Ep 182: Sean McMeekin on Communism
Sean McMeekin, Professor of European History and Culture at Bard College and author of To Overthrow the World: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Communism, joins the show to talk about Communist approaches to foreign policy and war.
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Show Notes
Sean McMeekin, Professor of European History and Culture at Bard College and author of To Overthrow the World: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Communism, joins the show to talk about Communist approaches to foreign policy and war.
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• 01:35 Introduction
• 02:39 Communism and war
• 11:02 Giving history a shove
• 16:41 Lenin’s vision
• 20:55 A united front
• 25:54 Infiltration
• 28:45 Stalin at the helm
• 34:51 Ups and downs
• 41:10 Driving a wedge
• 43:37 “We resemble them more than they resemble us…”
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