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Episode 109: This week we’re continuing Russia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 - 1928 by S. A. Smith [Part 1] Introduction [Part 2-5] 1. Roots of Revolution, 1880s–1905 [Part 6-8] 2. From Reform to War, 1906-1917 [Part 9-12] 3. From February to October 1917 [Part 13 - 17] 4. Civil War and Bolshevik Power [Part 18 - 20] 5. War Communism Mobilising Industry The Food Dictatorship War Communism...

Episode 108: This week we’re continuing Russia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 - 1928 by S. A. Smith [Part 1] Introduction [Part 2-5] 1. Roots of Revolution, 1880s–1905 [Part 6-8] 2. From Reform to War, 1906-1917 [Part 9-12] 3. From February to October 1917 [Part 13 - 17] 4. Civil War and Bolshevik Power [Part 18 - 19] 5. War Communism Mobilising Industry The Food Dictatorship War Communism...

Episode 107: This week we’re continuing Russia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 - 1928 by S. A. Smith [Part 1] Introduction [Part 2-5] 1. Roots of Revolution, 1880s–1905 [Part 6-8] 2. From Reform to War, 1906-1917 [Part 9-12] 3. From February to October 1917 [Part 13 - 17] 4. Civil War and Bolshevik Power [Part 18] 5. War Communism Mobilising Industry [Part 19 - This Week] 5. War Communism T...

Episode 106: This week we’re continuing Russia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 - 1928 by S. A. Smith [Part 1] Introduction [Part 2-5] 1. Roots of Revolution, 1880s–1905 [Part 6-8] 2. From Reform to War, 1906-1917 [Part 9-12] 3. From February to October 1917 [Part 13 - 17] 4. Civil War and Bolshevik Power [Part 18 - This Week] 5. War Communism - 0:21 Mobilising Industry - 6:39 [Part 19 - 21?...

Episode 105: This week we’re continuing Russia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 - 1928 by S. A. Smith [Part 1] Introduction [Part 2-5] 1. Roots of Revolution, 1880s–1905 [Part 6-8] 2. From Reform to War, 1906-1917 [Part 9-12] 3. From February to October 1917 [Part 13 - 16] 4. Civil War and Bolshevik Power The Expansion of Soviets National Self-Determination and the Reconstitution of Empire V...

Episode 104: This week we’re continuing Russia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 - 1928 by S. A. Smith [Part 1] Introduction [Part 2-5] 1. Roots of Revolution, 1880s–1905 [Part 6-8] 2. From Reform to War, 1906-1917 [Part 9-12] 3. From February to October 1917 [Part 13 - 15] 4. Civil War and Bolshevik Power The Expansion of Soviets National Self-Determination and the Reconstitution of Empire [...

Episode 103: This week we’re continuing Russia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 - 1928 by S. A. Smith [Part 1] Introduction [Part 2-5] 1. Roots of Revolution, 1880s–1905 [Part 6-8] 2. From Reform to War, 1906-1917 [Part 9-12] 3. From February to October 1917 [Part 13 - 14] 4. Civil War and Bolshevik Power The Expansion of Soviets [Part 15 - This Week] 4. Civil War and Bolshevik Power Nationa...

Episode 102: This week we’re continuing Russia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 - 1928 by S. A. Smith [Part 1] Introduction [Part 2-5] 1. Roots of Revolution, 1880s–1905 [Part 6-8] 2. From Reform to War, 1906-1917 [Part 9-12] 3. From February to October 1917 [Part 13] 4. Civil War and Bolshevik Power The Expansion of Soviets [Part 14 - This Week] 4. Civil War and Bolshevik Power Civil War -...

Episode 101: This week we’re continuing Russia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 - 1928 by S. A. Smith [Part 1] Introduction [Part 2-5] 1. Roots of Revolution, 1880s–1905 [Part 6-8] 2. From Reform to War, 1906-1917 [Part 9-12] 3. From February to October 1917 [Part 13 - This Week] 4. Civil War and Bolshevik Power - 0:21 The Expansion of Soviets - 18:11 [Part 14 - 16?] 4. Civil War and Bolshev...

Episode 100: This week we’re continuing Russia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 - 1928 by S. A. Smith [Part 1] Introduction [Part 2-5] 1. Roots of Revolution, 1880s–1905 [Part 6-8] 2. From Reform to War, 1906-1917 [Part 9-11] 3. From February to October 1917 Dual Power Lenin and the Bolsheviks The Aspirations of Soldiers and Workers The Provisional Government in Crisis Revolution in the Vill...

Episode 99: This week we’re continuing Russia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 - 1928 by S. A. Smith [Part 1] Introduction [Part 2-5] 1. Roots of Revolution, 1880s–1905 [Part 6-8] 2. From Reform to War, 1906-1917 [Part 9-10] 3. From February to October 1917 Dual Power Lenin and the Bolsheviks The Aspirations of Soldiers and Workers The Provisional Government in Crisis [Part 11 - This Week] R...

Episode 98: This week we’re continuing Russia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 - 1928 by S. A. Smith [Part 1] Introduction [Part 2-5] 1. Roots of Revolution, 1880s–1905 [Part 6-8] 2. From Reform to War, 1906-1917 [Part 9] 3. From February to October 1917 Dual Power [Part 10 - This Week] Lenin and the Bolsheviks - 0:31 The Aspirations of Soldiers and Workers - 13:31 The Provisional Government...

