Book · 2017 · Genocide
Red Famine
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And anne applebaum i think the book is called red famine came out fairly recently and she brings the receipts and she's a you know this is something i really hate with the binary thinkers.
What they say about it
- Strong recommendation3

The best things said about it
Red Famine is a book by Anne Applebaum which I recommend enormously.
Very good book on that called Red Famine where six million people were starved to death by the communists.
Jordan Peterson The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · Jul 2022 I read Red Famine by Anne Applebaum. It's about Holodomor.
Lex Fridman Lex Fridman Podcast · Jan 2025 She wrote a great book about this called Red Famine.
Where and when it comes up
Most mentions, by podcast
Why people recommend it
Red Famine by Anne Applebaum is a detailed historical account documenting the Holodomor and the devastating state-sponsored famines orchestrated by the Soviet regime in Ukraine. Michael Malice enthusiastically recommended the book across multiple podcasts, including Modern Wisdom and the Lex Fridman Podcast, noting that the author brought compelling evidence and receipts to her historical analysis despite other political disagreements. Jordan Peterson also strongly recommended the work on The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast when discussing historical state-sponsored famines that resulted in millions of deaths under communist rule. Lex Fridman discussed reading the book on his podcast as a vital part of his background research and preparation process, mentioning the text while interviewing high-profile guests and exploring government manipulation of historical data, agricultural policies, and human suffering in Eastern Europe.
Every mention
Michael Malice red famine is a book by Anne Applebaum which I recommend enormously even though she's uh got some pretty ba… 3
“red famine is a book by Anne Applebaum which I recommend enormously even though she's uh got some pretty bad TDS”
“you know she wrote a great book about this called red famine”
“and anne applebaum i think the book is called red famine came out fairly recently and she brings the receipts and she's a you know this is something i really hate with the binary thinkers”
Jordan Peterson very good book on that called red famine where six million people were starved to death by the communists 1
“very good book on that called red famine where six million people were starved to death by the communists”
Lex Fridman So, for example, I read Red Famine by Anne Applebaum. It's about Holodomor. 2
“So, for example, I read Red Famine by Anne Applebaum. It's about Holodomor.”
“because I visited Ukraine I've read red famine by an apple bomb bloodlands Y and it's just just a lot of coverage of the senses”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
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