It had militarism. Report Video. We need a little bit of luck and fortune here, perhaps in Moscow, perhaps in Helsinki, or Jerusalem, perhaps in Beijing, but certainly in Kyiv. Stephen Kotkin: Dont Blame the West for Russias Invasion of Ukraine. Ep174 - Stephen Kotkin. In this episode of Lexman, we talk to Stephen Kotkin about the history of harvesting and the possibility of telepathy. 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. The Chinese cannot come in and substitute because they need that same technology that we're denying to the Russians and so thats the biggest--. 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? It had militarism. Stephen Kotkin is a professor of history at Princeton and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. All the minerals that they have that they extract which is all just cash flow. David Remnick: It's impossible to understand the destruction and slaughter that Vladimir Putin is unleashing in Ukraine without understanding his most basic conviction, that the breakup of the Soviet empire was a catastrophe that Russia has yet to recover from. We have here, the assumption that it could be a successful version of that, and it wasn't. On the battlefield, they are not winning this war. By signing up, you agree to our User Agreement and Privacy Policy & Cookie Statement. What actually is the nature of the regime and the people who are loyal to it and the people who are important in it? 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. That seems highly likely. Once again they hollow themselves out. It is a non-partisan center whose primary focus is on the uses of history by national security leaders and scholars. 20 Podcast Episodes. 5 Questions for Stephen Kotkin https://youtu.be/ul1gsIdlJFs Hoover Institution 754K subscribers 1,179,563 views Feb 4, 2022 Recorded on January 14, 2022 Stephen Kotkin is a professor of history at Princeton and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. The regime became more and more corrupt, less and less sophisticated, less and less trustworthy, less and less popular. You know it in the arts, in music, in literature, in dance, in film, in science. We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship and deplatforming, all readers to bookmark our main site (https://www.theworthyhouse.com). Would he even agree to run Ukraine on behalf of Russia? To revisit this article, select My Account, thenView saved stories, To revisit this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories, Listen and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Wherever You Listen. | AI Podcast Clips - YouTube 0:00 / 16:12 Stephen Kotkin: What is the Best Political System? 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. Trending My Feed My Profile Categories. The Soviet Union did not invade Afghanistan. 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. . A whole civilization more than just a country. Its impossible to understand the destruction and death that Vladimir Putin is unleashing in Ukraine without understanding his most basic conviction: that the breakup of the Soviet empire was a catastrophe from which Russia has yet to recover. Russia in the nineteenth century looked much as it does today, he says: It had an autocrat. 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. It's always starving them of the high-tech. 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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Professor Stephen Kotkin. Putins aggression is not some kind of deviation from the historical pattern, he tells David Remnick. Its a fascinating conversation that delves deep into one of the countrys brightest minds. Join the #1 community of podcast lovers and never miss a great podcast. Its problem has always been not that sense of self, not that sense of identity, but the fact that it's in a struggle to live up to this aspiration that it has for itself, which it can't because the west has always been more powerful. Since then, the world has changed in ways that were unimaginable just 3 weeks ago. All of that turned out to be bunk. 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.". It had repression. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. What we have today in Russia is not some deviation from a historical pattern. 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. Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Nuclear Weapons and American Renewal. 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. A historian envisions a settlement among Russia, Ukraine, and the West. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Accuracy and availability may vary. New episodes about infrequent. That's on a recent episode of our podcast. 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 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. Check out Uncommon Knowledge on social media! Russia is a great power, but not "The great power," except for those few moments in history that you just enumerated. Yet an end to the conflict seems nowhere in sight. Viktor Yanukovych is still in Russia. How Russias latest commander in Ukraine could change the war. He is currently a professor in history and international affairs at Princeton University and a fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. The historian Stephen Kotkin and the Ukrainian journalist Sevgil Musaieva on a year of disaster, and the hopes for an end. They're terrible at everything. The oppressors can say, "We don't need you. Programa Lex Fridman Podcast, ep. Last month, Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinsonasked Princeton Professor and Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Stephen Kotkin 5 questions, all in the foreign policy and history realm. Perhaps first and foremost, people already thought they knew who Stalin was. We're talking about one person here. 0:08 We have strong institutions, we have powerful and free media. It sent special forces into the capital of Kabul. 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. Find them wherever you listen to podcasts. Its a fascinating conversation that delves deep into one of the countrys brightest minds. Historian Stephen Kotkin became the Kleinheinz Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution in 2022. When Professor Stephen Kotkin set out to write a biography of Stalin, he faced a series of challenges. All it takes is a handful of them being assassinated to unsettle the whole occupation. Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Nuclear Weapons and American Renewal. Full episode with Stephen Kotkin (Jan 2020): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCkkjnpS2f8Clips channel (Lex Clips): https://www.youtube.com/lexclipsMain chann. #289 Stephen Kotkin: Putin, Zelenskyy, and War in Ukraine. Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Nuclear Weapons and American Renewal. Follow Stephen Kotkin on Ivy.fm. Kotkin is the author of an authoritative biography of Joseph Stalin, two volumes of which have been published; a third is in the making. 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. It had an autocrat. Kotkin is the author of an authoritative biography of Joseph Stalin, two volumes of which have been published; a third is in the making. Of course, there's been tremendous change. Professor Stephen Kotkin continued his multi-volume biography of Joseph Stalin, with a focus on Stalin's leadership of the Soviet Union in the years leading up to World War II. All rights reserved. He believed what he was likely told or wanted to believe about his own military. 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 would like to get more information about this podcast go to https://lexfridman.com/ai or connect with @lexfridman on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Medium, or YouTube where you can watch the video versions of these conversations. It's just a de-profound remarkable place. There are internal processes in Russia that account for where we are today. After Hitler came to power in 1933 the Soviet. 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. We've been hearing from voices both from the past, and present telling us that the reason for what has happened is as George Kennan said, the great blunder of eastward expansion of NATO. War usually is a miscalculation it's based upon assumptions that don't pan out things that you believed to be true or wanted to be true but let's back up for a second. Why would they care about Ukraine? The worst part of this dynamic in Russian history is the conflation of the Russian state with some personal ruler. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. In the year since Russia's invasion, Ukrainians have shown incredible fortitude on the battlefield. In addition, has a brilliant coterie of people who run macroeconomics, for example, your Central Bank, your Finance Ministry, are all in the highest professional level. 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. He is Co-Director of Princeton's Program in History and the Practice of Diplomacy and Director of the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies. Since the war in Ukraine broke out a year ago, Kotkin has appeared regularly on Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson to offer his unique perspective on the Russian aggression and answer five questions for us. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. The world's view of .Show More. 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. Of course, that's where Putin himself comes from. Photograph by Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP / Getty, a settlement among Russia, Ukraine, and the West. 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. Stephen Kotkin, a professor of history and international affairs at Princeton University, and a research scholar at the Hoover Institution, respectfully disagrees. 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. All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg. Plus, Angela Bassett on playing the queen of Wakanda. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Putins aggression is not some kind of deviation from the historical pattern, he tells David Remnick. 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. It's not exactly the same as Stalinism. Looking for more episodes? Feb 14 2023 Historian Stephen Kotkin became the Kleinheinz Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution in 2022. Its impossible to understand the destruction and death that Vladimir Putin is unleashing in Ukraine without understanding his most basic conviction: that the breakup of the Soviet empire was a catastrophe from which Russia has yet to recover. 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. Visit our website terms of useat www.wnyc.org for further information. 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. Then Alexander I victory over Napoleon, and then of course Stalin's victory over Adolf Hitler. Mr. Baker previously served as Editor in Chief of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones from 2013-2018. David Remnick: Let's describe Putin and Putinism what kind of regime is it? That's the thing about the United States in the West. 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. This conversation is part of the Artificial Intelligence podcast. 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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. 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. Gerry Baker is Editor at Large of The Wall Street Journal. I thought we'd begin by your analysis of that argument. Russia is advancing very well. 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.This conversation is part of the Artificial Intelligence podcast. Podcast Powered . It turned out the Ukrainian people are brave and they're willing to resist and die for their country. Stephen shares the story of his hair, which led to him using a variety of pen names in the literary world. You go on to describe three fleeting moments of remarkable Russian ascendancy during Peter the Great. It murdered the Afghan leadership, and it installed a puppet, Babrak Karmal. Stephen Kotkin is a historian specializing in Stalin and Soviet history. The biggest surprise of course, was the West. 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. 34 PODCASTS; 44 EPISODES; 58m AVG DURATION? Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UncKnowledge/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/UncKnowledge/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/uncommon_knowle Unwrapping the Enigma, Mystery and Riddle: Stephen Kotkin Explains Russia to Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution. The Clements Center at the University of Texas at Austin is the premiere institution for the research and teaching of history, strategy, and statecraft. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. Instead of getting the strong state that they want to manage the Gulf with the West, they instead get a personalist regime. If you would like to get . What if anything have they gotten wrong in this? David Remnick: Let's discuss the nature of the regime because it seems to me that the Putin regime changed somewhat. 54 min A history lesson with Stephen Kotkin Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt Politics 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. For the macroeconomic stability, for the economic growth, you need decent relations with the West. A filmmakers journey to the heart of the war. Putin's aggression is "not. Stephen Kotkin, a professor of history and international affairs at Princeton University, and a research scholar at the Hoover Institution, respectfully disagrees. The courage of the Ukrainian people and the bravery and smarts of the Ukrainian government and its president Zelensky, galvanized the West to remember who it was. The worlds view of, Historian Stephen Kotkin joins Alphaville's Matt Klein to discuss how Joseph Stalin's violent commitment to Marxist-Leninism shaped Soviet society in the 1930s. It is committed to policy-relevant scholarship that addresses the most important strategic issues facing our nation today and . Perhaps first and foremost, people already thought they knew who Stalin was. Share on . 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. One other example we might allude to is what happened in Afghanistan in 1979. 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. They don't even have a Quisling yet. He discusses the Ojibwa tribe and their oral stories, and how his love for folklore has influenced his work. David Remnick: Such a regime, it seems to me would care above all about wealth, about the highlife about power. For the military security part of the regime which is the dominant part, the West is your enemy, the West is trying to undermine you. What's failed was the attempt to take Kyiv in a lightning advance. Recorded on January 14, 2022. Historian Stephen Kotkin became the Kleinheinz Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution in 2022. 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. the Ricochet Audio Network offers over 50 original podcasts with new . I would even go farther. He is now completing the third and final volume. A modern realistic story like John Mearsheimer tells us that a great deal of the blame for what we're witnessing now must go to the United States. 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 historian specializing in Stalin and Soviet history. What role do the United States and the European powers have in repulsing their aggression? 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. 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. Moreover, the largest and most important consideration is that Russia cannot successfully occupy Ukraine. 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. Thank you. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. 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. Kotkin writes with verve and imagination and pages of brilliant synopses intersperse the narrative. That's why Russia had this fortress, this macroeconomic fortress, these foreign currency reserves, the rainy day fund, reasonable inflation. Stephen Kotkin: With Russia, what you've got is a remarkable civilization. Stephen Kotkin is a professor of history at Princeton and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. It began like this, "For half a millennium, Russian foreign policy has been characterized by soaring ambitions that have exceeded the country's capabilities. The . No one I know understands this history more intimately than Stephen Kotkin. They can't feed their people, they can't provide security for their people. Sign up to receive our weekly newsletter of the best New Yorker podcasts. Throughout the 1930s the USSR prepared for war. 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 trying to match the West or at least manage the differential between Russia and the West, they resort to coercion. First of all, Ukraine is winning this war only on Twitter. Angela Davis' encounter with her own ancestry has unwittingly exposed the follies of America's reparations debate. Viktor Yanukovych was the duly elected president in 2010 in free and fair elections, who was unbelievably corrupt, was chased out of power by protests and he fled to Russia. 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. This is the third installment. The name Angela Davis is a by-word for black radicalism in America. 2) An appearance on Brian Chau's From the New World podcast (nearly three hours!) And as usual, his answers are concise, incisive, and analytic. These were: 1) A second appearance on Alex Kaschuta's Subversive podcast. It's not a response to actions of the West. Stephen Kotkin, a professor of history and international affairs at Princeton University, and a research scholar at the Hoover Institution, respectfully disagrees. A Historian Of The Future: Five More Questions For Stephen Kotkin | Peter Robinson | Hoover Institution. | AI Podcast Clips Lex Clips 834K. He believed that the Ukrainian government was a pushover. Interested in exclusive Uncommon Knowledge content? In a sweeping discussion at FIS Maastricht, Professor Stephen Kotkin argues that Ukraine still has a long fight ahead, China has learnt economic strangulation and diplomatic coercion are a better strategy than invasion in Taiwan - and the west must invest more in its financial systems, military alliances and society. Would you think I'm wrong? Stephen Kotkin's Stalin: Waiting for Hitler, 1929-1941 is the story of how a political system forged an unparalleled personality and vice versa. 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. STEPHEN KOTKIN is John P. Birkelund '52 Professor in History and International Affairs at Princeton University. Professor Stephen Kotkin. 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. That seems unlikely. All rights reserved. . 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. 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. 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? 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. , for the macroeconomic stability, for the macroeconomic stability, for macroeconomic. Site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement with West! 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