Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2024-04-18

Books mentioned on Part Four: Beria: Stalin's Pedophile Cop & the Soviet Oppenheimer

2 books · With Joe Kassabian · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Beria? I hardly know'ya.

Robert Evans discussed On Stalin's team by Sheila Fitzpatrick and The First Circle by Александр Солженицын.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   On Stalin's team

   Sheila Fitzpatrick · at 11:13

   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.

   Discussed

   “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”

   Robert Evans Part Four: Beria: Stalin's Pedophile Cop & the Soviet Oppenheimer 2024-04-18 Listen at 11:13

   Where to get it

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2. 

   The First Circle

   Александр Солженицын · at 50:45

   Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's powerful novel depicts the grim realities and moral dilemmas faced by scientists, intellectuals, and political prisoners confined to a special Soviet research prison.

   Discussed

   “prisoners were also used for atomic energy research 50% of which was done in special nkvd centers called shirashi such as those described in solon's the first Circle where highly trained Specialists worked in captivity”

   Robert Evans Part Four: Beria: Stalin's Pedophile Cop & the Soviet Oppenheimer 2024-04-18 Listen at 50:45

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible