Ep. 2480 V.I. Lenin, 100 Years Later

Vladimir Brovkin, Harvard professor of Russian history, dismantles the 'good Lenin, bad Stalin' myth. The discussion delves into Lenin's governance challenges, impact on ordinary Russian life, the Red Terror, persecution of competing parties, utilitarian views towards peasants and workers, Stalin's political strategies, and Lenin's legacy inspiring Stalin's dictatorship and Deng's economic policies.