Of course, this isn't the same regime as Stalin. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. A Historian Of The Future: Five More Questions For Stephen Kotkin | Peter Robinson | Hoover Institution. A historian envisions a settlement among Russia, Ukraine, and the West. Feb 14 2023 Historian Stephen Kotkin became the Kleinheinz Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution in 2022. I was honored to appear in four different venues in February. Stephen Kotkin: It's a military-police dictatorship. David Remnick: Such a regime, it seems to me would care above all about wealth, about the highlife about power. The historian Stephen Kotkin puts Vladimir Putins destructive campaign against Ukraine in context, and Campion talks about her Western that isnt really a Western. Share on . 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. 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. On the battlefield, they are not winning this war. Join the #1 community of podcast lovers and never miss a great podcast. David Remnick: Steve Kotkin, I'm very grateful to you. A whole civilization more than just a country. What are its special characteristics and why would those special characteristics lead it to want to invade or why would Putin want to invade Ukraine? All of that turned out to be bunk. That seems highly likely. It had repression. Prior to that, Mr. Baker was Deputy Editor in Chief of The Wall Street Journal from 2009-2013. Of course, there's been tremendous change. 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. Stephen Kotkin. We have corrective mechanisms, we have a political system that punishes mistakes. Mr. Baker is also host of WSJ at Large with Gerry Baker, a weekly news and current affairs interview show on the Fox Business Network, and the weekly WSJ Opinion podcast "Free Expression" where he speaks with some of the world's leading writers, influencers and thinkers about a variety of subjects. What we have today in Russia is not some deviation from a historical pattern. That's why Russia had this fortress, this macroeconomic fortress, these foreign currency reserves, the rainy day fund, reasonable inflation. It's always starving them of the high-tech. | AI Podcast Clips - YouTube 0:00 / 16:12 Stephen Kotkin: What is the Best Political System? It had an autocrat, it had repression, it had militarism, it had suspicion of foreigners in the West. It then has a long period of stagnation where the problem gets worse. 0:08 We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship and deplatforming, all readers to bookmark our main site (https://www.theworthyhouse.com). No one I know understands this history more intimately than Stephen Kotkin. If not him, who else? 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. If you want to understand this crisis and some possible outcomes, dont miss this conversation. Moreover, think about all those Ukrainians who would continue to resist. Podcast Powered . Beginning with the reign of Ivan the Terrible in the 16th century, Russia managed to expand at an average rate of 50 square miles per day for hundreds of years, eventually covering one-sixth of the Earth's landmass.". Its a fascinating conversation that delves deep into one of the countrys brightest minds. He believed, it seems that Ukraine was not a real country. Sarah Rundell November 15, 2022 4) An appearance on Todd Lewis's Praise of Folly podcast. You know it. . Let's not do that again. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. We have strong institutions, we have powerful and free media. 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. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices, 5 More Questions For Stephen Kotkin: Ukraine Edition. Does he get input from others? (00:00) - Introduction(10:17) - Putin and Stalin(21:07) - Putin vs the West(43:59) - Response to Oliver Stone(55:05) - Russian invasion of Ukraine(1:34:33) - Putin's plan for the war(1:42:32) - Henry Kissinger(1:48:26) - Nuclear war(1:59:00) - Parallels to World War II(2:21:45) - China(2:29:54) - World War III(2:37:23) - Navalny(2:41:40) - Meaning of life, All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg. How Russias latest commander in Ukraine could change the war. You can also subscribe for email notifications. Professor Stephen Kotkin. Stephen Kotkin is a professor of history at Princeton and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. The written version of this review can be found here. And as usual, his answers are concise, incisive, and analytic. Does he think he knows better than everybody else? 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, 18781928andWaiting for Hitler, 19291941. He believed what he was likely told or wanted to believe about his own military. 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. . For the macroeconomic stability, for the economic growth, you need decent relations with the West. Which seems at least from this distance singularly stupid. Kotkin is the author of an authoritative biography of Joseph Stalin, two volumes of which have been published; a third is in the making. 