The Stalin Eras: Part One Discussion (1917-1929)
Added 2024-11-12 15:47:01 +0000 UTCFrom Breht's guest-hosting spot on Prolespod:
"Breht O’Shea, host of Revolutionary Left Radio, joins to guide a discussion based on the events covered in the narrative for Part One (which you should listen too first, if you haven’t already!).
In this discussion, the gang led by Rae and Jeremy answer wide ranging questions about the nature of Stalin’s rise to prominence in the party, Lenin’s death, the dreaded NEP Men, the first five year plan, and the trials, tribulations, and triumphs in everyday life of Soviet citizens.
The Stalin Eras, inspired by the classic RevLeft Radio episode “Stalin: A Marxist-Leninist Perspective, mixes both narrative history (ala Blowback) and discussion (like classic Prolespod) to provide the most comprehensive English overview of the life and impact of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in podcast format.
Whether you’re a socialist history enthusiast, someone who’s just curious to learn more than what you got in school about the Soviet Union, or even a total hater who just wants to rage, this series has something for everyone.
Support the show here: www.patreon.com/prolespod
Thematic Introduction Source: "Forword" of Stalin: A New World Seen Through One Man by Henri Barbusse
Episode Sources
I Change Worlds by Anna Louise Strong
Stalin: A New World Seen Through One Man by Henri Barbusse
The Great Conspiracy: The Secret War Against Soviet Russia
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia
Stalin: From the Caucasus to the Kremlin by Christopher Read
Small Comrades: A Revolutionizing Childhood in Soviet Russia 1917-1932.
Recommended Additional Reading
Stalin History & Critique of a Black Legend by Domenico Losurdo
Silencing the Past by Michel-Rolphe Trouillot
Recommended Additional Listening
The Indigenous Peoples of the Soviet Union w/ Alice and Dennis Bartels
Stalin: A Marxist-Leninist Perspective
Comments
Not the main thrust of the episode but, as an aside, great to hear Jamie talk about 'Cambrian Chronicles'. Being Welsh, it was good to hear of our history being of some interest to persons outside of Wales (despite, from my own holistic perspective, an understanding that all should try and approach the world from an internationalist outlook). I understand Breht is very busy and has many projects and calls on his time but it would be great for him perhaps do an episode in the future on the development of the socialist movement in Wales as Wales was the first industrialised country in the world (when measured by more people being employed in heavy industry than agriculture), the place where the character and outlook of the founder of the NHS, Aneurin Bevan, was formulated and one of the crucibles of the British Labour Party, electi ng Keir Hardie.
Benny Boy
2024-11-26 16:32:10 +0000 UTCHey Z, thank you so much for the caring question, my friend, as well as the long standing support. I am so grateful that you find the show useful and worthwhile. As for me personally, my family life is both very demanding as well as very grounding. No matter what happens in the world, the kids need to be taken care of, chores need to be done, errands need to be run, food needs to be cooked, etc. So the daily rhythm of life with kids remains steady and although its of course very challenging, its also rewarding. I am also reading a lot more, taking classes for my education degree, and enjoying the beauty of autumn and early winter. Always trying to find gratitude and beauty in the small delights of daily life and in the community I have here in Omaha. I am also engaged in some organizing work as always and am helping to teach an upcoming program of political education for local organizations that should be cool. I hope you and yours are doing well, and I send you my love and solidarity.
Revolutionary Left Radio
2024-11-25 19:26:50 +0000 UTCBreht, how’s school and life outside of rev left and all your other political projects? You and I (and probably most communists) are propelled to make change through our empathy-centered personalities, so I know with how bleak things are at this current moment, it’s easy to feel hopeless. So just wondering about some bright points going on in your life. No pressure to answer, obviously. Infinitely appreciative of your work through the years, it has truly shaped me into a better person, and given me clarity in a world that works to obscure.
Z
2024-11-24 15:41:08 +0000 UTC
