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We are often told the USSR was an oppressive, authoritarian society, lacking freedom and democracy. There were endless purges that claimed the lives of millions of “dissidents,” purges that were designed for one thing and one thing only: to keep power in the hands of those who wielded it.
And as we all know, the economy was based on socialist and communist principles, which is why it barely functioned at all. There were endless famines, genocides against minorities within the nation, and an industrial base that was constantly tottering on the edge of collapse.
But instead of trying to address these issues at home, the leaders of the USSR were fixated only on world domination, on spreading communism in order to destroy freedom around the world. From Europe and Asia to Latin America and Africa, the Communists were a threat to freedom the world over.
…. Or were they?
Learn the story of the Union of Soviet Socialists Republic you’ve never heard! What was life really like in the Soviet Union? How authoritarian was it? Did a “totalitarian” state really exist? How did the economy function to meet the needs of its citizens? How were the governing apparatus structured? And were the Soviets hell-bent on world domination…. Or world liberation? Or neither?
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29 - Setting the Stage II - Civil War Edition!
Forget Marvel. This is the Socialist Cinematic Universe! Please consider supporting me at https://patreon.com/sovietpod, or https://buymeacoffee.com/sovietpod. Sources: Veller, M. I. and Burovsky, A. M. Grazhdanskay Istoria Bezumnoi Voiny.
28 - Economy? What Economy?
“In order for economic development to take place, one must first have an economy.” - Karl Vladimir Stalin, 2026 Please consider supporting me on Patreon at patreon.com/sovietpod or buymeacoffee.com/sovietpod. Sources: Carr, E. H. The Bolshe
27.a - The Declaration of the Rights of the Peoples of Russia
Source: https://www.hist.msu.ru/ER/Etext/DEKRET/peoples.htm
27 - Introduction to the National Question
What attitude ought socialists and communists have to the question of national self-determination? Survey says: Ask Lenin and Stalin! Please consider supporting me on Patreon at patreon.com/sovietpod or buymeacoffee.com/sovietpod. Sources:
26 - Epilogue to Brest-Litovsk
The narrative is over. Now comes the fun part: analysis! Please consider supporting me on Patreon at patreon.com/sovietpod or buymeacoffee.com/sovietpod.
25.a - The Socialist Fatherland Is In Danger!
Source: https://www.hist.msu.ru/ER/Etext/DEKRET/opasnost.htm Please consider supporting me on Patreon: patreon.com/sovietpod, or buymeacoffee.com/sovietpod
25 - An Unacceptable Peace, Ratified
The saga of ending Soviet Russia’s participation in World War 1 comes to an end. Please consider supporting me on Patreon at patreon.com/sovietpod or buymeacoffee.com/sovietpod. Sources: Rabinowitch, Alexander. The Bolsheviks in Power: The
24.a - Theses on the Question of the Immediate Conclusion of a Separate and Annexationist Peace
Source: https://uaio.ru/vil/35.htm
24 - An Unacceptable Peace, Accepted
To fight or not to fight… that is the question! Please consider supporting me on Patreon at patreon.com/sovietpod or buymeacoffee.com/sovietpod. Sources: Rabinowitch, Alexander. The Bolsheviks In Power: The First Year of Soviet Rule in Petr
23 - Prologue to Brest-Litovsk
It’s that episode on the international aspects of the Russian Revolution you’ve been waiting for! Please consider supporting me on Patreon at patreon.com/sovietpod or buymeacoffee.com/sovietpod. Source: Rabinowitch, Alexander. The Bolshevik
22.b - Declaration of the Rights of the Toiling and Exploited People
Source: https://www.hist.msu.ru/ER/Etext/DEKRET/declarat.htm
22.a - Theses on the Constituent Assembly
Source: https://leninism.su/works/74-tom-35/1583-tezisy-ob-uchretitelnom-sobranii.html
22 - The Life and Death of the Constituent Assembly
This one is in the title, folks. Please consider supporting me on Patreon at patreon.com/sovietpod or buymeacoffee.com/sovietpod. Sources: Rabinowitch, Alexander. The Bolsheviks In Power: The First Year of Soviet Rule in Petrograd. Indiana
21 - The Origins of the Cheka
The Cheka: vehicle of Communist oppression, or shield and sword of the revolution? Please consider supporting me on Patreon at patreon.com/sovietpod or buymeacoffee.com/sovietpod. Sources: Rabinowitch, Alexander. The Bolsheviks In Power: Th
20 - The Peasant Question, In All Its Glory
What do you get when you mix 18 years of theory with two separate Congresses of Peasants’ Deputies? Why, one unified Soviet government of, by, and for the masses, of course! Please consider supporting me on Patreon at patreon.com/sovietpod
19 - The Struggle for the People’s Government
Never forget, kids: the support of the masses is the key to victory. Please consider supporting me on Patreon at patreon.com/sovietpod or buymeacoffee.com/sovietpod. Sources: Cliff, Tony. Revolution Besieged: Lenin 1917-1923. Haymarket Book
18 - Shots Fired
We’re back! But so is the bourgeoisie. Please consider supporting me on Patreon at patreon.com/sovietpod or buymeacoffee.com/sovietpod. Sources: Cliff, Tony. Revolution Besieged: Lenin 1917-1923. Haymarket Books 2012. Rabinowitch, Alexander
17 - Lessons to be Learned
Wherein we find out what the point of all this was, and close the book on the revolutionary period. Please consider supporting me on Patreon at patreon.com/sovietpod or buymeacoffee.com/sovietpod.
16 - Filling in the Blanks
This is the first of a two-episode retrospective on the Russian Revolution. In this episode, we discuss some of the finer details that we passed over, in order to provide a more complete understanding of the revolutionary period. Please con
15.b - Address of the Second All-Russian Congress
Source: https://www.hist.msu.ru/ER/Etext/DEKRET/IIsiezd.htm
15.a - To the Garrison of the City of Petrograd and the Surrounding Areas
Source: https://marxists.architexturez.net/russkij/trotsky/works/trotl336.html
15 - Checkmate
Kerensky gets pushed right off the board, and the revolutionary masses emerge victorious. Please consider supporting me on Patreon at patreon.com/sovietpod or buymeacoffee.com/sovietpod. Sources: Rabinowitch, Alexander. The Bolsheviks Come
14.a - The Bolshevik Central Committee Resolution of 10 October
Source for text: https://ru.wikisource.org/wiki/Заседание_Центрального_Комитета_РСДРП(б)_10_(23)_октября_1917_г._(Ленин)
14 - On The Eve
Who knew preparing to overthrow a government would be this much work?! Please consider supporting me on Patreon at patreon.com/sovietpod or buymeacoffee.com/sovietpod. Sources: Trotsky, L. D. Istoriya Russkoi Revoliutsii. 1930 Cliff, Tony.
