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Cette semaine, à Histoire de passer le temps, Gabrielle Pomerleau nous présente les appartements Borgia, joyaux du Vatican décorés par Pinturicchio d'après les instructions du pape Alexandre VI. Catherine Thibeault revient quant à elle sur la vie du tsar de Russie Alexandre II. Bien que surnommé le « tsar libérateur », ses actions ne seront pas suffisamment libérales pour lui éviter un destin tragique. Finalement, Claudèle Richard nous présente Lavrenti Beria. Numéro deux du gouvernement post-stalinien pendant cent jours, il connut lui aussi un destin tragique après avoir tenté de réformer l'URSS.

Darrell Castle talks about the conviction of Donald Trump on 34 felony counts in New York last week in America's first Stalinist show-trial designed to be an example of what could happen if you challenge the prevailing ideology of our new post rule of law, post bill of rights, nation. Transcription / Notes CHALLENGING THE POWERS THAT BE Hello, this is Darrell Castle with today's Castle Report. This is Friday, the 7th day of June in the year of our Lord 2024. I will be talking about the conviction of Donald Trump on 34 felony counts in New York City last week. This was America's first Stalinist show trial designed to be an example of what could happen to normal people if they challenge the prevailing ideology of our new post rule of law, post bill of rights, nation. Before I get into the conviction, I will remind you once again that yesterday, the 6th of June was the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings on the coast of France. Hundreds of thousands of young men were sent ashore in Normandy to confront the Nazi army that enslaved Europe. Thousands of them died that day but they all knew that death was a real possibility for them and yet they went anyway. When I see the thousands of crosses in the Normandy cemeteries today my first thought is what a terrible waste. What private at Omaha Beach or Lieutenant on Utah would have become a great doctor, but now many thousands have been deprived of his care. What Canadian sergeant would have become prime minister of Canada thus sparing us the horrible Pierre Trudeau and his much worse son Justin. These are all things that we can't know because they are all dead, but there is one thing of which I am certain and that is that the nation is no longer worthy of them because they fought to preserve something that has been squandered as you will hear in this report. In my analysis of Trump's conviction, I looked around for some quote, and some example with which I could illustrate what happened and reveal the depths to which we have sunk as a people. The best quote is from the chief of Stalin's secret police Lavrenti Beria. “Show me the man, Ill show you the crime.” Professor Alan Dershowitz said that Judge Merchan took Stalin one step further because a day after the ruling and verdict he still didn't know what the crime was. The prosecution didn't bother or was unable to define the alleged crime that Trump allegedly committed. That didn't matter because the judge told the jury in his instructions that they didn't have to agree or even know what the crimes were as long as they had a belief that criminal acts were committed. This was, therefore, one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in U.S. history. So, what was the crime of which he was supposedly guilty? We still don't know exactly what the jury decided because apparently even they didn't know what the crime was. A biased judge who refused to recuse himself apparently because he was hand selected for the purpose of a conviction. A biased jury and a biased prosecutor who ran for office on the promise of finding a crime to prosecute Trump for. The prosecutor and the system tried to follow Chief Beria's statement but try as it did no crime could be found so they just made one up or invented one. This is a stain on the system of law and justice in America and it makes it difficult to ever respect such a system again. If this verdict holds then be afraid because this is no longer America but instead it has morphed into a Stalinist system of terror from above. If we are to have hope for this country, for our system of individual rights, this decision must be overturned without a lot of delay and bureaucratic wrangling. There used to be a sacrosanct system of standards and everyone knew that the integrity of the system for all of us was more important than the evidence or lack of it against any one criminal defendant. First, there had to be a victim, a step missing from Trump's trial.

