Stephen Kotkin is a professor of history at Princeton university and one of the great historians of our time, specializing in Russian and Soviet history. He has written many books on Stalin and the Soviet Union including the first 2 of a 3 volume work on Stalin, and he is currently working on volume 3. This conversation is part of the Artificial Intelligence podcast. This episode is presented by Cash App. Download it & use code "LexPodcast":
Cash App (App Store):
Cash App (Google Play):
INFO:
Podcast website:
Apple Podcasts:
Spotify:
RSS:
Full episodes playlist:
Clips playlist:
EPISODE LINKS:
Stalin (book, vol 1):
Stalin (book, vol 2):
OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
3:10 - Do all human beings crave power?
11:29 - Russian people and authoritarian power
15:06 - Putin and the Russian people
23:23 - Corruption in Russia
31:30 - Russia's future
41:07 - Individuals and institutions
44:42 - Stalin's rise to power
1:05:20 - What is the ideal political system?
1:21:10 - Questions for Putin
1:29:41 - Questions for Stalin
1:33:25 - Will there always be evil in the world?
CONNECT:
- Subscribe to this YouTube channel
- Twitter:
- LinkedIn:
- Facebook:
- Instagram:
- Medium:
- Support on Patreon:
0 Comments