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Matthew explores the Soviet working class and its relations to the the state and the Communist Party in the early USSR.

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Jason presents on early communist efforts to reshape society in the USSR of the 1920's.

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Matthew presents on the New Economic Policy and its impact on early Soviet society.

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Jason and Matthew present on the founding documents of the Soviet Union.

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In the second supplementary episode, Matthew gives a breakneck course on the Russian Revolution and Civil War.

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In this first supplemental episode, Jason presents on the history of the revolutionary tradition in the Russian Empire, covering the Decemberist Coup, the Narodnik movement, the Revolution of 1905, and more.

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Matthew introduces Season 1, covering the USSR in the years 1922-1929, and provides some insight into the motivations behind a new Soviet history podcast.

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