The Sickle and the Hammer: A Socialist History of the Soviet Union
By Daniel
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Episodes: 34
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Description
We are often told the USSR was an oppressive, authoritarian society, lacking freedom and democracy. There were endless purges that claimed the lives of millions of “dissidents,” purges that were designed for one thing and one thing only: to keep power in the hands of those who wielded it.
And as we all know, the economy was based on socialist and communist principles, which is why it barely functioned at all. There were endless famines, genocides against minorities within the nation, and an industrial base that was constantly tottering on the edge of collapse.
But instead of trying to address these issues at home, the leaders of the USSR were fixated only on world domination, on spreading communism in order to destroy freedom around the world. From Europe and Asia to Latin America and Africa, the Communists were a threat to freedom the world over.
…. Or were they?
Learn the story of the Union of Soviet Socialists Republic you’ve never heard! What was life really like in the Soviet Union? How authoritarian was it? Did a “totalitarian” state really exist? How did the economy function to meet the needs of its citizens? How were the governing apparatus structured? And were the Soviets hell-bent on world domination…. Or world liberation? Or neither?
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19 - The Struggle for the People’s Government
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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19.a - The Decree on Land
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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19.b - The Decree on Peace
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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19.c - The Decree on the Press
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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19.d - The Situation of Worker Control
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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18 - Shots Fired
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Nov 02, 2025 |
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17 - Lessons to be Learned
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Sep 28, 2025 |
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16 - Filling in the Blanks
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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15 - Checkmate
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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15.a - To the Garrison of the City of Petrograd and the Surrounding Areas
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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15.b - Address of the Second All-Russian Congress
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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14 - On The Eve
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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14.a: The Bolshevik Central Committee Resolution of 10 October
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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13.a - The Life of Natasha Morozova
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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13 - The People on the Brink
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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**Announcement** “The Sickle and the Hammer” guest spots!
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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**Announcement** Patreon page updates!
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Jun 14, 2025 |
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12 - Building Momentum
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May 27, 2025 |
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11 - The People’s Defense
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May 12, 2025 |
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10 - Kerensky’s Farce
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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9 - Reaction and Recovery
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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8 - June and July
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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7 - The People and the Party
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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6 - Fumbling the Ball
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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6.a - Petrograd Soviet of Workers’ and Soldiers’ Deputies Order Number 1
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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6.b - Address of the Soviet to the Peoples of the Entire World
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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6.c - The Tasks of the Proletariat in the Current Revolution
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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6.d - Miliukov’s Note
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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5 - Lights, Camera, Action!
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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4 - Setting the Stage
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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3 - Cast of Characters
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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2 - What To Do About The State And Revolution?
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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1 - The Phantom Red Menace
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Episode 0 - Introduction
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Jan 18, 2025 |