Proles Pod Ep 76 - The Stalin Eras, Part 4: Discussion (1939-1953)
As "The Stalin Eras” draws to a close, we discuss, in more granular detail, Joseph Stalin’s placement within the context of Soviet history, focusing on the years 1939 up to his death in 1953. Our host for this episode is (also) Jeremy, from Intervenciones Gringas!
We talk accusations of imperialism, the final results of Stalin's theory of Socialism in One Country, and the contradiction of "orthodox" Marxism.
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
East Germany: Stasi State or Socialist Paradise? w/Bruni de la Motte
The Rise of, Life In, and Fall of the German Democratic Republic
The Subversion of East Germany (1945-1961)
The American Soldier Who Defected to East Germany (Part 1) w/ Victor Grossman
The Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (1948-1990) w/ Julia Mead
Critiquing Stalin's Black Legend w/ Henry Hakamäki & Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro
Class Based Affirmative Action in Socialist Poland w/ Agata Zysiak
Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic 101: Pre-history to World War II w/ Iskolat
Was the Soviet Union Totalitarian w/ Robert Thurston
Understanding Siege Socialim w/ Gabriel Rockhill
Latvia's Red Partisans of World War II
Stalin Was a Mensch - A Look at the "Antisemitism" of the USSR
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
Sources
Stalin's Wars: From World War to Cold War, 1939-1953 by Geoffrey Roberts
Stalin: History and Critique of a Black Legend by Domenico Losurdo
The Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union, 1941-45: A Documentary Reader by Alexander Hill
World War II: Myths and the Realities by Oleg Rzheshevsky
The Soviets Expected It by Anna Louise Strong
Stalin: From the Caucasus to the Kremlin by Christopher Read