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Soviet Georgia: Socialism, Stalin, and the Collapse of the USSR

Jan 23, 2023

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The End of Communism in the United States

02:17

Stalin Passage to Revolution - Episode 3

02:41

Anti-Stalin Line

02:53

Introduction

3min

Re-Imagining Soviet Georgia Podcast Interview With SOPO and Brian Jugentino

2min

The Future of Left-Wing Politics in Georgia

4min

The Material Gains of the Soviet Union

3min

The History of Georgia

2min

Georgian Men's Shivics and Bolsheviks

4min

Sopor: The Russian Revolution and the Social Democratic Movements

4min

The Bolshevik Nationality Policy in Georgia During the Civil War

3min

What's the Story of Stalin's Georgian Roots?

2min

10.

The Bolsheviks and the Caucasus

3min

11.

Is Lenin Really a Liker of Stalin?

3min

12.

The Soviet Union Is a Georgian, Georgian Person's Vision

3min

13.

Stalin, Jugash Vili and the Caucuses

3min

14.

Stalin Passage to Revolution - Episode 3

3min

15.

Stalinism in Georgia

4min

16.

The Prose Stalin Demonstrations in Georgia

4min

17.

What Happened After the 1956 Protests?

4min

18.

Anti-Stalin Line

3min

19.

I Hope This Year Is So Great That I Won't Miss Stalin Anymore

3min

20.

Is Stalin a Strong Man?

3min

21.

Georgianization

2min

22.

Georgian Language and Culture in the Soviet Union

3min

23.

Georgia, You Know, Was a Relative to Elsewhere in the USSR

4min

24.

My Great Grandfather's Life

2min

25.

Georgian Language Is Not Respected

4min

26.

The Soviet Union and the History of Georgia Through the Lens of Generations in Your Family

2min

27.

Is There a Job for the Blind?

3min

28.

The Soviet Experiment Is a Waste of Time and Money, Right?

3min

29.

Is It Possible to Get Free Room Numbers in Crimea?

3min

30.

What We Collectively as Socialists Have Lost

3min

31.

The End of Communism in the United States

2min

32.

What Was It Like for Georgians in the 1990s?

2min

33.

The Transition to Capitalism in Georgia in the 1990s

5min

34.

The Ideological Project to Rebrand Georgia

3min

35.

I've Been in the US for 30 Years, and I'm Stuck in the USA.

2min

36.

What Happened to Georgia's Politics in the Post-Soviet States?

4min

37.

Non-Governmental Sector in Georgia

3min

38.

Non-Profits and Georgia's Integration Into the West, Right?

3min

39.

Is Georgia Going to Join the West?

3min

40.

Women's Day in Georgia

3min

41.

The Reduction of Political Potential in the US

3min

42.

What Are Your Thoughts on Georgia Today?

2min

43.

Ukraine Wins the War

3min

44.

Georgia

3min

45.

Georgia's Future

4min

46.

Georgia's Reaction to the War in Ukraine

2min

47.

Is Georgia's Western Ascension Trying to Sabotage It?

2min

48.

Rev Left Radio - Rev Left Podcast

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Sopiko Japaridze and Bryan Gigantino from the podcast Reimagining Soviet Georgia join Breht to discuss the history of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic. Together they discuss Georgian-born communist Joseph Stalin, what socialist construction in Georgia was like, daily life for working class people in Soviet Georgia, the collapse of the USSR and the hard times of the 1990's, the politics of Georgia today, the Russia-Ukraine war, and more! Check out the Reimagining Soviet Georgia podcast here: https://anchor.fm/sovietgeorgia Support them on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/reimaginingsovietgeorgia Follow them on Twitter: https://twitter.com/reimaginingg Outro music: "Gaprindi Shavo Mertskhalo" by Hamlet Gonashvili (word has it that this was Stalin's favorite song)

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