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Lex Fridman PodcastNorman Naimark: Genocide, Stalin, Hitler, Mao, and Absolute Power | Lex Fridman Podcast #248
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- Released
- December 13, 2021
- Duration
- 2h 18m
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- Lex Fridman Podcast
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Norman Naimark is a historian at Stanford, specializing in the history of genocide. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS: Norman's Website: https://history.stanford.edu/people/norman-naimark Stalin's Genocides (book): https://amzn.to/3oO0Hzb Stalin and the Fate of Europe (book): https://amzn.to/3pLbWrk Books & resources mentioned: The Origins of Totalitarianism (book): https://amzn.to/3oNDSvA Man's Search for Meaning (book): https://amzn.to/3pMzs7d Radio Majdanek (Research Paper): https://bit.ly/3GxPEAb PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 0:20 - Stalin and absolute power 14:17 - Dictators and genocide 38:43 - What is genocide 48:50 - Human nature and suffering 1:18:35 - Mao's Great Leap Forward 1:25:49 - North Korea 1:29:42 - Our role in fighting against atrocities 1:38:38 - China 1:42:47 - Hopes for the future and technology 1:57:40 - Advice for young people 2:00:27 - Love and tragedy SOCIAL:
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EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Lex Fridman and Norman Naimark, Norman Naimark: Genocide, Stalin, Hitler, Mao, and Absolute Power | Lex Fridman Podcast #248 explores Historian dissects Stalin, genocide, and whether human nature can change Lex Fridman and historian Norman Naimark explore the psychology and power of Stalin, arguing he was both deeply competent and deeply delusional, and that his genocidal terror was a political leap, not an inevitable slope from early Bolshevism.
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