Articles by this author: Essay Spring 1983 Beyond Free Trade The Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University. 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. 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. Of course, there's been tremendous change. Russia is advancing very well. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Nuclear Weapons and American Renewal. 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. This was an edited version of my conversation with him and you can read much more, and also watch the video at newyorker.com. Copyright 2022 New York Public Radio. 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. Stephen Kotkin is a historian specializing in Stalin and Soviet history. This is the third installment. Then Alexander I victory over Napoleon, and then of course Stalin's victory over Adolf Hitler. Stephen Kotkin: Yes. 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. Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Nuclear Weapons and American Renewal. Latest 8 Feb 2023 | Updated Daily. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. Kotkin is the author of an authoritative biography of Joseph Stalin, two volumes of which have been published; a third is in the making. 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. It's always starving them of the high-tech. It turned out the Ukrainian people are brave and they're willing to resist and die for their country. 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 It sent special forces into the capital of Kabul. 0:08 Learn more about your ad choices. 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. They can't feed their people, they can't provide security for their people. Stephen Kotkin: You want to turn the ignition on in your car, you're going to turn that ignition on? 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? A historian envisions a settlement among Russia, Ukraine, and the West. 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 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. 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. 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. It's the subject of Kotkin's latest booShow More. Stephen Kotkin: Oh, yes. If you would like to get . 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 . Stephen Kotkin on the History of Harvesters, Telepathy and the Future of Food. The oppressors can say, "We don't need you. We're waiting for Viktor Yanukovych to reappear. All of that turned out to be bunk. 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. 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. Thank you. Kotkin writes with verve and imagination and pages of brilliant synopses intersperse the narrative. The regime became more and more corrupt, less and less sophisticated, less and less trustworthy, less and less popular. Episode Links:Stalin (book, vol 1): https://amzn.to/2FjdLF2Stalin (book, vol 2): https://amzn.to/2tqyjc3Here's the outline of the episode. Stephen Kotkin is a professor of history at Princeton and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. We have corrective mechanisms, we have a political system that punishes mistakes. You go on to describe three fleeting moments of remarkable Russian ascendancy during Peter the Great. 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. 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. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. David Remnick: Stephen Kotkin is a professor of History and International Affairs at Princeton University. And as usual, his answers are concise, incisive, and analytic. It's just a de-profound remarkable place. 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: What is the Best Political System? Interested in exclusive Uncommon Knowledge content? On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. 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. It's trying to overthrow your regime in some type of so-called collar revolution. 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. The profound defiance of daily life in Kyiv. A whole civilization more than just a country. That's on a recent episode of our podcast. Ad Choices, Never miss a podcast episode again! It had militarism. If not him, who else? Perhaps first and foremost, people already thought they knew who Stalin was. Kotkin is the author of an authoritative biography of Joseph Stalin, two volumes of which have been published; a third is in the making. Russia in the nineteenth century looked much as it does today, he says: It had an autocrat. Stephen Kotkin is a professor of history at Princeton and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. 4) An appearance on Todd Lewis's Praise of Folly podcast. Viktor Yanukovych is still in Russia. Stephen Mark Kotkin (born February 17, 1959) is an American historian, academic and author. A filmmakers journey to the heart of the war. Recorded on March 3rd, 2022 Last month, Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson asked Princeton Professor and Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Stephen Kotkin . 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. 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. Its a fascinating conversation that delves deep into one of the countrys brightest minds. Way before NATO existed in the 19th century, Russia looked like this. That seems unlikely. It had repression. We discuss the forces that led to the development of harvesters and what they may be able to achieve in the future. 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. Throughout the 1930s the USSR prepared for war. 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 orderEPISODE LINKS:Stephen's Website: https://history.princeton.edu/people/stephen-kotkinStalin: 1878-1928 (Vol 1): https://amzn.to/3NvokpCStalin: 1929-1941 (Vol 2): https://amzn.to/3wIYqsTPODCAST INFO:Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcastApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIrSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridmanYouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclipsSUPPORT & 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/@lexfridmanOUTLINE:Here's the timestamps for the episode. Sign up to receive our weekly newsletter of the best New Yorker podcasts. 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. 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. The biggest surprise of course, was the West. Do they bring him information he doesn't want to hear? Yet an end to the conflict seems nowhere in sight. New episodes about infrequent. 20 Podcast Episodes. 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? 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. Stephen Kotkin: Dont Blame the West for Russias Invasion of Ukraine. Historian Stephen Kotkin became the Kleinheinz Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution in 2022. Its a fascinating conversation that delves deep into one of the countrys brightest minds. 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. Of course, this isn't the same regime as Stalin. Does he get input from others? Trending My Feed My Profile Categories. 2023 Cond Nast. 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. You're going to turn the light switch on in your office? | AI Podcast Clips - YouTube 0:00 / 16:12 Stephen Kotkin: What is the Best Political System? New York Public Radio transcripts are created on a rush deadline, often by contractors. Gerry Baker is Editor at Large of The Wall Street Journal. 