Month: March 2022

275: Stalin Is the Lenin of Today

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This 1939 illustration of Lenin’s arrival at Finland Station in 1917 shows Stalin climbing down from the train just behind Lenin himself. In reality, Stalin was not in exile, did not return with Lenin, and was not present at the station that evening.

After the death of Lenin, Stalin emerged as the most important figure in Soviet government by the late 1920s.

Over the course of the 1930s, Stalin consolidated his power, eliminating those in a position to challenge him, until he was in all but name the dictator of the USSR.

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Fanfare

Opening Theme

“The Sabre Dance” from Gayane
Composed in 1942 by Aram Khachaturian. Public domain.
Performed by Markus Staab. Recording used pursuant to a Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 license. Source.

“Марш энтузиастов” (“March of the Enthusiasts”)
Composed in 1940 by I. Dunaevskii and A. D’Aktil. Public domain.
Public domain recording. Source.

Closing Theme 


Except when otherwise indicated, the contents of this podcast are © and ℗ 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 by Mark Painter, all rights reserved. Some music and sound effects used by arrangement with Pond 5.

Reminder

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There will be no new episode of the podcast this week. The podcast will return next Sunday with episode 275, “Stalin Is the Lenin of Today.”

If you need something to do to tide you over until the next episode, check out my short story, “The Boy Who Didn’t Know How to Recognize a King,” now available as an Amazon Kindle Single!

274: Start Talking and Stop Moving

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Although sound recording was invented in the late 19th century, motion pictures with sound did not begin to appear until the late 1920s. The early, experimental talking picture above was recorded in 1924.

By that time, silent film had developed its own style and set of conventions. It took talking pictures time to get established, for both artistic and technical reasons.

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Fanfare

Opening Theme

“Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo’Bye!)”
Composed in 1922 by Gus Kahn, Ernie Erdman, and Danny Russo. Public domain.

“California, Here I Come”
Composed in 1923 by Bud DeSylva, Joseph Meyer, and Al Jolson. Public domain.

Closing Theme 


Except when otherwise indicated, the contents of this podcast are © and ℗ 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 by Mark Painter, all rights reserved. Some music and sound effects used by arrangement with Pond 5.

273: The Anatomy of Fascism

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Benito Mussolini and Adolph Hitler.

In this third episode of a three-part series, we look at the anatomy of fascism.

Fascism in power is not so much an ideological force as it is a fascist leader, who rules pragmatically. One might say instinctively. At home, fascists celebrate the glories of “our” people; abroad, they fight wars.

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Fanfare

Opening Theme

Into the Abyss

Closing Theme 


Except when otherwise indicated, the contents of this podcast are © and ℗ 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 by Mark Painter, all rights reserved. Some music and sound effects used by arrangement with Pond 5.