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. Once again they hollow themselves out. 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. #289 - Stephen Kotkin: Putin, Zelenskyy, and War in Ukraine - 25 may 2022 Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Nuclear Weapons and American Renewal. That seems highly likely. You know it. The world's view of .Show More. If you could expand on that and talk about how the internal dynamics of Russia have gone on to describe it both historically and in the present day under Putin, that would be, I think, very helpful. 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. He's a psychologically unimpressive character, he was incompetent, could he actually have the willpower? Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Nuclear Weapons and American Renewal. With David. All it takes is a handful of them being assassinated to unsettle the whole occupation. Stephen Kotkin: Dont Blame the West for Russias Invasion of Ukraine. Which seems at least from this distance singularly stupid. Putin's aggression is "not. This is the third installment. The historian Stephen Kotkin and the Ukrainian journalist Sevgil Musaieva on a year of disaster, and the hopes for an end. Thank you. Will Ukraine hold firm? 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. 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. I was honored to appear in four different venues in February. 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. 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. 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. 20 Podcast Episodes. They get a dictatorship, which usually becomes a despotism. It's trying to overthrow your regime in some type of so-called collar revolution. Stephen Kotkin is a historian specializing in Stalin and Soviet history. 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 need a de-escalation from the maximalists spiral. If not him, who else? 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. 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--. While a . George Kennan was the greatest Russia expert who ever lived, but I just don't think blaming the West is the right analysis for where we are today. #289 Stephen Kotkin: Putin, Zelenskyy, and War in Ukraine. 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. Stephen Kotkin: It's not clear that they do. Perhaps first and foremost, people already thought they knew who Stalin was. Stephen Kotkin: Russia has a lot of weapons that they haven't used yet but there are a couple of factors here. Find them wherever you listen to podcasts. We have strong institutions, we have powerful and free media. On the battlefield, they are not winning this war. Report Video. We're waiting for Viktor Yanukovych to reappear. Feb 14 2023 Historian Stephen Kotkin became the Kleinheinz Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution in 2022. It had repression. 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. The written version of this review can be found here. By signing up, you'll be subscribed to the #1 podcast discovery newsletter, Podyssey Picks. 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? Stephen Kotkin: Here's How Ukraine Could Defeat Russia on the Battlefield The Ukrainian resistance to Russian aggression was one of the greatest gifts the West has ever received. 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 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. He discusses the Ojibwa tribe and their oral stories, and how his love for folklore has influenced his work. I would even go farther. Photograph by Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP / Getty, a settlement among Russia, Ukraine, and the West. He is currently a professor in history and international affairs at Princeton University and a fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. We're talking about one person here. 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 murdered the Afghan leadership, and it installed a puppet, Babrak Karmal. Would you think I'm wrong? What actually is the nature of the regime and the people who are loyal to it and the people who are important in it? They do not have the scale of forces, they do not have the number of administrators and they do not have the cooperation of the population. Stephen Mark Kotkin (born February 17, 1959) is an American historian, academic and author. Stephen Kotkin: Stalin, Putin, and the Nature of Power. Gerry Baker is Editor at Large of The Wall Street Journal. 4) An appearance on Todd Lewis's Praise of Folly podcast. INFREQUENT EPISODES; Feb 4, 2022 LATEST; It is a non-partisan center whose primary focus is on the uses of history by national security leaders and scholars. Why would they care about Ukraine? | AI Podcast Clips Lex Clips 834K. Let's think about him. Historian Stephen Kotkin became the Kleinheinz Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution in 2022. 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 . It's certainly not the same as Xi Jinping or the regime in Iran. 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. It had an autocrat, it had repression, it had militarism, it had suspicion of foreigners in the West. 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 then has a long period of stagnation where the problem gets worse. It had militarism. In this episode of Lexman, we talk to Stephen Kotkin about the history of harvesting and the possibility of telepathy. Stephen Kotkin: Yes. 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 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. He believed, it seems that Ukraine was not a real country. David Remnick: Such a regime, it seems to me would care above all about wealth, about the highlife about power. Looking for more episodes? Learn more about your ad choices. If you deny them over time through the Commerce Department, American-made software, and American-made equipment and products, you can hurt this regime and create a technology desert. Russia is a great power, but not "The great power," except for those few moments in history that you just enumerated. He believed that the Ukrainian people were not a real people, that they were one people with the Russians. 