logo
episode-header-image
Jan 2023
2h 25m

Soviet Georgia: Socialism, Stalin, and t...

REVOLUTIONARY LEFT RADIO
About this episode
Sopiko Japaridze and Bryan Gigantino from the podcast Reimagining Soviet Georgia join Breht to discuss the history of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic. Together they discuss Georgian-born communist Joseph Stalin, what socialist construction in Georgia was like, daily life for working class people in Soviet Georgia, the collapse of the USSR and the hard times of the 1990's, the politics of Georgia today, the Russia-Ukraine war, and more! 
 
Check out the Reimagining Soviet Georgia podcast here: https://anchor.fm/sovietgeorgia
Support them on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/reimaginingsovietgeorgia
Follow them on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/reimaginingg
 
 
Outro music: "Gaprindi Shavo Mertskhalo" by Hamlet Gonashvili (word has it that this was Stalin's favorite song)

Support Rev Left Radio: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio

 

Up next
Nov 24
The Years of Lead in Italy: Strategy of Tension, Operation Gladio, & the Long 1970s
<p>Most people, even on the Left, only know fragments of Italy's "Years of Lead." This episode pulls the whole picture into focus: the mass worker upsurge after the boom years, the 1969 Piazza Fontana bombing and the death of Giuseppe Pinelli, the rise of the Red Brigades, the ki ... Show More
1h 47m
Nov 20
They Called Her Rebel: Speculative Fiction, Revolutionary Art, and the Politics of Imagination
<p data-start="1159" data-end="1398">In this episode, Breht speaks with Jacob Dallas-Main, co-host of <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/4KincvQBKgIbwmhE7gwh6b?si=7a14c4c85d7a4af2"> Workers' Lit</a> and author of <em data-start="1227" data-end= "1250"><a href= "https://www.b ... Show More
1h 49m
Nov 16
UNLOCKED: Mamdani, Marijuana Dependency, and Unconditional Life Acceptance
This is an unlocked patreon episode. To support the show and get access to monthly bonus episodes like this one, join our patreon: www.patreon.com/revleftradio In this unlocked Patreon episode, Breht reads and responds to an article in the Tehran Times on the NYC mayoral race and ... Show More
2h 5m
Recommended Episodes
May 2024
The Bear On The Doorstep – Poland, Georgia, and Eastern Europe’s fight against Russian power
What’s it like to live next to the world’s worst neighbour: Vladimir Putin’s Russia? In 2024, pro-democracy Georgians are beaten for resisting their pro-Moscow government from enacting a Putinesque “foreign agents” law. Poland is rearming against the Russian threat, and the Balti ... Show More
39m 27s
Feb 2022
The Fall of the Soviet Union
In August 1991 there was an attempted coup in the Soviet Union as communist hard-liners sought to re-establish the dominance of Soviet rule in Russia and its satellite states. The coup attempt collapsed after three days and it eventually led to the collapse of communism. Mikhail ... Show More
28m 16s
Mar 2022
The Rest Is History: Young Putin, the KGB and the Soviet Union
In our most recent episode, Alastair mentioned our sister podcast, The Rest Is History, and its recent mini-series on the Soviet Union, its fall, Putin's early life and his subsequent rise to power. Here's the first episode of the series on Brezhnev, Putin's formative years, his ... Show More
33m 9s
Jan 2023
Was the USSR communist?
The Russian Revolution was the greatest event in history, with the working class and poor taking power into their own hands for the first time. In this talk, Keelan Kellegher will discuss the Stalinist degeneration of the USSR that led to its demise. 📚 You can learn more about t ... Show More
45m 22s
Dec 2023
The Soviet economy: how it worked and how it didn't | Revolution Festival '23
The Soviet Union stands out in history as the first time a workers' state began the task of planning the economy.In this talk, Adam Booth uncovers the dynamics and laws of the Soviet economy, explaining the objective forces which propelled the policies of the Bolsheviks, and late ... Show More
40m 27s
Feb 2020
The Childhood of Joseph Stalin
<p>Robert is joined by Cody Johnston to discuss the childhood of Stalin.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>FOOTNOTES:</strong></p><ol> <li><a href="https://politicaltheology.com/stalin-as-a-theological-student/">Stalin as a Theological Student</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.themoscowti ... Show More
1h 1m
Apr 2020
Crossover Week: Dictators (Joseph Stalin Pt. 2)
If you enjoy the stories told in Secret Societies, check out this episode from our series Dictators: Now in total power, Joseph Stalin went on to transform the Soviet Union into a modernized country—but at the cost of millions of lives. In order to fulfill his vision of communism ... Show More
45m 18s
Jul 2021
The Rise of Stalin
How did a young boy from Georgia become a merciless politician who shaped the Soviet Empire in his own brutal image? Historian and bestselling author, Simon Sebag Montifiore, is back on the podcast to talk to Dan about the rise of Joseph Stalin, a man who caused the death and suf ... Show More
29m 54s
Sep 2023
Georgien – Zwischen Russland-Angst und Stalin-Kult
Seit 2008 besetzt Russland Teile Georgiens. Im Frühjahr 2023 demonstrierten die Georgier gegen ihre prorussische Regierung. Der Krieg gegen die Ukraine entscheidet auch über ihre Zukunft. Von Jochen Rack (SWR 2023) | Manuskript und mehr zur Sendung: http://swr.li/georgien | Bei F ... Show More
28m 24s
Listen to millions of songs and podcasts on Anghami