary account of Europe's least-known large count ry... leavened by aphorism and anecdote." --Wall Street Journal\n\nAward-w inning historian Serhii Plokhy presents the authoritative history of Ukrai ne and its people from the time of Herodotus to the present crisis with Ru ssia. As Ukraine once again finds itself at the center of global attention \, The Gates of Europe provides unique insight into the origins of the m ost dangerous international crisis since the end of the Cold War.\n\n\n\n\ n\nIn the fall of 1961\, KGB assassin Bogdan Stashinsky defected to West G ermany. After spilling his secrets to the CIA\, Stashinsky was put on tria l in what would be the most publicized assassination case of the entire Co ld War. The publicity stirred up by the Stashinsky case forced the KGB to change its modus operandi abroad and helped end the career of Aleksandr Sh elepin\, one of the most ambitious and dangerous Soviet leaders. Stashinsk y's testimony\, implicating the Kremlin rulers in political assassinations carried out abroad\, shook the world of international politics. Stashinsk y's story would inspire films\, plays\, and books—including Ian Fleming' s last James Bond novel\, The Man with the Golden Gun.\n\nA thrilling tal e of Soviet spy craft\, complete with exploding parcels\, elaborately stag ed coverups\, double agents\, and double crosses\, The Man with the Poiso n Gun offers unparalleled insight into the shadowy world of Cold War espi onage.\n\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n\n\nProgram Details\n\n Check-in will b egin at 11:30am with seating available on a first-come first-serve basis. The program will begin at noon.\n Those with online reservations do not n eed to present ticket confirmation at the door\, we will have all confirme d attendees on a list at check-in.\n Lunch at this program will be availa ble for individual order and purchase from 49th State Brewing Co. If you w ish to do so\, plan on arriving early to ensure you receive your meal by t he end of the program.\n Online registration will close at midnight on Ap ril 11\, 2018. Remaining tickets will be available for purchase the day of the program at the door from 11:30am.\n\n \;\n\n\n\nComplimentary par king is available in nearby EasyPark Alaska lots for individuals who prere gister online by the September 6th deadline to attend this program. Succes sful registrants will receive an email the day before to the program with parking details.\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nHigh school and full-time colleg e students who register in advance receive complimentary admission and a v oucher for a lunch item of their choosing thanks to the generous support o f BP. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/wp-content/upload s/2018/08/1f04126ae7245f261da2a2fb3bb89af5-rimg-w720-h405-gmir.jpg CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:49th State Brewing Company\, 717 W 3rd Ave\, Anchorage\, AK\, 9950 1\, United States GEO:61.21968289999999;-149.8958227 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=717 W 3rd Ave\, Anchorage\, AK\, 99501\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=49th State Brewing Company:geo:61.21968289999999,-149.8958227 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Anchorage X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Anchorage BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20190310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0900 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:AKDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR