The Secrets of Statecraft Unwrapping the Enigma, Mystery and Riddle: Stephen Kotkin Explains Russia to Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
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Oct 11, 2022 
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
The Life and Times of Joseph Stalin
02:03 • 3min
The Rise and Fall of Totalitarianism
05:05 • 5min
The Rise of Stalinism in the Soviet Union
09:35 • 3min
Stalin's History in the Tiflis Seminary
12:50 • 2min
The Zars Admired Stalin
14:33 • 2min
Stalin's Characteristics
16:12 • 3min
Stalin's Resignation After the German Invasion
18:56 • 3min
The Role of Stalin in the Gigantic Sweep of History
21:40 • 2min
Stalin's Innermost Thoughts
23:54 • 2min
Paradoxes of Power: Lenin's Famous Testament
26:21 • 5min
The Perverse and Unintended Consequences of Political Philosophy
31:04 • 4min
The Handwriting Is on the Wall
35:09 • 2min
Xi Jinping's Manipulation of History
37:09 • 3min
What's Your Favorite History Book?
40:04 • 3min
The What If?
43:29 • 2min