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The much anticipated criticisms and contradictions episode of The Stalin Eras! In this episode we wrestle with the following controversies during Stalin's leadership of the USSR: the Gulag, anti-homosexuality laws, anti-abortion Laws, the "Final" Contradiction, and more! You don't want to miss this one! The Stalin Eras, inspired by the classic RevLeft Radio episode "Stalin: A Marxist-Leninist Perspective, mixes both narrative history (ala Blowback) and discussion (like classic Prolespod) to provide the most comprehensive English overview of the life and impact of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in podcast format. Whether you're a socialist history enthusiast, someone who's just curious to learn more than what you got in school about the Soviet Union, or even a total hater who just wants to rage, this series has something for everyone. Support the show at www.patreon.com/prolespod Recommended Supplemental Listening Was the Soviet Union Totalitarian w/ Robert Thurston Stalin's Constitution & Life in 1930s Soviet Union w/ Samantha Lomb Understanding Siege Socialim w/ Gabriel Rockhill Recommended Supplemental Reading Western Marxism: How it was Born, How it Died, How it can be Reborn by Domenico Losurdo For a Few Canards More: Counter Inquiry on Stalin and the Soviet Union by Aymeric Monville Episode Sources Love - Family Life - Career: Behind the Soviet Law Limiting Abortions and Increasing Aid to Mothers 1936 Sexuality and Socialism: History, Politics, and Theory of LGBT Liberation by Sherry Wolf Lavender and Red by Leslie Feinberg Criminal Proesecution of Homosexuals in the Soviet Union (1946-1991) - Numbers and Discourses by Uladzmir Valodzin Homosexual Desire in Revolutionary Russia: The Regulation of Sexual and Gender Dissent by Dan Healey The Gulag: A Very Short Introduction by Alan Barenberg Belomor: Criminality and Creativity in Stalin's Gulag by Julie S. Draskoczy
Stalin: History and Critique of a Black Legend by Domenico Losurdo The Gulag - Espresso Stalinist Collection of Qoutes About Gulag 'Factory of invalids': Mortality, disability and early release on medical grounds in GULAG, 1930-1955
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