0:08 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. Stephen Kotkin, a professor of history and international affairs at Princeton University, and a research scholar at the Hoover Institution, respectfully disagrees. Stephen Kotkin: Putin, Zelenskyy, and War in Ukraine: With Lex Fridman, Stephen Kotkin. Then say, "These high water marks aside, Russia has almost always been a relatively weak great power." Episode Links:Stalin (book, vol 1): https://amzn.to/2FjdLF2Stalin (book, vol 2): https://amzn.to/2tqyjc3Here's the outline of the episode. Instead of getting the strong state that they want to manage the Gulf with the West, they instead get a personalist regime. Sign up to receive our weekly newsletter of the best New Yorker podcasts. 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. He believed what he was likely told or wanted to believe about his own military. Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly roundup of the latest, Putins Descent Into Despotism, and Jane Campion on The Power of the Dog. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Stephen Kotkin. It had militarism. 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. His weekly column for the editorial page, Free Expression, appears in The Wall Street Journal each Tuesday. I thought we'd begin by your analysis of that argument. Moreover, the largest and most important consideration is that Russia cannot successfully occupy Ukraine. He is the author of nine works of history, including . 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. No one I know understands this history more intimately than Stephen Kotkin. We strongly encourage, in these days of censorship and deplatforming, all readers to bookmark our main site (https://www.theworthyhouse.com). All the minerals that they have that they extract which is all just cash flow. You're going to turn the light switch on in your office? The authoritative record of New York Public Radios programming is the audio record. 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. (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. 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. 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. Stephen Kotkin: You want to turn the ignition on in your car, you're going to turn that ignition on? A Historian Of The Future: Five More Questions For Stephen Kotkin | Peter Robinson | Hoover Institution. It did a coup in Afghanistan. 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. If not, then you're in for a treat as Stephen Kotkin brings us his latest, ESCARGOT. Since then, the world has changed in ways that were unimaginable just 3 weeks ago. 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. and WNYC Studios, Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window), Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window). This is the thing about authoritarian regimes. 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. 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. 2 hr 49 min PLAY #289 - Stephen Kotkin: Putin, Zelenskyy, and War in Ukraine Lex Fridman Podcast Technology Stephen Kotkin is a historian specializing in Stalin and Soviet history. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices, 5 More Questions For Stephen Kotkin: Ukraine Edition. They can't educate their people, but they only have to be good at one thing to survive, the suppression of alternatives. It is committed to policy-relevant scholarship that addresses the most important strategic issues facing our nation today and . 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. It's the subject of Kotkin's latest booShow More. Ep174 - Stephen Kotkin. Putins aggression is not some kind of deviation from the historical pattern, he tells David Remnick. The more you corner, the more there's nothing to lose for Putin, the more he can raise the stakes. 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. 2023 Cond Nast. They're terrible at everything. Perhaps first and foremost, people already thought they knew who Stalin was. What role do the United States and the European powers have in repulsing their aggression? 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. 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. 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. In the year since Russia's invasion, Ukrainians have shown incredible fortitude on the battlefield. The oppressors can say, "We don't need you. Then Alexander I victory over Napoleon, and then of course Stalin's victory over Adolf Hitler. Its a fascinating conversation that delves deep into one of the countrys brightest minds. All of that turned out to be bunk. 8) Ep174 - Stephen Kotkin. David Remnick: Let's discuss the nature of the regime because it seems to me that the Putin regime changed somewhat. It's not exactly the same as Stalinism. 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. Russia is advancing very well. That's the thing about the United States in the West. We have corrective mechanisms, we have a political system that punishes mistakes. 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. 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. 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. Plus, Angela Bassett on playing the queen of Wakanda. Of course, they decided they might need some security in Afghanistan for the new regime and so they sent in all sorts of army regimens to provide security. Stephen Kotkin interview on Russia, Ukraine - podcast yukibird0 154 subscribers 30K views 3 months ago #ukraine #russia Around 1. october 2022 danish newspaper Information interviewed. Ever seen a snail go on a skating rampage? Each of these had a different focus; there . David Remnick: Steve Kotkin, I'm very grateful to you. 