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? Programa Lex Fridman Podcast, ep. 34 PODCASTS; 44 EPISODES; 58m AVG DURATION? It's not exactly the same as Stalinism. The Clements Center at the University of Texas at Austin is the premiere institution for the research and teaching of history, strategy, and statecraft. You're going to turn the light switch on in your office? David Remnick: When you talk about the internal dynamics of Russia, historically, it reminds me of a piece that you wrote and was published in foreign affairs six years ago. They ended up with an insurgency against their rule and they ended up with a 10-year war that they lost. #289 - Stephen Kotkin: Putin, Zelenskyy, and War in Ukraine - 25 may 2022 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. Let's think about him. It murdered the Afghan leadership, and it installed a puppet, Babrak Karmal. Stephen Kotkin is a historian specializing in Stalin and Soviet history. Stephen Kotkin: Russia has a lot of weapons that they haven't used yet but there are a couple of factors here. Administrations that perform badly can learn and get better which is not the case in Russia and it's an advantage we can forget. 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. Sign up for our daily newsletter to receive the best stories from The New Yorker. Stephen Kotkin's Stalin: Waiting for Hitler, 1929-1941 is the story of how a political system forged an unparalleled personality and vice versa. The more you corner, the more there's nothing to lose for Putin, the more he can raise the stakes. 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. All the nonsense about how the West is decadent, the West is over, the West is in decline, it's a multipolar world, the rise of China, et cetera. It's certainly not the same as Xi Jinping or the regime in Iran. 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. They're terrible at everything. He was educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford University, where he graduated in 1983 with a 1st Class Honors Degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. 8) Ep174 - Stephen Kotkin. Historian Stephen Kotkin became the Kleinheinz Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution in 2022. 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. What actually is the nature of the regime and the people who are loyal to it and the people who are important in it? Professor Stephen Kotkin. 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. He sits down with Isaac Chotiner to discuss Stalins differences from the autocrats of today, what Stalin and HitShow More, On this episode of Free Expression, Wall Street Journal Editor-at-Large Gerry Baker speaks with one of the worlds pre-eminent historians of Russia, Stephen Kotkin, about the autocratic ambitions behiShow More, When Professor Stephen Kotkin set out to write a biography of Stalin, he faced a series of challenges. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate it 5 stars on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify, or support it on Patreon.This episode is presented by Cash App. A filmmakers journey to the heart of the war. Learn more about your ad choices. This is a Russia we know, and it's not a Russia that arrived yesterday or arrived in the 1990s. Sign up to receive our weekly newsletter of the best New Yorker podcasts. Recorded on January 14, 2022. Otherwise, their war is unfolding well. Instead of getting the strong state that they want to manage the Gulf with the West, they instead get a personalist regime. Stephen Kotkin: Oh, yes. 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. 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. 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. Perhaps first and foremost, people already thought they knew who Stalin was. Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Nuclear Weapons and American Renewal. Kotkin is the author of an authoritative biography of Joseph Stalin, two volumes of which have been published; a third is in the making. They get a dictatorship, which usually becomes a despotism. With plenty of my thoughts on how to avoid the errors made after those earlier regimes were eliminated, which errors allowed members of the former regimes to keep much of their power and privileges. 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: 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. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. This is the thing about authoritarian regimes. The authoritative record of New York Public Radios programming is the audio record. 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. It had suspicion of foreigners and the West. Kotkin describes how and why the Putin regime has evolved toward despotism, and he speculates that the strategic blunders in invading Ukraine likely resulted from the biases of authoritarian rulers like Putin, and the lack of good information available to them. Angela Davis' encounter with her own ancestry has unwittingly exposed the follies of America's reparations debate. Podcasts about Stephen Kotkin Follow Stephen Kotkin. He discusses the Ojibwa tribe and their oral stories, and how his love for folklore has influenced his work. Trending My Feed My Profile Categories. The oppressors can say, "We don't need you. Way before NATO existed in the 19th century, Russia looked like this. 