Episode 97: This week we’re continuing Russia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 - 1928 by S. A. Smith [Part 1] Introduction [Part 2-5] 1. Roots of Revolution, 1880s–1905 [Part 6-8] 2. From Reform to War, 1906-1917 [Part 9 - This Week] 3. From February to October 1917 - 0:30 Dual Power - 8:48 [Part 9 - 11?] 3. From February to October 1917 [Part 12 - 15?] 4. Civil War and Bolshevik Power [Part...

Episode 96: This week we’re continuing Russia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 - 1928 by S. A. Smith [Part 1] Introduction [Part 2-5] 1. Roots of Revolution, 1880s–1905 [Part 6-7] 2. From Reform to War, 1906-1917 Prospects for Reform On the Eve of War First World War [Part 8 - This Week] 2. From Reform to War, 1906–1917 Politics and the Economy - 0:40 [Part 9 - 11?] 3. From February to Octob...

Episode 95: This week we’re continuing Russia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 - 1928 by S. A. Smith [Part 1] Introduction [Part 2-5] 1. Roots of Revolution, 1880s–1905 [Part 6] 2. From Reform to War, 1906-1917 Prospects for Reform [Part 7 - This Week] 2. From Reform to War, 1906–1917 On the Eve of War - 0:32 First World War - 12:47 [Part 8] 2. From Reform to War, 1906–1917 [Part 9 - 11?] 3....

Episode 94: This week we’re continuing Russia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 - 1928 by S. A. Smith [Part 1] Introduction [Part 2-5] 1. Roots of Revolution, 1880s–1905 [Part 6 - This Week] 2. From Reform to War, 1906-1917 - 0:22 Prospects for Reform - 07:36 [Part 7 - 8?] 2. From Reform to War, 1906–1917 [Part 9 - 11?] 3. From February to October 1917 [Part 12 - 15?] 4. Civil War and Bolshev...

Episode 93: This week we’re continuing Russia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 - 1928 by S. A. Smith [Part 1] Introduction [Part 2-4] 1. Roots of Revolution, 1880s–1905 Autocracy and Orthodoxy Popular Religion Agriculture and Peasantry Industrial Capitalism [Part 5 - This Week] 1. Roots of Revolution, 1880s–1905 Political Challenges to the Old Order - 0:28 The 1905 Revolution - 17:43 [Part 6...

Episode 92: This week we’re continuing Russia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 - 1928 by S. A. Smith [Part 1] Introduction [Part 2-3] 1. Roots of Revolution, 1880s–1905 Autocracy and Orthodoxy Popular Religion Agriculture and Peasantry [Part 4 - This Week] 1. Roots of Revolution, 1880s–1905 Industrial Capitalism - 0:41 [Part 5] 1. Roots of Revolution, 1880s–1905 [Part 6 - 8?] 2. From Reform...

Episode 91: This week we’re continuing Russia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 - 1928 by S. A. Smith [Part 1] Introduction [Part 2] 1. Roots of Revolution, 1880s–1905 Autocracy and Orthodoxy Popular Religion [Part 3 - This Week] 1. Roots of Revolution, 1880s–1905 Agriculture and Peasantry - 00:25 [Part 4 - 5?] 1. Roots of Revolution, 1880s–1905 [Part 6 - 8?] 2. From Reform to War, 1906–1917...

Episode 90: This week we’re continuing Russia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 - 1928 by S. A. Smith [Part 1] Introduction [Part 2 - This Week] 1. Roots of Revolution, 1880s–1905 - 00:38 Autocracy and Orthodoxy - 21:23 Popular Religion - 33:17 [Part 3 - 4?] 1. Roots of Revolution, 1880s–1905 [Part 5 - 7?] 2. From Reform to War, 1906–1917 [Part 8 - 10?] 3. From February to October 1917 [Part...

Episode 89: This week we’re starting Russia in Revolution An Empire in Crisis 1890 - 1928 by S. A. Smith [Part 1 - This Week] Introduction - 1:01 [Part 2 - 4?] 1. Roots of Revolution, 1880s–1905 [Part 5 - 7?] 2. From Reform to War, 1906–1917 [Part 8 - 10?] 3. From February to October 1917 [Part 11 - 14?] 4. Civil War and Bolshevik Power [Part 15 - 17?] 5. War Communism [Part 18 - 20?] 6. The New E...

Episode 87: This week we’re finishing On Practice and Contradiction by Mao Zedong The two halves of the book are available online here: https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volume-1/mswv1_16.htm https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volume-1/mswv1_17.htm The previous episode that already covered chapter 2 of this book can be found here: https://www....

Episode 87: This week we’re continuing with On Practice and Contradiction by Mao Zedong The two halves of the book are available online here: https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volume-1/mswv1_16.htm https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volume-1/mswv1_17.htm The previous episode that already covered chapter 2 of this book can be found here: https:...

Episode 86: This week we’re continuing with On Practice and Contradiction by Mao Zedong The two halves of the book are available online here: https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volume-1/mswv1_16.htm https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volume-1/mswv1_17.htm The previous episode that already covered chapter 2 of this book can be found here: https:...

Episode 85: This week we’re continuing with On Practice and Contradiction by Mao Zedong The two halves of the book are available online here: https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volume-1/mswv1_16.htm https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/mao/selected-works/volume-1/mswv1_17.htm The previous episode that already covered chapter 2 of this book can be found here: https:...