Responding to listener queries about the evidence behind this common assertion regarding the KPD’s underestimation of the fascist threat.Further reading: Jane Degras, ed., <a href='https://www.marxists.org/history/international/comintern/documents/volume3-1929-1943.pdf'>The Communist International, 1919-1943: Documents, vol. 3: 1929-1943</a> <a href='https://www.nypl.org/research/research-catalog/bib/b12383353'>International Press Correspondence</a> <a href='https://www.marxists.org/history/international/comintern/ci/vol-10/index.htm'>Communist International journal (1933)</a> <a href='https://www.marxists.org/history/international/comintern/'>Documents from the 13th Plenum of the ECCI</a>Some names from this episode: Chen Duxiu, co-founder of the Communist Party of China Hermann Remmele, leading KPD Reichstag member Heinrich Brüning, German Chancellor from 1930-1932 Osip Piatnitsky, leading Comintern figure Wilhelm Pieck, leader of KPD from 1934Episode artwork: Autonome Antifa (M) poster from 1991<a rel="payment" href="https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=DACDMMMEASJVJ">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Responding to listener queries about the evidence behind this common assertion regarding the KPD’s underestimation of the fascist threat.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Further reading:&lt;br/&gt;Jane Degras, ed., &lt;a href='https://www.marxists.org/history/international/comintern/documents/volume3-1929-1943.pdf'&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Communist International, 1919-1943: Documents, &lt;/em&gt;vol. 3:&lt;em&gt; 1929-1943&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.nypl.org/research/research-catalog/bib/b12383353'&gt;&lt;em&gt;International Press Correspondence&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.marxists.org/history/international/comintern/ci/vol-10/index.htm'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Communist International&lt;/em&gt; journal (1933)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;a href='https://www.marxists.org/history/international/comintern/'&gt;Documents from the 13th Plenum of the ECCI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some names from this episode:&lt;br/&gt;Chen Duxiu, co-founder of the Communist Party of China&lt;br/&gt;Hermann Remmele, leading KPD Reichstag member&lt;br/&gt;Heinrich Brüning, German Chancellor from 1930-1932&lt;br/&gt;Osip Piatnitsky, leading Comintern figure&lt;br/&gt;Wilhelm Pieck, leader of KPD from 1934&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Episode artwork:&lt;br/&gt;Autonome Antifa (M) poster from 1991&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=DACDMMMEASJVJ"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Responding to listener queries about the evidence behind this common assertion regarding the KPD’s underestimation of the fascist threat. Further reading: Jane Degras, ed., The Communist International, 1919-1943: Documents, vol. 3: 1929-1943  International Press Correspondence  Communist International journal (1933)  Documents from the 13th Plenum of the ECCI Some names from this episode: Chen Duxiu, co-founder of the Communist Party of China Hermann Remmele, leading KPD Reichstag m...

Did the German Communists Really Say “After Hitler, Our Turn?” Exploring the Historical Evidence

