History for Thinkers with Michael Macaulay

The Communist Manifesto changed everything. In one of the most revolutionary moments in history, it added fuel to the fire by encouraging even more revolution.

 

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Many believe Nietzsche's ideas helped spread Nazism. But did they?

Heinrich Himmler was responsible for untold misery and countless deaths. But what can drive someone to commit such atrocities? In this Biocast episode, we’ll dive into the tortured mind of the Schutzstaffel’s supreme commander and uncover the psychology behind this strange and hated man.

 

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Leon Trotsky was a leading figure of the Russian Revolution. One of the greatest Marxist thinkers of all time, he changed the world in ways most people don't realize. This is his story.

 

 

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Trotsky Biography by Robert Service

Trotsky Biography by Victor Serge

Trotsky Biography by Isaac Deutscher

Trotsky's Autobiography

Trotsky's Writings

 

 

 

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Cleopatra was the last monarch of Ptolemaic Egypt. She's notorious for her relationship with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. But who was this powerful woman?

 

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Cleopatra: A Biography (Women in Antiquity)

Cleopatra: A Life

CLEOPATRA: THE EGYPTIAN QUEEN: THE ENTIRE LIFE STORY (Great Biographies)

 

 

 

 

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Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederate states of America. On top of a hectic political career, his personal life was filled with tragedy. He died in failure and disgrace. This is the story of how it happened.

 

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Jefferson Davis Biography

The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government

A short history of the Confederate states of America

 

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Solzhenitsyn was a devout communist. Until he saw what happened in the gulag firsthand . After that, he spent his life exposing the truth about the Soviet Union.

 

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Gulag Archipelago

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

Solzhenitsyn Biography

 

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Joseph Stalin was the dictator of the Soviet Union. A lifelong Marxist, he worked tirelessly to create global communism. Instead, he murdered over a hundred million innocent human beings. This Biocast episode explains why.

 

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STALIN A Critical Survey of Bolshevism By Boris Souvarine

Year One of the Russian Revolution by Victor Serge

Psychopathology of Joseph Stalin

Stalin: Waiting for Hitler, 1929-1941 

 

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Mystery. Horror. Tragedy. All came to life when Edgar Allan Poe put a pen to paper. Discover the somber story behind one of the greatest horror writers of all time.

 

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Critical Biography of Edgar Allan Poe

A Psycho-Analytical Study of Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar A. Poe: Mournful and Never-ending Remembrance

https://www.eapoe.org/ 

 

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Napoleon Bonaparte is a legendary military figure. He played a key role during the French Revolution & sparked the Napoleonic wars. France has never been the same. Discover the life behind one of history's most powerful dictators.

 

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Napoleon A Life

The Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte Complete

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