From Xi Jinping to Putin, to Stalin and Hitler, strong-man leaders who rule with an iron hand appear throughout history. In this talk, Ben Gliniecki explains the Marxist concept of Bonapartism.

🔗 Leon Trotsky elucidates the concept of Bonapartism in his biography of Stalin. Get your copy from Wellred Books: https://wellredbooks.co.uk/product/stalin/

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