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. They're terrible at everything. And how does the conflict impact the world?Email your questions to James and Al at politicswarroom@gmail.com or tweet them to @politicon. It had an autocrat. It did a coup in Afghanistan. He believed that the Ukrainian people were not a real people, that they were one people with the Russians. 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 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. Instead of getting the strong state that they want to manage the Gulf with the West, they instead get a personalist regime. While a . David Remnick: Let's discuss the nature of the regime because it seems to me that the Putin regime changed somewhat. Feb 14 2023 Historian Stephen Kotkin became the Kleinheinz Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution in 2022. It hollowed out. The more you corner, the more there's nothing to lose for Putin, the more he can raise the stakes. Which seems at least from this distance singularly stupid. Stephen Kotkin is a professor of history at Princeton and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. It murdered the Afghan leadership, and it installed a puppet, Babrak Karmal. Perhaps first and foremost, people already thought they knew who Stalin was. Podcasts about Stephen Kotkin Follow Stephen Kotkin. Full episode with Stephen Kotkin (Jan 2020): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCkkjnpS2f8Clips channel (Lex Clips): https://www.youtube.com/lexclipsMain chann. 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. 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. Stephen Kotkin is a historian specializing in Stalin and Soviet history. 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. David Remnick: Such a regime, it seems to me would care above all about wealth, about the highlife about power. By signing up, you agree to our User Agreement and Privacy Policy & Cookie Statement. 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. The historian Stephen Kotkin puts Vladimir Putins destructive campaign against Ukraine in context, and Campion talks about her Western that isnt really a Western. 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. Professor Stephen Kotkin. 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. 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. In this episode of Lexman, we talk to Stephen Kotkin about the history of harvesting and the possibility of telepathy. 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. #289 - Stephen Kotkin: Putin, Zelenskyy, and War in Ukraine - 25 may 2022 David Remnick: Let's describe Putin and Putinism what kind of regime is it? 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. I was honored to appear in four different venues in February. The Clements Center at the University of Texas at Austin is the premiere institution for the research and teaching of history, strategy, and statecraft. What's failed was the attempt to take Kyiv in a lightning advance. Programa Lex Fridman Podcast, ep. All rights reserved. They don't even have a Quisling yet. 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 biggest sanctions and the most important sanctions are always technology transfer. Otherwise, their war is unfolding well. They ended up with an insurgency against their rule and they ended up with a 10-year war that they lost. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices, 5 More Questions For Stephen Kotkin: Ukraine Edition. Would you think I'm wrong? Mr. Baker previously served as Editor in Chief of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones from 2013-2018. Accuracy and availability may vary. Let's think about him. It is committed to policy-relevant scholarship that addresses the most important strategic issues facing our nation today and . 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. He is now completing the third and final volume. 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. 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. Stephen Kotkin: It's not clear that they do. Stephen Kotkin, a professor of history and international affairs at Princeton University, and a research scholar at the Hoover Institution, respectfully disagrees. He discusses the Ojibwa tribe and their oral stories, and how his love for folklore has influenced his work. For the macroeconomic stability, for the economic growth, you need decent relations with the West. All rights reserved. That's the thing about the United States in the West. "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. Check out Uncommon Knowledge on social media! Stephen Kotkin, a professor of history and international affairs at Princeton University, and a research scholar at the Hoover Institution, respectfully disagrees. 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. They can't educate their people, but they only have to be good at one thing to survive, the suppression of alternatives. Stephen Kotkin. By signing up, you'll be subscribed to the #1 podcast discovery newsletter, Podyssey Picks. That's what happens with dictatorships. If you want to understand this crisis and some possible outcomes, dont miss this conversation. Professor Stephen Kotkin. He is the author of nine works of history, including . 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 not, then you're in for a treat as Stephen Kotkin brings us his latest, ESCARGOT. Photograph by Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP / Getty, a settlement among Russia, Ukraine, and the West. It's the subject of Kotkin's latest boo, Podcasts like Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain. First of all, Ukraine is winning this war only on Twitter. 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. The Soviet Union did not invade Afghanistan. | AI Podcast Clips Lex Clips 834K. He's a psychologically unimpressive character, he was incompetent, could he actually have the willpower? 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 orderEPISODE LINKS:Stephen's Website: https://history.princeton.edu/people/stephen-kotkinStalin: 1878-1928 (Vol 1): https://amzn.to/3NvokpCStalin: 1929-1941 (Vol 2): https://amzn.to/3wIYqsTPODCAST INFO:Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcastApple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIrSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41OUTLINE:0:00 - Introduction2:19 - Putin and Stalin13:09 - Putin vs the West36:01 - Response to Oliver Stone47:07 - Russian invasion of Ukraine1:26:35 - Putin's plan for the war1:34:33 - Henry Kissinger1:40:28 - Nuclear war1:51:01 - Parallels to World War II2:13:47 - China2:21:55 - World War III2:29:24 - Navalny2:33:41 - Meaning of lifeSOCIAL:- Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman- Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman- Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman- Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman 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. Putin's aggression is "not. (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. Putins aggression is not some kind of deviation from the historical pattern, he tells David Remnick. Of the looming collapse of our own American (and Canadian) regimes, through the lens of the 1989 collapse of similar regimes in Eastern Europe. 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. 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