21 Épisodes

  1. Episode 13 supplemental - The Life of Natasha Morozova

    Publié: 06/07/2025
  2. Episode 13 - The People on the Brink

    Publié: 06/07/2025
  3. **Announcement** “The Sickle and the Hammer” guest spots!

    Publié: 15/06/2025
  4. **Announcement** Patreon page updates!

    Publié: 14/06/2025
  5. Episode 12 - Building Momentum

    Publié: 27/05/2025
  6. Episode 11 - The People’s Defense

    Publié: 12/05/2025
  7. Episode 10 - Kerensky’s Farce

    Publié: 24/04/2025
  8. Episode 9 - Reaction and Recovery

    Publié: 14/04/2025
  9. Episode 8 - June and July

    Publié: 03/04/2025
  10. Episode 7 - The People and the Party

    Publié: 24/03/2025
  11. Episode 6 - Fumbling the Ball

    Publié: 13/03/2025
  12. Episode 6, supplemental d - Miliukov’s Note

    Publié: 13/03/2025
  13. Episode 6, supplemental b - Address of the Soviet to the Peoples of the Entire World

    Publié: 13/03/2025
  14. Episode 6, supplemental c - The Tasks of the Proletariat in the Current Revolution

    Publié: 13/03/2025
  15. Episode 6, supplemental a - Petrograd Soviet of Workers’ and Soldiers’ Deputies Order Number 1

    Publié: 13/03/2025
  16. Episode 5 - Lights, Camera, Action!

    Publié: 03/03/2025
  17. Episode 4 - Setting the Stage

    Publié: 20/02/2025
  18. Episode 3 - Cast of Characters

    Publié: 10/02/2025
  19. Episode 2 - What To Do About The State And Revolution?

    Publié: 30/01/2025
  20. Episode 1 - The Phantom Red Menace

    Publié: 20/01/2025

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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?Subscribe to find out!

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