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#248 – Norman Naimark: Genocide, Stalin, Hitler, Mao, and Absolute Power

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December 13, 2021

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Episode 248 · December 13, 2021

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Norman’s Website: <a href="https://history.stanford.edu/people/norman-naimark">https://history.stanford.edu/people/norman-naimark</a>

Stalin’s Genocides (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3oO0Hzb">https://amzn.to/3oO0Hzb</a>

Stalin and the Fate of Europe (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3pLbWrk">https://amzn.to/3pLbWrk</a>

Books & resources mentioned:

The Origins of Totalitarianism (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3oNDSvA">https://amzn.to/3oNDSvA</a>

Man’s Search for Meaning (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3pMzs7d">https://amzn.to/3pMzs7d</a>

Radio Majdanek (Research Paper): <a href="https://bit.ly/3GxPEAb">https://bit.ly/3GxPEAb</a>

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