Imagine a state apparatus of terror; they monitor citizens, they kidnap people in the middle of the night, they torture people to extract false confessions. Now imagine that same state apparatus of terror is run by a murderous pedophile. That was the Soviet people's reality with appointment of Lavrenti Beria to the dreaded People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs or the NKVD, the Soviet secret police. Please leave us a rating, or a review if you're feeling really generous. Follow Secret Police! Twitter @hush_popo Instagram @secretpolicepodcast Sources Beria - The NKVD & Death of Stalin Documentary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0bnt7hYmDY&list=PLVtoTh3hF-hwiZixdKcerUzA777jS27Ml&index=3&t=1927s  Lavrenti Beria Biography https://spartacus-educational.com/RUSberia.htm Richard Sorge. https://spartacus-educational.com/GERsorge.htm On Stalin's Secret Service - Richard Sorge - WW2 Biography Special. World War Two. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn9NyRfbSOo&ab_channel=WorldWarTwo  Stalin and Trotsky rivalry https://www.rbth.com/history/333272-how-stalin-and-trotsky-fought Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar by Simon Sebag Montefiore. Russia: The Wild East by Martin Sixsmith and the BBC.  Flowers in Russia: What You Need to Know by Matt Shannon. 2021. https://expatriant.com/flowers-in-russia/   The Finnish Language. LangFocus. 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-uWYvlyeBc&list=PLVtoTh3hF-hwiZixdKcerUzA777jS27Ml&index=5&t=316s  Winter War - Soviet Finnish 1939-1940 War - FULL 3d DOCUMENTARY. Kings and Generals. 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Uk5bY22RSE&t=2448s  US Census. Quick Facts. https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045221 The investigation of the dead or lost Finnish stages of Stalin's persecution will continue – SKS also finds out what traces of persecution left on the victims' descendants. Pekka Torvinen. https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000007766248.html China and International Law -- The Boundary Disputes by Byron N. Tzou. 1990. The end of "Millionka": the liquidation of Chinatown in Vladivostok (1936). Russia and the Pacific (in Russian). Vladivostok: Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnography of the Peoples of the Far East of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (4): 24–31. A Historical Investigation of the Soviet Union's Handling of the Chinese Issue in the Far East (1937-1938)]. Modern Chinese History Studies (in Simplified Chinese). Beijing: Institute of Modern History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (2): 41. Khisamutdinov, Amir Aleksandrovich (2018). "Millionka": a culture that grew up in the backyard. The Origins of Soviet Ethnic Cleansing by Martin Terry. 1998. Journal of Modern History.  L'Affaire Lyushkov: Anatomy of a Defector by Alvin D Coox. 1968. Why didn't the Allies declare war on the USSR when they invaded Poland? Knowledgia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBd60UsL9u0&ab_channel=Knowledgia The NKVD: from Pen-Pushers to Communist Hit Squads - WW2 Special. World War Two. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HwKl8VUZHA&t=507s&ab_channel=WorldWarTwo  State Committee of Defence Decree. Concerning the security measures in rear areas and communications of the Red Army in East Prussia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Romania. December 1944. https://weaponsandwarfare.com/2015/12/10/soviet-nkvd-iv/  Sonja Schmid. Producing Power: The Pre-Chernobyl History of the Soviet Nuclear Industry. 2015.  The Atomic Bomb, Russia and Spies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nOrMZCThNg&t=136s&ab_channel=JohnKerruish    Harry S Truman Library Bombing of Hiroshima Newsreel from the AP Music Scorching Action by Jon Presstone Tension in the Dark by Jon Presstone Gnosienne by Eric Satie performed by Neil Cross and Raighes Factory It's Beginning to Look A lot Like Christmas by Perry Como (a parody) Mozart K.488 Piano Concerto #23 in A 2nd mov. Adagio Cinematic Ambient Orchestral Drama Trailer by MEDIA MUSIC GROUP Electra to the Baltic Sea by Giuseppe Rizzo Dramatic Investigation by Jon Presstone Sad Smooth Piano Jazz Background Music by Volodymyr Piddubnyk Eye Of The Storm (Feat. Cicely Parnas) - Instrumental Version Humans Win Kalahari Wind by Humans Win Sneaky Snitch by Kevin MacLeod Giant Wyrm by Kevin MacLeod Selected clips from The Death of Stalin (2017)

