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#248 – Norman Naimark: Genocide, Stalin, Hitler, Mao, and Absolute Power
Lex Fridman Podcast
Did Absolute Power Corrupt Stalin?
Stalin was in power for 30 years. Did absolute power corrupt him, or did it reveal the true nature of the man? He learned how to manipulate people. And he's a real, you know, manipulator is the right word. But on the one hand his skill ends up creating the system of terror that he creates.
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