The 1920s that is. The Comintern lets the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Committee know how the objective conditions in China are ripening for revolution.Further reading: Nikolai Bukharin, <a href='https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.2753/CSH0009-46330304261?needAccess=true'>“On the International Situation and the Tasks of the Chinese Communist Party”</a> Nicholas Kozlov and Eric Weitz, <a href='https://www.jstor.org/stable/260667'>“Reflections on the Origins of the ‘Third Period’: Bukharin, the Comintern, and the Political Economy of Weimar Germany”</a> Robin Kelley, <a href='https://uncpress.org/9781469625485/hammer-and-hoe/'>Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Communists during the Great Depression</a> Theodore Rosengarten, <a href='https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/157375/all-gods-dangers-by-theodore-rosengarten/'>All God’s Dangers: The Life of Nate Shaw</a> Sebastian Haffner, <a href='https://www.bannedthought.net/Germany/Academic/SpartacistRevolt/FailureOfARevolution-Germany-1918-19-Haffner-Banner-1986-MediocreScan-OCR-sm.pdf'>Failure of a Revolution: Germany 1918-1919</a> Chen Jian, <a href='https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674659582'>Zhou Enlai: A Life</a> Jane Degras, ed., T<a href='https://www.marxists.org/history/international/comintern/documents/volume3-1929-1943.pdf'>he Communist International, 1919-1943: Documents, vol. 3: 1929-1943</a> So Wai-chor, <a href='https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Kuomintang_Left_in_the_National_Revo/_CyOAAAAMAAJ?hl=en'>The Kuomintang Left in the National Revolution, 1924–1931</a>Some names from this episode: Nikolai Bukharin, general secretary of the executive committee of the Comintern (1926-1929) Rosa Luxemburg, German communist leader murdered in 1919 Karl Liebknecht, German communist leader murdered in 1919 Li Lisan, leading Communist Stalin, Stalin Feng Yuxiang, northwestern warlord who turned on Chiang Kai-shek during Sino-Soviet war Wang Jingwei, the overall leader of the Guomindang Left Chen Gongbo, main ideologue of the Reorganization Comrades Association Chen Duxiu, co-founder of the Communist Party He Long, leader of a soviet in the Hunan-Hubei border regionEpisode artwork: Li Lisan with family<a rel="payment" href="https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=DACDMMMEASJVJ">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;The 1920s that is. The Comintern lets the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Committee know how the objective conditions in China are ripening for revolution.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Further reading:&lt;br/&gt;Nikolai Bukharin, &lt;a href='https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.2753/CSH0009-46330304261?needAccess=true'&gt;“On the International Situation and the Tasks of the Chinese Communist Party”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Nicholas Kozlov and Eric Weitz, &lt;a href='https://www.jstor.org/stable/260667'&gt;“Reflections on the Origins of the ‘Third Period’: Bukharin, the Comintern, and the Political Economy of Weimar Germany”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Robin Kelley, &lt;a href='https://uncpress.org/9781469625485/hammer-and-hoe/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Communists during the Great Depression&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Theodore Rosengarten, &lt;a href='https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/157375/all-gods-dangers-by-theodore-rosengarten/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;All God’s Dangers: The Life of Nate Shaw&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Sebastian Haffner, &lt;a href='https://www.bannedthought.net/Germany/Academic/SpartacistRevolt/FailureOfARevolution-Germany-1918-19-Haffner-Banner-1986-MediocreScan-OCR-sm.pdf'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Failure of a Revolution: Germany 1918-1919&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Chen Jian, &lt;a href='https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674659582'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Zhou Enlai: A Life&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Jane Degras, ed., &lt;em&gt;T&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.marxists.org/history/international/comintern/documents/volume3-1929-1943.pdf'&gt;&lt;em&gt;he Communist International, 1919-1943: Documents, &lt;/em&gt;vol. 3:&lt;em&gt; 1929-1943&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;/em&gt;So Wai-chor, &lt;a href='https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Kuomintang_Left_in_the_National_Revo/_CyOAAAAMAAJ?hl=en'&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Kuomintang Left in the National Revolution, 1924–1931&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some names from this episode:&lt;br/&gt;Nikolai Bukharin, general secretary of the executive committee of the Comintern (1926-1929)&lt;br/&gt;Rosa Luxemburg, German communist leader murdered in 1919&lt;br/&gt;Karl Liebknecht, German communist leader murdered in 1919&lt;br/&gt;Li Lisan, leading Communist&lt;br/&gt;Stalin, Stalin&lt;br/&gt;Feng Yuxiang, northwestern warlord who turned on Chiang Kai-shek during Sino-Soviet war&lt;br/&gt;Wang Jingwei, the overall leader of the Guomindang Left&lt;br/&gt;Chen Gongbo, main ideologue of the Reorganization Comrades Association&lt;br/&gt;Chen Duxiu, co-founder of the Communist Party&lt;br/&gt;He Long, leader of a soviet in the Hunan-Hubei border region&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Episode artwork:&lt;br/&gt;Li Lisan with family&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=DACDMMMEASJVJ"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The 1920s that is. The Comintern lets the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Committee know how the objective conditions in China are ripening for revolution. Further reading: Nikolai Bukharin, “On the International Situation and the Tasks of the Chinese Communist Party” Nicholas Kozlov and Eric Weitz, “Reflections on the Origins of the ‘Third Period’: Bukharin, the Comintern, and the Political Economy of Weimar Germany” Robin Kelley, Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Communists during the Great Depress...