En 1922, el nacimiento de un niño en Nueva York cambiará la historia del mundo un siglo después.Los servicios de inteligencia soviéticos diseñan para ese bebé el más audaz plan de espionaje jamás imaginado. Unos años más tarde, Lavrenti Beria, el sanguinario jefe de la policía bolchevique, presentará ese plan a Stalin, que se apropiará del operativo y lo convertirá en una misión personal y extremadamente secreta, advirtiendo a su ejecutor de algo muy importante: no se le puede escapar de las manos. Será la Operación Kazán.Ese es el planteamiento de la novela que nos presenta Vicente Vallés, presentador de Antena 3 Televisión.Sin ellos, no habría sido posible que Shakespeare llegara a nosotros. O Stendhal. No habría sido posible leer Guerra y paz. O Madame Bovary. Salvo que supiéramos ruso o francés, claro... Son los traductores, esos nombres que se ocultan detrás de las grandes historias, los grandes personajes, que siempre nos han acompañado.Y a este oficio, a veces ingrato, ha dedicado un ensayo Nuria Barrios. Se titula La impostora, y lo ha publicado Páginas de Espuma. Y está muy bien elegido ese título, porque Nuria cuenta cómo, siendo escritora, ha sido mirada con desdén, con un poco de distancia, por aquellos que son traductores, y solo traductores. Porque este oficio, parece, erróneamente, que es solo cosa de hombres.En la sección de Audiolibros, abrimos las páginas de La isla del tesoro, la novela inmortal de Stevenson. Vamos a volver a vivir la aventura de Jim Hawkins, ese niño cuya vida cambia cuando llega a la posada de su padre un hombre, con la cara marcada por un sablazo. Un hombre que lleva un cofre. Y dentro del cofre hay un extraño mapa. A partir de ahí, ya sabéis, todos hemos querido hacer el mismo viaje que Jim, en busca del tesoro del temible capitán Flint.

Como surgiu e se consolidou a Alemanha Oriental? Era a República Democrática da Alemanha, de fato, um país socialista? Qual o caráter e o tipo de Estado ali implantado? Quais as principais crises políticas, as dores do parto e crescimento, que marcaram os primeiros anos dessa jovem república? Na primeira parte do episódio que inaugura a 3ª temporada do Podcast da Esquerda Marxista, André Mainardi apresenta um apanhado dos primeiros anos dessa república, surgida dos territórios alemães ocupados pelas forças soviéticas após a Segunda Guerra Mundial. A partir de seu surgimento em 1949, o camarada faz um raio-x no modelo de Estado burocrático ali implantado, o diferenciando do Estado operário genuíno, proposto por Karl Marx e Vladimir Ilitch Lênin. A transmissão ainda traz uma análise sobre a revolta popular de 16 de junho de 1953, esmagada pelo Exército Vermelho e as forças de segurança locais, comandadas por Lavrenti Beria, chefe da polícia secreta de Stalin, que marcou o início da escalada nas tensões entre os Estados Unidos e a União Soviética levando a Crise de Berlim em 1961. O limite dessa crise forçou a burocracia, comandada por Walter Ulbricht a fortificar as fronteiras e construir o famigerado muro entre as duas Alemanhas. Ouça também os episódios: #31 – As relações entre Stalin e o Exército Vermelho #27 – A verdadeira história do Outubro Vermelho #18 – Por que Stalin mandou matar Trotsky? Adquira na Livraria Marxista: Vladimir Ilitch Lênin - O Estado e a Revolução Leon Trotsky - Minha Vida Leia mais: Segunda Guerra Mundial: da guerra à revolução Os estados operários depois da Segunda Guerra Mundial Marxismo, stalinismo e a burguesia ------------------------------------------------------------- EXPEDIENTE: Locução, técnica, produção musical, gravação e edição de áudio: André Mainardi. Comissão do Podcast (Comitê Editorial da Esquerda Marxista): André Mainardi, Evandro Colzani, Flávia Antunes, Mateus Tavares, Edegardo de Freitas e Levy Sant'Anna. Trilha Sonora: Abertura: Ernst Busch - Der heimliche Aufmarsch Günther Fischer Quintett - Kombination - 1978

875. saates räägime Lavrenti Beria arreteerimisest ja mahalaskmisest ning seda sündmust kajastavatest erinevatest versioonidest.

875. saates räägime Lavrenti Beria arreteerimisest ja mahalaskmisest ning seda sündmust kajastavatest erinevatest versioonidest.

875. saates räägime Lavrenti Beria arreteerimisest ja mahalaskmisest ning seda sündmust kajastavatest erinevatest versioonidest.

875. saates räägime Lavrenti Beria arreteerimisest ja mahalaskmisest ning seda sündmust kajastavatest erinevatest versioonidest.

Räägime Lavrenti Beria tegevusest Stalini surmast alates kuni tema arreteerimiseni juunis 1953. aastal ning otsustest, mis võeti vastu sisepoliitika, majanduse ja liiduvabariikide küsimuses.

