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Man of Steel - Myth and Critique of Joseph Stalin

Yusef Litonishvilli

The purpose of this project is to critically evaluate the history of Stalin and Stalinism. Since the beginning of the Cold War, the selective rendition of Soviet history has been used to delegitimise socialist political movements globally, whilst simultaneously downplaying or ignoring the multiple horrors inflicted on colonised populations by capitalist imperialism. Stalinism as a concept has been central to the denigration of ‘actually existing socialism’, and is often portrayed as the end result

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Episode 5 - The Great Break: Collectivisation,...

Man of Steel - Myth and Critique of Joseph Stalin ·

2025/12/08

Myth #1Myth/Thesis: Rapid industrialisation was completely unnecessary and ultimately failed. “Socialism doesn’t work”, “Socialism is good in theory but in practice it is bad.” Critique/anti-thesis: The Tsar did not lay the groundwork for rapid, capitalist development. The use of state planning drove growth in an economy that would have stagnated if left to its own devices. Conclusion/synthesis: In the absence of the communist revolution and the Five-Year Plans, Russia would have remained as

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Episode 4: Lenin's Death and Succession

Man of Steel - Myth and Critique of Joseph Stalin ·

2025/11/22

In this episode we cover the death of Lenin and the ensuing struggle for succession. In covering the history, we address the following myths:Myth #1 Myth/Thesis: Stalin used his power as general secretary and control over appointments to build a following in the party apparatus, stacking it with his allies, and they then voted for him to be leader. In other words, it was fixed. Critique/anti-thesis: The Secretariat never became a source of a personalistic control of the Party apparatus as is

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Revolution, Civil War and the New Economic Policy

Man of Steel - Myth and Critique of Joseph Stalin ·

2025/10/05

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Episode 2: - Comrade Koba, The Young Stalin

Man of Steel - Myth and Critique of Joseph Stalin ·

2025/08/31

In this episode we discuss Stalin's early life, focussing on how his material conditions shaped his world view and his path to radicalisation. We attempt to dispel popular myths that Stalin was a power hungry cynic, seeking only to further his personal interests. Instead, we present evidence that Stalin was from his early years a stalwart anti-imperialist and committed revolutionary marxist. We argue that Stalin's early life as a revolutionary is crucial to understanding his motivations as a

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Episode 1 - A (not so) brief history of the history...

Man of Steel - Myth and Critique of Joseph Stalin ·

2025/08/04

For the first episode, we thought it would be helpful to provide a brief historiography (a history of the history) of Stalin and Stalinism, to show how perceptions of Stalin have changed over time, and contextualise these different perceptions within their respective material conditions.

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