This was an edited version of my conversation with him and you can read much more, and also watch the video at newyorker.com. Yet an end to the conflict seems nowhere in sight. What if anything have they gotten wrong in this? Stephen Kotkin: Yes. The profound defiance of daily life in Kyiv. Its impossible to understand the destruction and death that Vladimir Putin is unleashing in Ukraine without understanding his most basic conviction: that the breakup of the Soviet empire was a catastrophe from which Russia has yet to recover. 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? Stephen Kotkin, a professor of history and international affairs at Princeton University, and a research scholar at the Hoover Institution, respectfully disagrees. Join the #1 community of podcast lovers and never miss a great podcast. David Remnick: Let's discuss the nature of the regime because it seems to me that the Putin regime changed somewhat. 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. 2) An appearance on Brian Chau's From the New World podcast (nearly three hours!) Since then, the world has changed in ways that were unimaginable just 3 weeks ago. Sign up to receive our weekly newsletter of the best New Yorker podcasts. | AI Podcast Clips - YouTube 0:00 / 16:12 Stephen Kotkin: What is the Best Political System? What role do the United States and the European powers have in repulsing their aggression? All of that turned out to be bunk. 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. Then say, "These high water marks aside, Russia has almost always been a relatively weak great power." Stephen Kotkin, a professor of history and international affairs at Princeton University, and a research scholar at the Hoover Institution, respectfully disagrees. Do they bring him information he doesn't want to hear? 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. Administrations that perform badly can learn and get better which is not the case in Russia and it's an advantage we can forget. I was honored to appear in four different venues in February. David Remnick: Such a regime, it seems to me would care above all about wealth, about the highlife about power. It's the subject of Kotkin's latest booShow More. It turned out the Ukrainian people are brave and they're willing to resist and die for their country. New York Public Radio transcripts are created on a rush deadline, often by contractors. Podcast Powered . Why would they care about Ukraine? 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. He believed what he was likely told or wanted to believe about his own military. The oppressors can say, "We don't need you. David Remnick: Let's describe Putin and Putinism what kind of regime is it? 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. 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. How Russias latest commander in Ukraine could change the war. Stephen Kotkin is a professor of history at Princeton and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. The biggest sanctions and the most important sanctions are always technology transfer. Sign up for our daily newsletter to receive the best stories from The New Yorker. They can't feed their people, they can't provide security for their people. 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. 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 historian Stephen Kotkin puts Vladimir Putins destructive campaign against Ukraine in context, and Campion talks about her Western that isnt really a Western. Stephen Mark Kotkin (born February 17, 1959) is an American historian, academic and author. He has been a journalist for more than 30 years, writing and broadcasting for some of the worlds most famous news organizations, including his tenure at The Financial Times, The Times of London, and The BBC. That seems highly likely. 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. 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. A whole civilization more than just a country. 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. It sent special forces into the capital of Kabul. Thank you. 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. He believed, it seems that Ukraine was not a real country. 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. Some experts, includingJohn Mearsheimer, have blamedNATOexpansion for the invasion of Ukraine, arguing that it has provoked Putin to defend his sphere of influence. Stephen Kotkin on the History of Harvesters, Telepathy and the Future of Food. 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. Follow Stephen Kotkin on Ivy.fm. Perhaps first and foremost, people already thought they knew who Stalin was. Stephen Kotkin, a professor of history and international affairs at Princeton University, and a research scholar at the Hoover Institution, respectfully disagrees. He's a psychologically unimpressive character, he was incompetent, could he actually have the willpower? 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. 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. 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. Historian Stephen Kotkin became the Kleinheinz Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution in 2022. 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. They can't educate their people, but they only have to be good at one thing to survive, the suppression of alternatives. I thought we'd begin by your analysis of that argument. Feb 14 2023 Historian Stephen Kotkin became the Kleinheinz Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution in 2022. You go on to describe three fleeting moments of remarkable Russian ascendancy during Peter the Great. Stephen Kotkin's Stalin: Waiting for Hitler, 1929-1941 is the story of how a political system forged an unparalleled personality and vice versa. 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. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. 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. 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. 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. 2023 Cond Nast. Recorded on March 3rd, 2022 Last month, Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson asked Princeton Professor and Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Stephen Kotkin . Stephen shares the story of his hair, which led to him using a variety of pen names in the literary world. Mr. Baker previously served as Editor in Chief of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones from 2013-2018. Perhaps. It murdered the Afghan leadership, and it installed a puppet, Babrak Karmal. 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. Russia in the nineteenth century looked much as it does today, he says. Kotkin writes with verve and imagination and pages of brilliant synopses intersperse the narrative. A filmmakers journey to the heart of the war. Check out Uncommon Knowledge on social media! The financial sanctions are very impressive but they'll take a while to affect the calculus of those people around Putin and Putin himself. 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 hollowed out. What's failed was the attempt to take Kyiv in a lightning advance. When Professor Stephen Kotkin set out to write a biography of Stalin, he faced a series of challenges. Let's not do that again. It did a coup in Afghanistan. Instead of getting the strong state that they want to manage the Gulf with the West, they instead get a personalist regime. 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--. Way before NATO existed in the 19th century, Russia looked like this. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate it 5 stars on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify, or support it on Patreon.This episode is presented by Cash App. Moreover, the largest and most important consideration is that Russia cannot successfully occupy Ukraine. You're going to turn the light switch on in your office? #289 - Stephen Kotkin: Putin, Zelenskyy, and War in Ukraine - 25 may 2022 The worst part of this dynamic in Russian history is the conflation of the Russian state with some personal ruler. 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 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. 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. Kotkin has published two volumes of a projected three-part biography of Stalin, and his works on the dissolution of the Soviet Union and its aftermath are without peer in their precision and. Interested in exclusive Uncommon Knowledge content? Each of these had a different focus; there . They get a dictatorship, which usually becomes a despotism. It's certainly not the same as Xi Jinping or the regime in Iran. Trending My Feed My Profile Categories. Stephen Kotkin, a professor of history and international affairs at Princeton University, and a research scholar at the Hoover Institution, respectfully disagrees. Its a fascinating conversation that delves deep into one of the countrys brightest minds. 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. He is currently a professor in history and international affairs at Princeton University and a fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. Stephen Kotkin: Dont Blame the West for Russias Invasion of Ukraine. Would he even agree to run Ukraine on behalf of Russia? Stephen Kotkin: You want to turn the ignition on in your car, you're going to turn that ignition on? 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. 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. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UncKnowledge/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/UncKnowledge/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/uncommon_knowle Unwrapping the Enigma, Mystery and Riddle: Stephen Kotkin Explains Russia to Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution. 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 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. After Hitler came to power in 1933 the Soviet. 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. This is the thing about authoritarian regimes. Sarah Rundell November 15, 2022 Professor Stephen Kotkin. We have strong institutions, we have powerful and free media. 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. 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. He is now completing the third and final volume. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. 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 is a non-partisan center whose primary focus is on the uses of history by national security leaders and scholars. 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. and WNYC Studios, Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window), Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window). They use a very heavy state-centric approach to try to beat the country forward and upwards. Stephen Kotkin: Russia has a lot of weapons that they haven't used yet but there are a couple of factors here. Gerry Baker is Editor at Large of The Wall Street Journal. That seems unlikely. David Remnick: Stephen Kotkin is a professor of History and International Affairs at Princeton University. That's what happens with dictatorships. 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. They're terrible at everything. What actually is the nature of the regime and the people who are loyal to it and the people who are important in it? 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: With Russia, what you've got is a remarkable civilization. Plus, Angela Bassett on playing the queen of Wakanda. Episode Links:Stalin (book, vol 1): https://amzn.to/2FjdLF2Stalin (book, vol 2): https://amzn.to/2tqyjc3Here's the outline of the episode. We're waiting for Viktor Yanukovych to reappear. 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. Russia is a great power, but not "The great power," except for those few moments in history that you just enumerated. He discusses the Ojibwa tribe and their oral stories, and how his love for folklore has influenced his work. This is a Russia we know, and it's not a Russia that arrived yesterday or arrived in the 1990s. 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. 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. The biggest surprise of course, was the West. Stephen Kotkin is a professor of history at Princeton and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. INFREQUENT EPISODES; Feb 4, 2022 LATEST; 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. It had an autocrat. (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. Programa Lex Fridman Podcast, ep. It's not a response to actions of the West. 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. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Stephen Kotkin: Putin, Zelenskyy, and War in Ukraine: With Lex Fridman, Stephen Kotkin. Of course, this isn't the same regime as Stalin. 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. It's trying to overthrow your regime in some type of so-called collar revolution. Visit our website terms of useat www.wnyc.org for further information. . The name Angela Davis is a by-word for black radicalism in America. One other example we might allude to is what happened in Afghanistan in 1979. Perhaps first and foremost, people already thought they knew who Stalin was. The Soviet Union did not invade Afghanistan. 0:08 David Remnick: Now the West has decided for obvious reasons not only not to go to war with Russia but not to have a no-fly zone for all the reasons we know. 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. And as usual, his answers are concise, incisive, and analytic. . Find them wherever you listen to podcasts. Does he get input from others? Photograph by Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP / Getty, a settlement among Russia, Ukraine, and the West. 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. We're talking about one person here. Ad Choices, Never miss a podcast episode again! Stephen Kotkin: It's not clear that they do. Kotkin is a Professor of History and International Affairs at Princeton University and he's a research scholar at the Hoover Institution at Stanford. 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. Its impossible to understand the destruction and death that Vladimir Putin is unleashing in Ukraine without understanding his most basic conviction: that the breakup of the Soviet empire was a catastrophe from which Russia has yet to recover. It had an autocrat, it had repression, it had militarism, it had suspicion of foreigners in the West. While a . Stephen Kotkin: It's a military-police dictatorship. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. The written version of this review can be found here. There are internal processes in Russia that account for where we are today. Either install a puppet government or force the current government and president to sign some paperwork. Viktor Yanukovych is still in Russia. 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. Its a fascinating conversation that delves deep into one of the countrys brightest minds. It's the subject of Kotkin's latest boo, Podcasts like Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain. 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. . If you would like to get . Does he think he knows better than everybody else? 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