He taught at Princeton for more than 30 years, and is the author of nine works of history, including the first two volumes of his biography of Joseph Stalin, Paradoxes of Power, 1878 to 1928 and Waiting for Hitler, 1929 to 1941. It had militarism. Historian and author Stephen Kotkin of Princeton University and Stanford University's Hoover Institution talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the historical significance of the life and work of, Stephen Kotkin is a historian and the author of Stalin: Waiting For Hitler, 1929-1941. And as usual, his answers are concise, incisive, and analytic. Perhaps. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Historian Stephen Kotkin became the Kleinheinz Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution in 2022. New episodes about infrequent. . They ended up with an insurgency against their rule and they ended up with a 10-year war that they lost. And how does the conflict impact the world?Email your questions to James and Al at politicswarroom@gmail.com or tweet them to @politicon. All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg. The worlds view of Show More, Historian Stephen Kotkin joins Alphaville's Matt Klein to discuss how Joseph Stalin's violent commitment to Marxist-Leninism shaped Soviet society in the 1930s. They get a dictatorship, which usually becomes a despotism. He is now completing the third and final volume. Articles by this author: Essay Spring 1983 Beyond Free Trade In the scheme that you're sketching out, it seems to me that at least for a good while, the people these are most aimed at will be able to absorb sanctions. All the minerals that they have that they extract which is all just cash flow. In this episode of Lexman, we talk to Stephen Kotkin about the history of harvesting and the possibility of telepathy. All it takes is a handful of them being assassinated to unsettle the whole occupation. They use a very heavy state-centric approach to try to beat the country forward and upwards. He's written two volumes so far on the life of Stalin with one more to come, as well as books on the Soviet Union in its last years. Russia in the nineteenth century looked much as it does today, he says: It had an autocrat. So we asked Professor Kotkin to come back for a second round of questions, this time all dedicated to one topic: the Russian invasion of Ukraine. You know it in the arts, in music, in literature, in dance, in film, in science. David Remnick: In the meantime, as we saw in Grozny in 99 and 2000, as we saw in Aleppo, Russia is perfectly willing if precision doesnt work, theyre perfectly happy to use decimation. Russia is advancing very well. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Lambda: https://lambdalabs.com/lex - Scale: https://scale.com/lex - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil Stephen Kotkin: I have only the greatest respect for George Kennan, whom I knew, John Mearsheimer is a giant of a scholar but I respectfully disagree. David Remnick: Now the West has decided for obvious reasons not only not to go to war with Russia but not to have a no-fly zone for all the reasons we know. I would even go farther. In addition, has a brilliant coterie of people who run macroeconomics, for example, your Central Bank, your Finance Ministry, are all in the highest professional level. Kotkin is the author of an authoritative biography of Joseph Stalin, two volumes of which have been published; a third is in the making. Stephen Kotkin: Putin, Stalin, Hitler, Zelenskyy, and War in Ukraine | Lex Fridman Podcast #289 Lex Fridman 2.67M subscribers Subscribe 34K 2.1M views 8 months ago Lex Fridman Podcast. These were: 1) A second appearance on Alex Kaschuta's Subversive podcast. Podcast Powered . 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First of all, Ukraine is winning this war only on Twitter. Stephen Kotkin is a professor of history at Princeton university and one of the great historians of our time, specializing in Russian and Soviet history. Moreover, the largest and most important consideration is that Russia cannot successfully occupy Ukraine. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Historian and author Stephen Kotkin of Princeton University and Stanford University's Hoover Institution talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the historical significance of the life and work ofShow More, Stephen Kotkin is a historian and the author of Stalin: Waiting For Hitler, 1929-1941. He is the author of nine works of history, including the first two volumes of his planned three-volume history of Russian power and Joseph Stalin, Paradoxes of Power, 18781928 and Waiting for Hitler, 19291941. Stephen Kotkin: Stalin, Putin, and the Nature of Power. Trending My Feed My Profile Categories. This was an edited version of my conversation with him and you can read much more, and also watch the video at newyorker.com. Ad Choices, Never miss a podcast episode again! He is the author of nine works of history, including the first two volumes of his planned three-volume history of Russian power and Joseph Stalin, Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928 and Waiting for Hitler, 1929-1941. He has written many books on Stalin and the Soviet Union including the first 2 of a 3 volume work on Stalin, and he is currently working on volume 3. The premise of this show is simple: Peter Robinson poses five questions to Dr. Kotkin: what Xi Jinping, the president of China believes; what Vladimir Putin believes; whether nuclear weapons are a deterrent in the 21st century; the chances of another American renewal; and Kotkins rational basis for loving the United States. If you're an administrator or a military officer in occupied Ukraine, and you order a cup of tea, you're going to drink that cup of tea? Stephen Mark Kotkin (born February 17, 1959) is an American historian, academic and author. The written version of this review can be found here. The problem with their argument is that it assumes that had NATO not expanded, Russia wouldn't be exactly the same or very likely close to what it is today. The worlds view of, Historian Stephen Kotkin joins Alphaville's Matt Klein to discuss how Joseph Stalin's violent commitment to Marxist-Leninism shaped Soviet society in the 1930s. They're terrible at everything. Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly roundup of the latest, Putins Descent Into Despotism, and Jane Campion on The Power of the Dog. Full episode with Stephen Kotkin (Jan 2020): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCkkjnpS2f8Clips channel (Lex Clips): https://www.youtube.com/lexclipsMain chann. Let's think about him. It sent special forces into the capital of Kabul. A modern realistic story like John Mearsheimer tells us that a great deal of the blame for what we're witnessing now must go to the United States. We have here, the assumption that it could be a successful version of that, and it wasn't. All rights reserved. We keep raising the stakes with more and more sanctions and cancellations because that's where the pressure is on our side to "do something" because the Ukrainians are dying on television every day. They don't even have a Quisling yet. Plus, Angela Bassett on playing the queen of Wakanda. David Remnick: It's impossible to understand the destruction and slaughter that Vladimir Putin is unleashing in Ukraine without understanding his most basic conviction, that the breakup of the Soviet empire was a catastrophe that Russia has yet to recover from. Of the looming collapse of our own American (and Canadian) regimes, through the lens of the 1989 collapse of similar regimes in Eastern Europe. Throughout the 1930s the USSR prepared for war. Some experts, includingJohn Mearsheimer, have blamedNATOexpansion for the invasion of Ukraine, arguing that it has provoked Putin to defend his sphere of influence. Stephen Kotkin: You want to turn the ignition on in your car, you're going to turn that ignition on? Since then, the world has changed in ways that were unimaginable just 3 weeks ago. Perhaps first and foremost, people already thought they knew who Stalin was. Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Nuclear Weapons and American Renewal. Stephen Kotkin: What is the Best Political System? We discuss the forces that led to the development of harvesters and what they may be able to achieve in the future. Stephen Kotkin: Yes. The Chinese cannot come in and substitute because they need that same technology that we're denying to the Russians and so thats the biggest--. Kotkin is a Professor of History and International Affairs at Princeton University and he's a research scholar at the Hoover Institution at Stanford. Kotkin writes with verve and imagination and pages of brilliant synopses intersperse the narrative. Some experts, including John Mearsheimer, have blamed NATO expansion for the invasion of Ukraine, arguing that it has provoked Vladimir Putin to defend his sphere of influence. Accuracy and availability may vary. On the battlefield, they are not winning this war. If money just gushes out of the ground in the form of hydrocarbons, diamonds, or other minerals, the oppressors can emancipate themselves from the oppressed. The problem now, David is not that the Biden administration made mistakes, it's that it's really hard to figure out how to de-escalate. I thought we'd begin by your analysis of that argument. For more context on the invasion of Ukraine, you might want to hear my conversation with reporters Masha Gessen and Joshua Yaffa who shed light on everything that they've seen on the ground. Stephen Kotkin: Dont Blame the West for Russias Invasion of Ukraine. Its a fascinating conversation that delves deep into one of the countrys brightest minds. Stephen Kotkin, a professor of history and international affairs at Princeton University, and a research scholar at the Hoover Institution, respectfully disagrees. It hollowed out. No one I know understands this history more intimately than Stephen Kotkin. Stephen Kotkin: They've done much better than we anticipated based upon what we saw in Afghanistan withdrawal, in the Aukus rollout, the rollout of the deal to sell nuclear submarines to the Australians but they've learned from their mistakes. The contributing writer Dhruv Khullar examines which strategies worked to control the virus, and talks with the C.D.C.'s director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, about the problem of misinformation. David Remnick: Finally, you've been very quick to give credit where credit's due to the Biden administration for reading out its intelligence about the coming invasion, for sanctions, and for a mature response to what's happening. 2023 Cond Nast. This is the third installment. Which seems at least from this distance singularly stupid. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.00:00 - Introduction03:10 - Do all human beings crave power?11:29 - Russian people and authoritarian power15:06 - Putin and the Russian people23:23 - Corruption in Russia31:30 - Russia's future41:07 - Individuals and institutions44:42 - Stalin's rise to power1:05:20 - What is the ideal political system?1:21:10 - Questions for Putin1:29:41 - Questions for Stalin1:33:25 - Will there always be evil in the world? He taught at Princeton for more than 30 years, and is the author of nine works of history, including the first two volumes of his biography of Joseph Stalin, Paradoxes of Power, 1878 to 1928 and Waiting for Hitler, 1929 to 1941. 