Revolution in the ‘20s, Go For It: The ‘Third Period’ Comes to China

How the Chinese Communist Party tried to turn war into revolution in Manchuria in 1929.Further reading: Bruce A. Elleman and Stephen Kotkin, eds., <a href='https://www.routledge.com/Manchurian-Railways-and-the-Opening-of-China-An-International-History-An-International-History/Elleman-Kotkin/p/book/9780765625151?srsltid=AfmBOopKrEzz179sd-PVq6ku2xALMVzFRqK6l--wrJSs1WE9pXEeJnav'>Manchurian Railways and the Opening of China</a> Michael M. Walker, <a href='https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700632602/'>The 1929 Sino-Soviet War</a> Chong-Sik Lee, <a href='https://www.ucpress.edu/books/revolutionary-struggle-in-manchuria/paper'>Revolutionary Struggle in Manchuria: Chinese Communism and Soviet Interest, 1922-1945</a> <a href='https://www.nytimes.com/1929/05/19/archives/japan-moves-town-to-reach-coal-vein-strip-mine-at-fushun-manchuria.html'>“Japan Moves Town to Reach Coal Vein”</a>Some names from this episode: Miles Lampson, British minister to China Yang Jingyu, Fushun special branch secretary of the CCP Liu Shaoqi, Communist labor organizer and secretary of the CCP’s Manchurian Committee from June 1929 to March 1930 Ting Chün-yang, veteran communist sent to Manchuria Meng Yongqian, veteran communist sent to ManchuriaEpisode artwork: Postcard of a Fushun coal mine from the early 1940s<a rel="payment" href="https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=DACDMMMEASJVJ">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;How the Chinese Communist Party tried to turn war into revolution in Manchuria in 1929.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Further reading:&lt;br/&gt;Bruce A. Elleman and Stephen Kotkin, eds., &lt;a href='https://www.routledge.com/Manchurian-Railways-and-the-Opening-of-China-An-International-History-An-International-History/Elleman-Kotkin/p/book/9780765625151?srsltid=AfmBOopKrEzz179sd-PVq6ku2xALMVzFRqK6l--wrJSs1WE9pXEeJnav'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Manchurian Railways and the Opening of China&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Michael M. Walker, &lt;a href='https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700632602/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;The 1929 Sino-Soviet War&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Chong-Sik Lee, &lt;a href='https://www.ucpress.edu/books/revolutionary-struggle-in-manchuria/paper'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Revolutionary Struggle in Manchuria: Chinese Communism and Soviet Interest, 1922-1945&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.nytimes.com/1929/05/19/archives/japan-moves-town-to-reach-coal-vein-strip-mine-at-fushun-manchuria.html'&gt;“Japan Moves Town to Reach Coal Vein”&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some names from this episode:&lt;br/&gt;Miles Lampson, British minister to China&lt;br/&gt;Yang Jingyu, Fushun special branch secretary of the CCP&lt;br/&gt;Liu Shaoqi, Communist labor organizer and secretary of the CCP’s Manchurian Committee from June 1929 to March 1930&lt;br/&gt;Ting Chün-yang, veteran communist sent to Manchuria&lt;br/&gt;Meng Yongqian, veteran communist sent to Manchuria&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Episode artwork:&lt;br/&gt;Postcard of a Fushun coal mine from the early 1940s&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=DACDMMMEASJVJ"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

How the Chinese Communist Party tried to turn war into revolution in Manchuria in 1929. Further reading: Bruce A. Elleman and Stephen Kotkin, eds., Manchurian Railways and the Opening of China Michael M. Walker, The 1929 Sino-Soviet War Chong-Sik Lee, Revolutionary Struggle in Manchuria: Chinese Communism and Soviet Interest, 1922-1945 “Japan Moves Town to Reach Coal Vein” Some names from this episode: Miles Lampson, British minister to China Yang Jingyu, Fushun special branch secretary of th...