Räägime Lavrenti Beria tegevusest Stalini surmast alates kuni tema arreteerimiseni juunis 1953. aastal ning otsustest, mis võeti vastu sisepoliitika, majanduse ja liiduvabariikide küsimuses.

Räägime Lavrenti Beria tegevusest Stalini surmast alates kuni tema arreteerimiseni juunis 1953. aastal ning otsustest, mis võeti vastu sisepoliitika, majanduse ja liiduvabariikide küsimuses.

Räägime Lavrenti Beria tegevusest Stalini surmast alates kuni tema arreteerimiseni juunis 1953. aastal ning otsustest, mis võeti vastu sisepoliitika, majanduse ja liiduvabariikide küsimuses.

Juttu tuleb Lavrenti Beria tegevusest sõjajärgsetel aastatel ning 1951. aasta novembris alguse saanud "Mingreli" protsessist.

Juttu tuleb Lavrenti Beria tegevusest sõjajärgsetel aastatel ning 1951. aasta novembris alguse saanud "Mingreli" protsessist.

Juttu tuleb Lavrenti Beria tegevusest sõjajärgsetel aastatel ning 1951. aasta novembris alguse saanud "Mingreli" protsessist.

Juttu tuleb Lavrenti Beria tegevusest sõjajärgsetel aastatel ning 1951. aasta novembris alguse saanud "Mingreli" protsessist.

Kõneleme neljakümnendatel aastatel toimunud rahvaste massilisest deporteerimisest ja Lavrenti Beria rollist selle operatsiooni läbi viimisel.

Kõneleme neljakümnendatel aastatel toimunud rahvaste massilisest deporteerimisest ja Lavrenti Beria rollist selle operatsiooni läbi viimisel.

Kõneleme neljakümnendatel aastatel toimunud rahvaste massilisest deporteerimisest ja Lavrenti Beria rollist selle operatsiooni läbi viimisel.

Kõneleme neljakümnendatel aastatel toimunud rahvaste massilisest deporteerimisest ja Lavrenti Beria rollist selle operatsiooni läbi viimisel.

Räägime Lavrenti Beria tegevusest II maailmasõja esimestel päevadel ning nendest ettepanekutest Hitlerile, millega Stalin lootis peatada Saksamaa kallaletungi NSV Liidule.

Räägime Lavrenti Beria tegevusest II maailmasõja esimestel päevadel ning nendest ettepanekutest Hitlerile, millega Stalin lootis peatada Saksamaa kallaletungi NSV Liidule.

Räägime Lavrenti Beria tegevusest II maailmasõja esimestel päevadel ning nendest ettepanekutest Hitlerile, millega Stalin lootis peatada Saksamaa kallaletungi NSV Liidule.

Räägime Lavrenti Beria tegevusest II maailmasõja esimestel päevadel ning nendest ettepanekutest Hitlerile, millega Stalin lootis peatada Saksamaa kallaletungi NSV Liidule.

Stevie hosts the full gang in spoiling the 2017 (2018 in the US) historical comedy The Death of Stalin! When tyrannical dictator Joseph Stalin dies in 1953, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. Among the contenders are the dweebish Georgy Malenkov, the wily Nikita Khrushchev and Lavrenti Beria -- the sadistic secret police chief. As they bumble, brawl and back-stab their way to the top, the question remains -- just who is running the government?

