About this episode
Stephen Kotkin is a historian specializing in Stalin and Soviet history. 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 – ExpressVPN : https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free – ROKA : https://roka.com/ and use code LEX to get 20% off your first order EPISODE LINKS: Stephen’s Website: https://history.princeton.edu/people/stephen-kotkin Stalin: 1878-1928 (Vol 1): https://amzn.to/3NvokpC Stalin: 1929-1941 (Vol 2): https://amzn.to/3wIYqsT PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (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