The Chinese Communist Party Interventions in the 1929 Sino-Soviet War

The final Soviet offensive, and some details on Chiang Ching-kuo’s activities as a student in Moscow.Further reading: Bruce A. Elleman and Stephen Kotkin, eds., <a href='https://www.routledge.com/Manchurian-Railways-and-the-Opening-of-China-An-International-History-An-International-History/Elleman-Kotkin/p/book/9780765625151?srsltid=AfmBOopKrEzz179sd-PVq6ku2xALMVzFRqK6l--wrJSs1WE9pXEeJnav'>Manchurian Railways and the Opening of China</a> Michael M. Walker, <a href='https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700632602/'>The 1929 Sino-Soviet War</a> Jay Taylor, <a href='https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674002876'>The Generalissimo&apos;s Son: Chiang Ching-Kuo and the Revolutions in China and Taiwan</a>Some names from this episode: Zhang Xueliang, Manchurian warlord Feng Yuxiang, northwestern warlord who turned on Chiang Kai-shek during Sino-Soviet war Joseph Stilwell, United States military attaché in China Mikhail Borodin, Comintern agent and political head of Soviet mission to aid the Guomindang during the first Communist-Guomindang united front Chiang Ching-kuo, son of Chiang Kai-shek Zhou Enlai, leading Communist Vasily Blyukher, commander of the Special Far Eastern Army Aleksandr Cherepanov, commander of the 39th Rifle Division in the Soviet Far EastEpisode artwork: Picture of a young Chiang Ching-kuo<a rel="payment" href="https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=DACDMMMEASJVJ">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;The final Soviet offensive, and some details on Chiang Ching-kuo’s activities as a student in Moscow.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Further reading:&lt;br/&gt;Bruce A. Elleman and Stephen Kotkin, eds., &lt;a href='https://www.routledge.com/Manchurian-Railways-and-the-Opening-of-China-An-International-History-An-International-History/Elleman-Kotkin/p/book/9780765625151?srsltid=AfmBOopKrEzz179sd-PVq6ku2xALMVzFRqK6l--wrJSs1WE9pXEeJnav'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Manchurian Railways and the Opening of China&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Michael M. Walker, &lt;a href='https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700632602/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;The 1929 Sino-Soviet War&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Jay Taylor, &lt;a href='https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674002876'&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Generalissimo&amp;apos;s Son: Chiang Ching-Kuo and the Revolutions in China and Taiwan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some names from this episode:&lt;br/&gt;Zhang Xueliang, Manchurian warlord&lt;br/&gt;Feng Yuxiang, northwestern warlord who turned on Chiang Kai-shek during Sino-Soviet war&lt;br/&gt;Joseph Stilwell, United States military attaché in China&lt;br/&gt;Mikhail Borodin, Comintern agent and political head of Soviet mission to aid the Guomindang during the first Communist-Guomindang united front&lt;br/&gt;Chiang Ching-kuo, son of Chiang Kai-shek Zhou Enlai, leading Communist&lt;br/&gt;Vasily Blyukher, commander of the Special Far Eastern Army&lt;br/&gt;Aleksandr Cherepanov, commander of the 39th Rifle Division in the Soviet Far East&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Episode artwork: Picture of a young Chiang Ching-kuo&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=DACDMMMEASJVJ"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The final Soviet offensive, and some details on Chiang Ching-kuo’s activities as a student in Moscow. Further reading: Bruce A. Elleman and Stephen Kotkin, eds., Manchurian Railways and the Opening of China Michael M. Walker, The 1929 Sino-Soviet War Jay Taylor, The Generalissimo's Son: Chiang Ching-Kuo and the Revolutions in China and Taiwan Some names from this episode: Zhang Xueliang, Manchurian warlord Feng Yuxiang, northwestern warlord who turned on Chiang Kai-shek during Sino-Soviet war...