Au sommaire de ce troisième épisode : [0:02:30] Interview société de Déborah sur le féminisme [0:49:00] Chronique science d’Alex sur l’intelligence artificielle [1:02:00] Quizz Société d’Adrien sur la politique française [1:18:00] Chronique Histoire de David sur Lavrenti Beria [1:41:00] Quelques feedbacks sur l’émission précédente [1:42:00] Nos rapides coup de coeurs Liens et références : Chronique d’Alex sur l’intelligence artificielle - la version écrite https://agecritique.fr/recompenser-punir-entrainer-une-machine-cest-quoi/ Interview sur le féminisme de Déborah - Les courants du féminisme - RGF-CN : http://www.rgfcn.org/que-faisons-nous/courants-feminisme/les-courants-du-feminisme - Les courants de pensée féministe par le Centre de documentation sur l'éducation des adultes et la condition féminine: http://bv.cdeacf.ca/bvdoc.php?no=84258&col=CF&format=htm&ver=old - Devenir lesbienne par conviction : "Quand je suis en couple avec un mec, je me dissous" par Alice Maruani : https://www.nouvelobs.com/rue89/nos-vies-intimes/20171025.OBS6484/devenir-lesbienne-par-conviction-quand-je-suis-en-couple-avec-un-mec-je-me-dissous.html Chronique sur Lavrenti Beria de David - les notes de David https://agecritique.fr/lavrenti-beria/ - https://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/2000/02/MARIE/2141 - Lettre de Beria à Staline sur le massacre de Katyn : https://www.cairn.info/resume.php?ID_ARTICLE=COMM_130_0498&contenu=article - Beria : Le Janus du Kremlin de Françoise Thom : https://www.editionsducerf.fr/librairie/livre/2869/beria-le-janus-du-kremlin - Beria: Le bourreau politique de Staline de Jean-Jacques Marie : https://www.tallandier.com/livre/beria/ Nos coups de coeurs/gueule : Déborah : le manga Innocent de Shin'ichi Sakamoto https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innocent_(manga) Adrien : la série killing Eve de Phoebe Waller-Bridge https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_Eve Vous pouvez retrouver Age Critique sur notre site web www.agecritique.fr surlequel vous pouvez entre autre retrouver nos dossiers écrits et les notes d’émission. Vous pouvez aussi nous suivre sur les réseaux sociaux : Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/agecritique Twitter @agecritique Discord https://discord.gg/Fmt4rMS N’oubliez pas de nous laisser des commentaires c’est ce qui fait vivre le podcast et nous motive à continuer. Enfin, si vous avez aimé laissez nous cinq étoiles sur iTunes ça aide au référencement et c’est ce qui fait connaître le podcast. Prochain épisode le : mercredi 5 mars 2019 !

At the halfway point of the year in movies, Adam and Josh agree on their two favorite movies, but share some surprising and diverse picks to round out their Top 5 Films of 2018 (So Far). Plus, listeners weigh in with their picks for the best of the year so far, and the new Filmspotting poll gives you just two options for best superhero movie... of all time.  0:00-4:34 - Billboard 5:19-36:33 - Top 5: Films of 2018 (So Far) Chance the Rapper, "Work Out" 37:53-44:47 - Next Week / Notes / New Poll 44:47-1:11:39 - Top 5: Films of 2018 (So Far), cont. 1:11:39-1:13:44 - Close *Correction: Simon Russell Beale plays Lavrenti Beria in "The Death of Stalin" not Nikita Kruschev (who is played by a very good Steve Buscemi). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our first episode of the EXCLUSIVE series 1956 is out now! To give you a taster of what’s to come, this first episode and its follow up are absolutely FREE for all listeners, but episode 3 onwards will require you guys to sign up for the bargain price of just $5 a month to join in the party. By paying $5 a month, you’ll not only secure your place as a valued history friend, you’ll also guarantee that you get the best of WDF, the earliest access and of course, access to future exclusive series like the Age of Bismarck! Above all, you’ll be helping to ensure that I can continue to do this as part of my living, and you’ll be making history thrive in the process.Above all you should notice, as per some previous announcements, that this podcast series is moving to a new address! 1956 will have its own RSS feed and its own home within the WDF podcast group, soon to be joined by many more, as you’ll soon see! This way, 1956 can serve as a constant advertisement for the benefits of becoming a Diplomat, but it also means that we don’t clog up the feed with any 1956 episodes. My OCD senses are pleased, but your history senses should be well pleased too! Remember that all Patrons can even help out further by giving a review in 1956’s new home if you are enjoying the series. Now then, you may be wondering – what does 1956 have to offer? What exactly is in the box?Well, if you want to learn more about what followed after the Korean War – as a story and as a year of significance, 1956 has few equals, and we open our narrative with the event which set up all subsequent events – the death of Josef Stalin on 5th March 1953. As far as deaths of prominent characters go, the death of Stalin from a succession of strokes at the age of 73 sticks out particularly – a man who allowed his paranoia get the better of him, out of fear of his own vulnerability and out of lust for power, died without being the victim of any underhanded scheme. As we’ll see, he also died without naming an official successor, throwing into chaos those men who had stuck around long enough to accumulate some power for themselves.In this episode we’ll meet these figures – the so-called ‘collective leadership’ of the Soviet Union, which included such heavy hitters as Molotov, Malenkov, Lavrenti Beria, Anastas Mikoyan and a sometimes crude, always blunt figure by the name of Nikita Khrushchev. The story of what would come after Stalin is a gripping and fascinating snapshot of life at the top of the Soviet greasy pole. It prepares us for the eventful months which are to come, by investigating exactly what it was that compelled these men to undo some of what Stalin had made, while still holding onto the terrifying edifice which held half of the continent of Europe in rapture. I hope you’ll join me – and a huge thanksss for all your support so far!******************************Sign up to our NEWSLETTER for the latest news and deals! In April and May subscribers get 20% OFF my Thirty Years War book, so don't delay! sign up here: https://mailchi.mp/a0d49eec863c/wdfpodcastWant to grab yourself some quality, stylish head/ear phones and get 15% off? Use the code WDF15 to avail of this special offer and start your listening journey with When Diplomacy Fails like never before! See: https://www.sudio.com/eu/Want to support this podcast in other ways, as we meander through the Korean War? Check out the following links to our social media, shop, website, source materials and Patreon below.History Podcasting Platform:http://www.wdfpodcast.com/history-podcasting-platform/Official shop where you can pick up all manner of podcast-related goodies:

