Vejas Liulevicius is a historian specializing in Germany and Eastern Europe, who has lectured extensively on Marxism and the rise, the reign, and the fall of Communism.
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OUTLINE:
(00:00) - Introduction
(08:48) - Marxism
(36:33) - Anarchism
(51:30) - The Communist Manifesto
(1:00:29) - Communism in the Soviet Union
(1:20:23) - Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin
(1:30:11) - Stalin
(1:37:26) - Holodomor
(1:51:16) - The Great Terror
(2:04:17) - Totalitarianism
(2:15:19) - Response to Darryl Cooper
(2:30:27) - Nazis vs Communists in Germany
(2:36:50) - Mao
(2:41:57) - Great Leap Forward
(2:48:58) - China after Mao
(2:54:30) - North Korea
(2:58:34) - Communism in US
(3:06:04) - Russia after Soviet Union
(3:17:35) - Advice for Lex
(3:25:17) - Book recommendations
(3:28:16) - Advice for young people
(3:35:08) - Hope

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Vejas Liulevicius is a historian specializing in Germany and Eastern Europe, who has lectured extensively on Marxism and the rise, the reign, and the fall of Communism. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.

Vejas Liulevicius is a historian specializing in Germany and Eastern Europe, who has lectured extensively on Marxism and the rise, the reign, and the fall of Communism. 
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EPISODE LINKS: 
Vejas's Courses: https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/vejas-gabriel-liulevicius 
Vejas's Books: https://amzn.to/4e3R1rz 
Vejas's Audible: https://adbl.co/4esRrHt 
 
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OUTLINE: 
(00:00) - Introduction 
(08:48) - Marxism 
(36:33) - Anarchism 
(51:30) - The Communist Manifesto 
(1:00:29) - Communism in the Soviet Union 
(1:20:23) - Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin 
(1:30:11) - Stalin 
(1:37:26) - Holodomor 
(1:51:16) - The Great Terror 
(2:04:17) - Totalitarianism 
(2:15:19) - Response to Darryl Cooper 
(2:30:27) - Nazis vs Communists in Germany 
(2:36:50) - Mao 
(2:41:57) - Great Leap Forward 
(2:48:58) - China after Mao 
(2:54:30) - North Korea 
(2:58:34) - Communism in US 
(3:06:04) - Russia after Soviet Union 
(3:17:35) - Advice for Lex 
(3:25:17) - Book recommendations 
(3:28:16) - Advice for young people 
(3:35:08) - Hope 
 
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#444 – Vejas Liulevicius: Communism, Marxism, Nazism, Stalin, Mao, and Hitler