Proles Pod Ep 77 - The Stalin Eras, Part 5: Criticisms and Contradictions
The much anticipated criticisms and contradictions episode of The Stalin Eras! In this episode we wrestle with the following controversies during Stalin’s leadership of the USSR: the Gulag, anti-homosexuality laws, anti-abortion Laws, the “Final” Contradiction, and more! You don’t want to miss this one!
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.
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Recommended Supplemental Listening
Was the Soviet Union Totalitarian w/ Robert Thurston
Stalin's Constitution & Life in 1930s Soviet Union w/ Samantha Lomb
Understanding Siege Socialim w/ Gabriel Rockhill
Recommended Supplemental Reading
Western Marxism: How it was Born, How it Died, How it can be Reborn by Domenico Losurdo
For a Few Canards More: Counter Inquiry on Stalin and the Soviet Union by Aymeric Monville
Episode Sources
Sexuality and Socialism: History, Politics, and Theory of LGBT Liberation by Sherry Wolf
Lavender and Red by Leslie Feinberg
Homosexual Desire in Revolutionary Russia: The Regulation of Sexual and Gender Dissent by Dan Healey
The Gulag: A Very Short Introduction by Alan Barenberg
Belomor: Criminality and Creativity in Stalin’s Gulag by Julie S. Draskoczy
Stalin: History and Critique of a Black Legend by Domenico Losurdo
The Gulag - Espresso Stalinist Collection of Qoutes About Gulag