Our first episode of the EXCLUSIVE series 1956 is out now! To give you a taster of what’s to come, this first episode and its follow up are absolutely FREE for all listeners, but episode 3 onwards will require you guys to sign up for the bargain price of just $5 a month to join in the party. By paying $5 a month, you’ll not only secure your place as a valued history friend, you’ll also guarantee that you get the best of WDF, the earliest access and of course, access to future exclusive series like the Age of Bismarck! Above all, you’ll be helping to ensure that I can continue to do this as part of my living, and you’ll be making history thrive in the process.Above all you should notice, as per some previous announcements, that this podcast series is moving to a new address! 1956 will have its own RSS feed and its own home within the WDF podcast group, soon to be joined by many more, as you’ll soon see! This way, 1956 can serve as a constant advertisement for the benefits of becoming a Diplomat, but it also means that we don’t clog up the feed with any 1956 episodes. My OCD senses are pleased, but your history senses should be well pleased too! Remember that all Patrons can even help out further by giving a review in 1956’s new home if you are enjoying the series. Now then, you may be wondering – what does 1956 have to offer? What exactly is in the box?Well, if you want to learn more about what followed after the Korean War – as a story and as a year of significance, 1956 has few equals, and we open our narrative with the event which set up all subsequent events – the death of Josef Stalin on 5th March 1953. As far as deaths of prominent characters go, the death of Stalin from a succession of strokes at the age of 73 sticks out particularly – a man who allowed his paranoia get the better of him, out of fear of his own vulnerability and out of lust for power, died without being the victim of any underhanded scheme. As we’ll see, he also died without naming an official successor, throwing into chaos those men who had stuck around long enough to accumulate some power for themselves.In this episode we’ll meet these figures – the so-called ‘collective leadership’ of the Soviet Union, which included such heavy hitters as Molotov, Malenkov, Lavrenti Beria, Anastas Mikoyan and a sometimes crude, always blunt figure by the name of Nikita Khrushchev. The story of what would come after Stalin is a gripping and fascinating snapshot of life at the top of the Soviet greasy pole. It prepares us for the eventful months which are to come, by investigating exactly what it was that compelled these men to undo some of what Stalin had made, while still holding onto the terrifying edifice which held half of the continent of Europe in rapture. I hope you’ll join me – and a huge thanksss for all your support so far!Remember to head on over to https://www.patreon.com/WhenDiplomacyFails if you want to access all that this incredible story has to offer! By pldging $5 a month to our Patreon page, you can access over 20 hours of content that already sits in the XTRA feed, but you can also prepare yourself for exclusive series to come,1956 right here, and even the Age of Bismarck in the future! I hope you'll think about it - but make sure and listen to this episode here and its sequel first, my lovely history friends! Thankssss! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stalin and his chief henchman Lavrenti Beria poured resources from a devastated USSR into the creation of an atomic bomb from 1945 onwards. The development of the bomb rested on Soviet espionage and the ability of scientists to experiment and work without ideological controls. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/explaininghistory.

Stalin and his chief henchman Lavrenti Beria poured resources from a devastated USSR into the creation of an atomic bomb from 1945 onwards. The development of the bomb rested on Soviet espionage and the ability of scientists to experiment and work without ideological controls. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.