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  • They Are Both Worse Part 1: The Soviet Inner Party Conflict 1922-1927

    They Are Both Worse Part 1: The Soviet Inner Party Conflict 1922-1927
    Mar 4 2026

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    In this special episode, Matthew dives in to the "Inner Party Conflict" that consumed the Communist Party of the USSR in the 1920's.

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    1 h y 8 m
  • Nationalities Across the Union ☭

    Nationalities Across the Union ☭
    Feb 18 2026

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    Matthew explores the diverse nationalites and ethnic groups that comprised the USSR and how the state organized, platformed and punished cultural groups during the Soviet State's first decade.

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    1 h y 26 m
  • The Sword and Shield of the Revolution: The Red Army and the Intelligence Services of the USSR

    The Sword and Shield of the Revolution: The Red Army and the Intelligence Services of the USSR
    Feb 4 2026

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    Jason explores the two armed camps of the Soviet Revolution: the Red Army and the intelligence services of the Soviet Union in the 1920's.

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    1 h y 14 m
  • World Revolution & Rapprochement Policies Compared

    World Revolution & Rapprochement Policies Compared
    Jan 21 2026

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    Jason explores the Soviet Union's efforts to establish relations with other national governments and populations during the first decade of its existence.

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    1 h y 10 m
  • The Soviet Avant-Garde: Theater, Arts, & Culture in the Early USSR

    The Soviet Avant-Garde: Theater, Arts, & Culture in the Early USSR
    Nov 26 2025

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    Matthew delves into the Soviet cultural scene of the 1920's.

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    1 h y 5 m
  • Face the Village! The Soviet Peasantry, the Party and the State

    Face the Village! The Soviet Peasantry, the Party and the State
    Sep 29 2025

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    In this episode, Matthew takes on the shifting relations between the vast Soviet Peasantry and the newly in-power (and not at all solidified) Communist Party of the Soviet Union during the sometimes frustrating, sometimes exciting, but ever-hopeful years of the New Economic Policy.

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    1 h y 7 m
  • Workers in a Workers' State: The Soviet Working Class and the State in the NEP Era

    Workers in a Workers' State: The Soviet Working Class and the State in the NEP Era
    May 14 2025

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    Matthew explores the Soviet working class and its relations to the the state and the Communist Party in the early USSR.

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    1 h y 16 m
  • Not by Politics Alone: Social Life, Law, Religion and Education in the Early USSR

    Not by Politics Alone: Social Life, Law, Religion and Education in the Early USSR
    May 5 2025

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    Jason presents on early communist efforts to reshape society in the USSR of the 1920's.

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    1 h y 18 m