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. They can't feed their people, they can't provide security for their people. Mr. Baker previously served as Editor in Chief of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones from 2013-2018. There are internal processes in Russia that account for where we are today. Podcast Host and Producer Full Bio Subscribe Apple Podcasts Google Play Episode Guests Jill Dougherty Global Fellow, Kennan Institute, Wilson Center Stephen Sestanovich George F. Kennan. I would say that NATO expansion has put us in a better place to deal with this historical pattern in Russia that we're seeing again today. You go on to describe three fleeting moments of remarkable Russian ascendancy during Peter the Great. That works for a time ostensibly, very superficially it works and Russia has a spurred of economic growth and it builds up its military and then, of course, it hits a war. Stephen Kotkin is a professor of history at Princeton and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. With David. The greatest exertion it showed is in economic sanctions which in fact, have proved to be more comprehensive and more powerful than maybe people had anticipated some weeks ago. Stephen Kotkin is a professor of history at Princeton and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. On this episode of Free Expression, Wall Street Journal Editor-at-Large Gerry Baker speaks with one of the worlds pre-eminent historians of Russia, Stephen Kotkin, about the autocratic ambitions behind Vladimir Putins invasion of Ukraine, how the west can do more to resist his aggression and how he has placed China at an inflection point in its rise to global superpower status. Moreover, the largest and most important consideration is that Russia cannot successfully occupy Ukraine. Historian Stephen Kotkin became the Kleinheinz Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution in 2022. In trying to match the West or at least manage the differential between Russia and the West, they resort to coercion. 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. Would he even agree to run Ukraine on behalf of Russia? He is now completing the third and final volume. That's what happens with dictatorships. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. 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. In this episode of Lexman, we talk to Stephen Kotkin about the history of harvesting and the possibility of telepathy. STEPHEN KOTKIN is John P. Birkelund '52 Professor in History and International Affairs at Princeton University. Stephen Kotkin, a professor of history and international affairs at Princeton University, and a research scholar at the Hoover Institution, respectfully disagrees. 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When Professor Stephen Kotkin set out to write a biography of Stalin, he faced a series of challenges. 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. Perhaps first and foremost, people already thought they knew who Stalin was. That seems unlikely. It began like this, "For half a millennium, Russian foreign policy has been characterized by soaring ambitions that have exceeded the country's capabilities. On this episode of Free Expression, Wall Street Journal Editor-at-Large Gerry Baker speaks with one of the worlds pre-eminent historians of Russia, Stephen Kotkin, about the autocratic ambitions behind Vladimir Putins invasion of Ukraine, how the west can do more to resist his aggression and how he has placed China at an inflection point in its rise to global superpower status. It had militarism. You know it in the arts, in music, in literature, in dance, in film, in science. David Remnick: Let's describe Putin and Putinism what kind of regime is it? 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 Kotkin's rational basis for loving the United States. INFREQUENT EPISODES; Feb 4, 2022 LATEST; Produced by The New Yorker 2023 Cond Nast. That it had been modernized to the point where it could organize not a military invasion, but a lightning coup to take Kyiv in one, two, four, five days. Russia is advancing very well. Make sure to include your city, we love to hear where youre from!Get More From This Weeks GuestsStephen Kotkin:Princeton | Hoover Institution | AuthorAdditional Reading On Russia Mentioned By Stephen:Carnegie Endowment In WashingtonMichael Kofman- CNA & TwitterRob Lee- Foreign Policy Institute & TwitterPlease Support This Weeks SponsorsMiracle Brand:For 40% off high quality self-cooling sheets with 3 free towels, go to trymiracle.com and use the promo code: WARROOM, Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt, Politicon: How The Heck Are We Gonna Get Along with Clay Aiken. The historian Stephen Kotkin and the Ukrainian journalist Sevgil Musaieva on a year of disaster, and the hopes for an end. Kotkin writes with verve and imagination and pages of brilliant synopses intersperse the narrative. It had militarism. 2) An appearance on Brian Chau's From the New World podcast (nearly three hours!) 