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#167 – Saagar Enjeti: Politics, History, and Power
Lex Fridman Podcast
What Is the Motivation of the Czar?
With the change of the constitution, he cannot be president until 2034. He would be in power for over 30 years, which is longer than Stalin. But this is a fascinating question that you ask, which is like, what does he want? I don't know. For Lenin, it was... I think he was a true believer and an actual narcissist who thought he was the only one who could do it. It sure as hell seems like the motivation was at least in part the driven by the idea... by ideas, not self-interest of like power.
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