Why Are Intellectuals So Attracted to Marxism? – Stephen Kotkin

Kotkin is arguably the world’s foremost expert on Joseph Stalin and has written a massive 2-volume biography of Stalin (with a 3rd volume in the works). Full Episode:    • Stephen Kotkin — How Stalin became the mos...   Me on Twitter: https://x.com/dwarkesh_sp

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Stephen Kotkin — How Stalin became the most powerful dictator in history
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Stephen Kotkin — How Stalin became the most powerful dictator in history

Paradox of Authoritarian Regimes
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Paradox of Authoritarian Regimes

Prof Stephen Kotkin in Conversation with Dr Vinay Sitapati
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Prof Stephen Kotkin in Conversation with Dr Vinay Sitapati

Why the Industrial Revolution happened in Europe and not China – Joseph Henrich
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Why the Industrial Revolution happened in Europe and not China – Joseph Henrich

Professor Mearsheimer’s Analysis: From Military Failure to Economic Disaster
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Professor Mearsheimer’s Analysis: From Military Failure to Economic Disaster

Modernization: The Tsarist Regime and Putin's Common Problem – Stephen Kotkin
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Modernization: The Tsarist Regime and Putin's Common Problem – Stephen Kotkin

What is Eurasia? - Stephen Kotkin
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What is Eurasia? - Stephen Kotkin

Stephen Kotkin on Solzhenitsyn 01/14/2019
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Stephen Kotkin on Solzhenitsyn 01/14/2019

How liberals monetized trauma | Catherine Liu on Marx, Trump, and identity politics
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How liberals monetized trauma | Catherine Liu on Marx, Trump, and identity politics

1917 Centennial Series: War, Revolution, Socialism, War. Stephen Kotkin
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1917 Centennial Series: War, Revolution, Socialism, War. Stephen Kotkin

Understanding Marxism: Q&A with Richard D. Wolff [June 2019]
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Understanding Marxism: Q&A with Richard D. Wolff [June 2019]

The Left's 100 Year Long Civil War
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The Left's 100 Year Long Civil War

Alex O'Connor: Why Emergence Cannot Explain Consciousness (Part 2-8)
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Alex O'Connor: Why Emergence Cannot Explain Consciousness (Part 2-8)

Stalin and Korea: Calculation, Miscalculation, Consequences | Stephen Kotkin [Keynote Speech]
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Stalin and Korea: Calculation, Miscalculation, Consequences | Stephen Kotkin [Keynote Speech]

Stephen Kotkin: Sphere of Influence I - The Gift of Geopolitics: How Worlds are Made, and Unmade
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Stephen Kotkin: Sphere of Influence I - The Gift of Geopolitics: How Worlds are Made, and Unmade

Democracy Doesn't Collapse Overnight (It's Already Started) | Anne Applebaum
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Democracy Doesn't Collapse Overnight (It's Already Started) | Anne Applebaum

Uncommon Knowledge: Part 2: Stephen Kotkin discusses Stalin’s consolidation of power
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Uncommon Knowledge: Part 2: Stephen Kotkin discusses Stalin’s consolidation of power

Stalin Was Not the Problem – Stephen Kotkin
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Stalin Was Not the Problem – Stephen Kotkin

Why Does Joseph Stalin Matter?
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Why Does Joseph Stalin Matter?

Russia is a Near Eastern Country too | Stephen Kotkin
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Russia is a Near Eastern Country too | Stephen Kotkin