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

Published: Dec. 13, 2021, 5:13 a.m.

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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\n(00:00) - Introduction
\n(07:08) - Stalin and absolute power
\n(21:05) - Dictators and genocide
\n(45:31) - What is genocide
\n(55:38) - Human nature and suffering
\n(1:25:23) - Mao's Great Leap Forward
\n(1:32:37) - North Korea
\n(1:36:30) - Our role in fighting against atrocities
\n(1:45:26) - China
\n(1:49:35) - Hopes for the future and technology
\n(2:04:28) - Advice for young people
\n(2:07:15) - Love and tragedy