Explaining the Soviet Union

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Explaining the Soviet Union

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In this episode of History 102, 'WhatIfAltHist' creator Rudyard Lynch and co-host Austin Padgett examine Soviet communism from czarist origins through Stalin's totalitarian brutality to collapse and explore how Marxist ideology created history's most psychologically destructive regime. -- SPONSOR: SHOPIFY⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shopify powers millions of businesses worldwide, handling 10% of U.S. e-commerce. With hundreds of templates, AI tools for product descriptions, and seamless marketing campaign creation, it's like having a design studio and marketing team in one. Start your $1/month trial today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shopify.com/cognitive⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- FOLLOW ON X: @whatifalthist (Rudyard) @LudwigNverMises (Austin) @TurpentineMedia -- TIMESTAMPS: (00:00:00) Introduction (00:03:38) French Thinkers on Russia & America (00:15:52) Sponsor: Shopify (00:21:00) Czarist Russia - Nobility & Serfdom (00:26:37) Underground Revolutionary Networks (00:33:00) World War I - Russia's Breaking Point (00:44:00) The Russian Revolutions of 1917 (00:47:24) Lenin Seizes Power (00:51:00) Russian Civil War (01:09:00) Stalin vs Trotsky (01:11:38) Stalin's Rise to Power (01:26:09) Stalin's Economic Plans & Brutal Conditions (01:52:33) Stalin's Mass Purges & Genocides (01:54:09) Holodomor - Ukrainian Famine (02:01:36) The Gulag System (02:08:09) World War II - Eastern Front (02:14:12) Post-War Soviet Empire & Iron Curtain (02:20:27) The Cold War (02:30:00) Gorbachev & The Collapse (1989-1991) (02:38:00) Closing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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