54 min A history lesson with Stephen Kotkin Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt Politics James and Al are joined by foreign affairs and Russian expert Stephen Kotkin for a deep dive into the history of the Soviet Union, how Putin is running the country in its aftermath, and the current state of the war in Ukraine. The problem with their argument is that it assumes that had NATO not expanded, Russia wouldn't be exactly the same or very likely close to what it is today. For the macroeconomic stability, for the economic growth, you need decent relations with the West. | AI Podcast Clips - YouTube 0:00 / 16:12 Stephen Kotkin: What is the Best Political System? On this episode of Free Expression, Wall Street Journal Editor-at-Large Gerry Baker speaks with one of the world's pre-eminent historians of Russia, Stephen Kotkin, about the autocratic. What if anything have they gotten wrong in this? Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices, 5 More Questions For Stephen Kotkin: Ukraine Edition. Latest 8 Feb 2023 | Updated Daily. New York Public Radio transcripts are created on a rush deadline, often by contractors. Recorded on January 14, 2022. Download it (App Store, Google Play), use code "LexPodcast". He is the author of nine works of history, including . The authoritative record of New York Public Radios programming is the audio record. Understanding the psyche of Russia and the Russians has bewildered Westerners for generations; foremost expert Stephen Kotkin gives some penetrating insights into how to do it. On this week's episode of my podcast, I Have to Ask, I spoke with Stephen Kotkin, a historian of Russia and the Soviet Union who has just published the massive second volume of his Joseph Stalin . Professor Stephen Kotkin continued his multi-volume biography of Joseph Stalin, with a focus on Stalin's leadership of the Soviet Union in the years leading up to World War II. Kotkin has published two volumes of a projected three-part biography of Stalin, and his works on the dissolution of the Soviet Union and its aftermath are without peer in their precision and. Its problem has always been not that sense of self, not that sense of identity, but the fact that it's in a struggle to live up to this aspiration that it has for itself, which it can't because the west has always been more powerful. Viktor Yanukovych is still in Russia. A historian envisions a settlement among Russia, Ukraine, and the West. Does he think he knows better than everybody else? We have corrective mechanisms, we have a political system that punishes mistakes. They can't feed their people, they can't provide security for their people. In trying to match the West or at least manage the differential between Russia and the West, they resort to coercion. . Stephen Kotkin is a historian specializing in Stalin and Soviet history. Episode Links:Stalin (book, vol 1): https://amzn.to/2FjdLF2Stalin (book, vol 2): https://amzn.to/2tqyjc3Here's the outline of the episode. He has written many books on Stalin and the Soviet Union including the first 2 of a 3 volume work on Stalin, and he is currently working on volume 3. David Remnick: Stephen Kotkin is a professor of History and International Affairs at Princeton University. If they can force all opposition into exile or prison, they can survive no matter how incompetent, no matter how corrupt, no matter how terrible they are. Viktor Yanukovych was the duly elected president in 2010 in free and fair elections, who was unbelievably corrupt, was chased out of power by protests and he fled to Russia. It is a non-partisan center whose primary focus is on the uses of history by national security leaders and scholars. The financial sanctions are very impressive but they'll take a while to affect the calculus of those people around Putin and Putin himself. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Then Alexander I victory over Napoleon, and then of course Stalin's victory over Adolf Hitler. He is currently a professor in history and international affairs at Princeton University and a fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. It turned out that the television president Zelensky who had a 25% approval rating before the war, which was fully deserved because he couldn't govern, now he has a 91% approval rating. Stephen Kotkin: Here's How Ukraine Could Defeat Russia on the Battlefield The Ukrainian resistance to Russian aggression was one of the greatest gifts the West has ever received. Ever seen a snail go on a skating rampage? Why would they care about Ukraine? the Ricochet Audio Network offers over 50 original podcasts with new . That is what we're seeing in Kharkiv, weve seen it in other parts of Ukraine, and to my mind, it's only just begun potentially. Report Video. He has been a journalist for more than 30 years, writing and broadcasting for some of the worlds most famous news organizations, including his tenure at The Financial Times, The Times of London, and The BBC. Podcasts about Stephen Kotkin Follow Stephen Kotkin. #289 - Stephen Kotkin: Putin, Zelenskyy, and War in Ukraine - 25 may 2022 Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Nuclear Weapons and American Renewal. That seems highly likely. It had militarism. Would you think I'm wrong? 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