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. The New Yorker may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. The name Angela Davis is a by-word for black radicalism in America. The profound defiance of daily life in Kyiv. 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. Stephen Kotkin: It's not clear that they do. Ad Choices, Never miss a podcast episode again! Stephen Kotkin is a historian specializing in Stalin and Soviet history. "Putin's strategy could be defined as 'I can't have itnobody can have it.' And, sadly, that's where the tragedy is right now," Stephen Kotkin, a fel 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. 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. It's not a response to actions of the West. If you would like to get . Photograph by Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP / Getty, a settlement among Russia, Ukraine, and the West. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. Kotkin is a Professor of History and International Affairs at Princeton University and he's a research scholar at the Hoover Institution at Stanford. We have here, the assumption that it could be a successful version of that, and it wasn't. Do they bring him information he doesn't want to hear? Stephen Kotkin, a professor of history and international affairs at Princeton University, and a research scholar at the Hoover Institution, respectfully disagrees. I would even go farther. 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. They can't educate their people, but they only have to be good at one thing to survive, the suppression of alternatives. The shock is that so much has changed and yet we're seeing this pattern that they can't really escape from where you have an autocrat or even now a despot making decisions completely by himself. He's a psychologically unimpressive character, he was incompetent, could he actually have the willpower? First of all, Ukraine is winning this war only on Twitter. He sits down with Isaac Chotiner to discuss Stalins differences from the autocrats of today, what Stalin and Hit, On this episode of Free Expression, Wall Street Journal Editor-at-Large Gerry Baker speaks with one of the worlds pre-eminent historians of Russia, Stephen Kotkin, about the autocratic ambitions behi, When Professor Stephen Kotkin set out to write a biography of Stalin, he faced a series of challenges. This is the third installment. He is the author of nine works of history, including . 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. 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. 44 episodes from 34 podcasts have Stephen Kotkin as a topic. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. 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. Find them wherever you listen to podcasts. 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? We're talking about one person here. Russia is a great power, but not "The great power," except for those few moments in history that you just enumerated. It's trying to overthrow your regime in some type of so-called collar revolution. This conversation is part of the Artificial Intelligence podcast. And how does the conflict impact the world?Email your questions to James and Al at politicswarroom@gmail.com or tweet them to @politicon. Since then, the world has changed in ways that were unimaginable just 3 weeks ago. 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. Accuracy and availability may vary. 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. We don't need your taxes, we don't need you to vote, we don't rely on you for anything because we have oil and gas, palladium, and titanium," and fill in the blank. Very similar situation in some ways. 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. Recorded on March 3rd, 2022 Last month, Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson asked Princeton Professor and Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Stephen Kotkin . Stephen Kotkin: With Russia, what you've got is a remarkable civilization. Visit our website terms of useat www.wnyc.org for further information. 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. Putins aggression is not some kind of deviation from the historical pattern, he tells David Remnick. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. 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 In this episode, Lexman welcomes Stephen Kotkin to discuss his writing and pseudonyms. 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. 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 . We're waiting for Viktor Yanukovych to reappear. the Ricochet Audio Network offers over 50 original podcasts with new . Stephen Kotkin: Putin, Zelenskyy, and War in Ukraine: With Lex Fridman, Stephen Kotkin. Report Video. Check out Uncommon Knowledge on social media! On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Nuclear Weapons and American Renewal. All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg. Stephen Kotkin: What is the Best Political System? It had an autocrat. 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. Ever seen a snail go on a skating rampage? Will Ukraine hold firm? It's just a de-profound remarkable place. 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