Man of Steel - Myth and Critique of Joseph Stalin
Yusef LitonishvilliThe purpose of this project is to critically evaluate the history of Stalin and Stalinism. Since the beginning of the Cold War, the selective rendition of Soviet history has been used to delegitimise socialist political movements globally, whilst simultaneously downplaying or ignoring the multiple horrors inflicted on colonised populations by capitalist imperialism. Stalinism as a concept has been... more
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 8 | Founded | 9 months ago |
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Myth #1
Myth: The terror was carefully planned by Stalin to crush the nation and to consolidate his totalitarian control.
Critique: The initiative for the mass operations during the terror actually came from the regional chiefs (the middle level le... more
This episode discusses with some of the most controversial policies of the Stalin era from the ban on abortions to the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact.
Myth #1
Myth: in the 1930s socialism the Soviet Union took a right-wing turn or regressed. Historians ac... more
In this short bonus episode, Pearse provides an overview of the Soviet Union's economic growth up until 1950, and contrasts it against Western Europe, East Asia and other parts of the world.
Far from being a failure, the Soviet Union had unprecedent... more
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Myth/Thesis: Rapid industrialisation was completely unnecessary and ultimately failed. “Socialism doesn’t work”, “Socialism is good in theory but in practice it is bad.”
Critique/anti-thesis: The Tsar did not lay the groundwork for rapid, c... more
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A rigorous history-focused discussion that reconstructs complexities around Stalin and Stalinism, challenging simplistic biographies and Cold War-era narratives. The episodes explore historiography, archival sources, and debates among scholars about key moments like Lenin's death, the Civil War, the New Economic Policy, and the industrialization drive, while weighing controversial topics such as famine debates and the motivations behind policy choices. Across installments, the conversations emphasize nuanced interpretations over partisan myths, drawing on archival material and recent scholarship to reassess what was achieved, what went wrong, and how different schools of thought frame the Soviet past. The show stands out for its deliberate ... more
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