The 1929 Sino-Soviet War Concludes

Some basic military history of the beginning of the war.Further reading: Bruce A. Elleman and Stephen Kotkin, eds., <a href='https://www.routledge.com/Manchurian-Railways-and-the-Opening-of-China-An-International-History-An-International-History/Elleman-Kotkin/p/book/9780765625151?srsltid=AfmBOopKrEzz179sd-PVq6ku2xALMVzFRqK6l--wrJSs1WE9pXEeJnav'>Manchurian Railways and the Opening of China</a> Michael M. Walker, <a href='https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700632602/'>The 1929 Sino-Soviet War</a> John Erickson, <a href='https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9780203045633/soviet-high-command-military-political-history-1918-1941-john-erickson'>The Soviet High Command: A Military-Political History, 1918-1941</a>Some names from this episode: Vasily Blyukher (née Gurov, aka Galen), commander of the Special Far Eastern Army Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Prussian general in Napoleonic wars Aleksandr Cherepanov, commander of the 39th Rifle Division in the Soviet Far East Andrei Bubnov, head of the political administration of the Soviet Red Army Feng Yuxiang, warlord close to both the USA and the Soviet Union A. I. Traynin, captain of the Soviet warship Sverdlov Mok Yiuming, captain of the Chinese gunboat Lishui Fedor Vulahov, lead petty officer of the Sverdlov R. I. Yuanzem, commander of the Soviet warship Red East I. I. Nikitin, captain of the Soviet warship Sun Yatsen I. A. Onufriev, the commander of the 2nd “Amur” Rifle DivisionEpisode artwork: Photo of Soviet soldiers with captured Guomindang banners<a rel="payment" href="https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=DACDMMMEASJVJ">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Some basic military history of the beginning of the war.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Further reading:&lt;br/&gt;Bruce A. Elleman and Stephen Kotkin, eds., &lt;a href='https://www.routledge.com/Manchurian-Railways-and-the-Opening-of-China-An-International-History-An-International-History/Elleman-Kotkin/p/book/9780765625151?srsltid=AfmBOopKrEzz179sd-PVq6ku2xALMVzFRqK6l--wrJSs1WE9pXEeJnav'&gt;&lt;em&gt;Manchurian Railways and the Opening of China&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Michael M. Walker, &lt;a href='https://kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700632602/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;The 1929 Sino-Soviet War&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/em&gt;John Erickson, &lt;a href='https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9780203045633/soviet-high-command-military-political-history-1918-1941-john-erickson'&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Soviet High Command: A Military-Political History, 1918-1941&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Some names from this episode:&lt;br/&gt;Vasily Blyukher (née Gurov, aka Galen), commander of the Special Far Eastern Army&lt;br/&gt;Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Prussian general in Napoleonic wars&lt;br/&gt;Aleksandr Cherepanov, commander of the 39th Rifle Division in the Soviet Far East&lt;br/&gt;Andrei Bubnov, head of the political administration of the Soviet Red Army&lt;br/&gt;Feng Yuxiang, warlord close to both the USA and the Soviet Union&lt;br/&gt;A. I. Traynin, captain of the Soviet warship Sverdlov&lt;br/&gt;Mok Yiuming, captain of the Chinese gunboat Lishui&lt;br/&gt;Fedor Vulahov, lead petty officer of the Sverdlov&lt;br/&gt;R. I. Yuanzem, commander of the Soviet warship Red East&lt;br/&gt;I. I. Nikitin, captain of the Soviet warship Sun Yatsen&lt;br/&gt;I. A. Onufriev, the commander of the 2nd “Amur” Rifle Division&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Episode artwork:&lt;br/&gt;Photo of Soviet soldiers with captured Guomindang banners&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=DACDMMMEASJVJ"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Some basic military history of the beginning of the war. Further reading: Bruce A. Elleman and Stephen Kotkin, eds., Manchurian Railways and the Opening of China Michael M. Walker, The 1929 Sino-Soviet War John Erickson, The Soviet High Command: A Military-Political History, 1918-1941 Some names from this episode: Vasily Blyukher (née Gurov, aka Galen), commander of the Special Far Eastern Army Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Prussian general in Napoleonic wars Aleksandr Cherepanov, commander ...

The 1929 Sino-Soviet War Begins

In this podcast, Matthew Rothwell, author of Transpacific Revolutionaries: The Chinese Revolution in Latin America, explores the global history of ideas related to rebellion and revolution. The main focus of this podcast for the near future will be on the history of the Chinese Revolution, going all the way back to its roots in the initial Chinese reactions to British imperialism during the Opium War of 1839-1842, and then following the development of the revolution and many of the ideas that were products of the revolution through to their transnational diffusion in the late 20th century.

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