Book · 2015 · Politics and government
On Stalin's team
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This does not deal directly with Bara, but I found a passage in Sheila Fitzpatrick's book on Stalin's team that I enjoyed too much not to share.
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On Stalin's Team by Sheila Fitzpatrick is a historical work that explores the inner circle of Soviet leadership surrounding Joseph Stalin and the complex dynamics of power within the regime. On Behind the Bastards, Robert Evans drew upon the book across multiple episodes as a primary source for understanding the Stalinist era. Evans used Fitzpatrick's research to examine Soviet protocols during the purges, specifically reading passages that detailed the grim administrative requirement for officials to sign off on arrests occurring within their own jurisdictions. Additionally, he shared colorful historical anecdotes from the book, such as accounts of Vyacheslav Molotov meeting Adolf Hitler. Evans also highlighted Fitzpatrick's deliberate choice of terminology, noting her preference for the word team—or the Russian equivalent komanda—to describe the ruling clique, while acknowledging that alternative descriptions existed. Through these detailed references, the podcast utilized Fitzpatrick's scholarship to illuminate the chilling bureaucratic and interpersonal realities of high-level Soviet politics.
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Robert Evans this does not deal directly with Bara, but I found a passage in Sheila Fitzpatrick's book on Stalin's team… 3
“this does not deal directly with Bara, but I found a passage in Sheila Fitzpatrick's book on Stalin's team that I enjoyed too much not to share”
“Sheila fatrick author of on Stalin's team which is a book about said Team prefers this word”
“Uh, Sheila Fitzpatrick, author of 'On Stalin's Team,' which is a book about said team, prefers this word; she uses the term team, but notes, 'quote, alternatives are available.'”
“I want to read a quote from the book on Stalin's team by Sheila Fitzpatrick here it was one of the conventions of the process that when there were arrests in your own baywick you had to sign off on them”
“And I've got like a couple of different quotes from these or books that I use for this: Knight's book, Sangster's book, another book called 'On Stalin's Team' that I use a lot later that's about like the whole gang around Stalin. Yeah, there's a little bit of Stalin hype house!”