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. . Professor Stephen Kotkin. You know it in the arts, in music, in literature, in dance, in film, in science. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. 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. . Stephen shares the story of his hair, which led to him using a variety of pen names in the literary world. Way before NATO existed in the 19th century, Russia looked like this. Stephen Kotkin is a professor of history at Princeton and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. 3) An appearance on Stephen W. Carson's Radical Liberation podcast. If you would like to get . 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. The biggest surprise of course, was the West. The biggest sanctions and the most important sanctions are always technology transfer. 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. He believed that the Ukrainian government was a pushover. Professor Stephen Kotkin. If you want to understand this crisis and some possible outcomes, dont miss this conversation. 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. Kotkin writes with verve and imagination and pages of brilliant synopses intersperse the narrative. The Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. 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. Very similar situation in some ways. Kotkin is the author of an authoritative biography of Joseph Stalin, two volumes of which have been published; a third is in the making. Kotkin is the author of an authoritative biography of Joseph Stalin, two volumes of which have been published; a third is in the making. When Professor Stephen Kotkin set out to write a biography of Stalin, he faced a series of challenges. 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. Ad Choices, Never miss a podcast episode again! And as usual, his answers are concise, incisive, and analytic. Stephen Kotkin is a historian specializing in Stalin and Soviet history. Of course, there's been tremendous change. 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. "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 It's just a de-profound remarkable place. 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. 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. By signing up, you agree to our User Agreement and Privacy Policy & Cookie Statement. The Worthy House does not solicit donations or other support, or have ads. 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. How Russias latest commander in Ukraine could change the war. David Remnick: Stephen Kotkin is a professor of History and International Affairs at Princeton University. New episodes about infrequent. 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. Recorded on March 3rd, 2022 Last month, Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson asked Princeton Professor and Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Stephen Kotkin . They use a very heavy state-centric approach to try to beat the country forward and upwards. For the macroeconomic stability, for the economic growth, you need decent relations with the West. Stephen Kotkin is a historian specializing in Stalin and Soviet history. Perhaps. It's not a response to actions of the West. 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. STEPHEN KOTKIN is John P. Birkelund '52 Professor in History and International Affairs at Princeton University. This is a Russia we know, and it's not a Russia that arrived yesterday or arrived in the 1990s. Check out Uncommon Knowledge on social media! The worlds view of Show More, 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. 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. 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. Throughout the 1930s the USSR prepared for war. This was an edited version of my conversation with him and you can read much more, and also watch the video at newyorker.com. The profound defiance of daily life in Kyiv. First of all, Ukraine is winning this war only on Twitter. It had an autocrat. Recorded on January 14, 2022. The worst part of this dynamic in Russian history is the conflation of the Russian state with some personal ruler. Latest 8 Feb 2023 | Updated Daily. Its a fascinating conversation that delves deep into one of the countrys brightest minds. Putin is what he is, he's ruling in Russia and he's got these circumstances, almost a syndrome where geopolitics is trying to make up for a power differential that it can't make up for. Russia in the nineteenth century looked much as it does today, he says: 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. 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. Stephen Kotkin's Stalin: Waiting for Hitler, 1929-1941 is the story of how a political system forged an unparalleled personality and vice versa. Podcasts about Stephen Kotkin Follow Stephen Kotkin. the Ricochet Audio Network offers over 50 original podcasts with new . Putins aggression is not some kind of deviation from the historical pattern, he tells David Remnick. Stephen Kotkin, a professor of history and international affairs at Princeton University, and a research scholar at the Hoover Institution, respectfully disagrees. Trending My Feed My Profile Categories. 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. . The Clements Center at the University of Texas at Austin is the premiere institution for the research and teaching of history, strategy, and statecraft. Stephen Kotkin: It's a military-police dictatorship. Let's not do that again. Moreover, think about all those Ukrainians who would continue to resist. They can't feed their people, they can't provide security for their people. 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. 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. Otherwise, their war is unfolding well. Stephen Kotkin is a professor of history at Princeton and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. 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